If nothing became matter and space, how do you get so much something from nothing?

Answer 1

How, well just read any books about the subject. Thats the how, what part would you not understand, the human brain doesn't do singularities and infinity very well? Again try the Physics section.

Answer 2

Did someone tell you that nothing became matter and space, or are you making that up? How did you get a God from nothing?

Answer 3

This is why Genesis is put so simply, so puny humans like us can understand it. Nothing can come from nothing but where did the first something come from? I think that "the world has no beginning" theory makes more sense although it doesn't make much sense period. I personally believe that Genesis was God's way of giving humans an explanation for the unexplainable.

Answer 4

You might want to ask this in the Astronomy & Space section, you will get better answers, in fact I dare you to.

I will attempt to explain as best I can, but you will have to be patient while I type...


The law you which you are talking about is called First Law of Thermodynamics: that you can't get something from nothing. But that only applies only to 'closed systems', i.e. where nothing can be added or subtracted from the 'specimen'. Obviously if you apply the law to an empty box, then open the box and dump in a handful of sand, or quarks, or energy, you don't expect the law to apply, because the system is not 'closed'.

It is not known whether the universe as a whole is a closed system now at present. As far as conditions preceding and at the very moment of the 'big bang', we can only speculate whether the universe was closed, or open (to another, larger system), or whether the First Law (or lots of other laws) even applies under those extreme conditions. In the macroscopic world, the domain of ‘classical’ physics, the laws of thermodynamics are, and have always been, true.

However, on the quantum scale, it is a very different matter. Hiesenberg’s uncertainty states that there will always be a level of uncertainty when you try to make measurements of particles and other quantum scale occurrences. You can never know everything about a particle’s position and motion at any one time. This is an intrinsic uncertainty, it is not due to limitations on our measuring devices. This uncertainty of the energy of anything of the Planck scale is size allows some very bizarre phenomena to occur.

To us, vacuums appear to contain nothing at all. But, it you were to look closely, very, very closely (to the order of 10^-35m), space is actually a foaming mass of quantum activity. This quantum foam is made of particles and micro-black holes popping in and out of existence, apparently in contravention of the second law of thermodynamics, they appear out of nothing with energy, then disappear again just as quickly. The key to this is the uncertainty principle. The disturbance is permitted to ‘borrow’ a tiny amount of energy and exist for a very short length of time, and then it must return the energy and disappear again. But, the more energy it borrows, the less time it is allowed to exist. These ‘temporary’ particles, called virtual particles, are not just theoretical, they have been proven to have real effects on scientific experiment.

The only thing that prevents these virtual particles from coming into permanent existence is a lack of energy. However, it is possible to artificially supply energy to the particles therefore promoting them into reality. This could be done in a lab by creating very strong electric fields, but these fields are very difficult to create. On the other hand, intense gravitational fields could also do the job.

It is possible that during the big bang, black holes the size of a nucleus popped into existence due to the quantum foam. The interesting thing is that the smaller a black hole is, the more strongly space-time is distorted around it and distortions in space-time imply the existence of very strong gravitational fields. Stephen Hawking has shown that the gravitational field around such a hole would give enough energy to the quantum foam to promote the particles into real existence. Calculations show that in the big bang the initial extreme conditions would also have been enough to create real particles out of the gravitational energy of the rapidly expanding universe.

And as for how the universe actually came into being itself, it is believed that also in the quantum foam, virtual space-time bubbles also continually pop in and out of existence, like virtual particles, only to disappear again. However, it is possible that one of these space-time bubbles, which is actually an unimaginably small universe, could avoid rapidly disappearing again and be promoted to a full size universe, such as ours.

Answer 5

Also, even if you did just somehow wind up with a massive quantum explosion like the big bang with no perceivable origin, observers of said explosion (the cosmos) were pretty certain that you could not get a living thing from non-living things. They have had to rethink that rational and observable condition, however, because it leaves a giant chasm in their belief system.

Lökásennä: And the quantum foam came from where?
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Answer 6

The LORD GOD is not a scientist. He is the Creator of everything and the source of every power. It is impossible for the human mind to fathom Him. In respect of scientists transforming matter from one form to another, the Bible says of the LORD Almighty: "I know that everything GOD does will endure for ever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. GOD does this so that man will revere him." Ecclesiastes 3:14. Your question is therefore applicable to the scientists and not to the Creator who made things out of nothing. Revere HIM.

Answer 7

You might try reading up on some physics and cosmology, rather than ask an audience of people unlikely to be knowledgeable about either. Science is not determined by votes or opinions.

Answer 8

Do you know the difference between nothing and everything?
Remember that the end is only the beginning.

Answer 9

The enigma of origin shall forever haunt mankind.

Answer 10

Gods awesome abilities. I can't wait to go home to Heaven, er, uh, after I'ved lived a good long life.