Subj : Re: The universe
To   : Todd Henson
From : John Wilson
Date : Fri Nov 03 2000 12:33 pm

-=> TODD HENSON wrote to JOHN WILSON <=-

 >  >  TH> ...If the
 >  >  TH> universe had a beginning, then it is perfectly rational to wonder
 >  >  TH> about what came before it.

 If at some time you began to love your wife, where was your love before
 that happened? That the kind of argument here; you use the word "rational"
 as if it were appropriate.

 If the universe had a begining, that begining was the very start of
 that before which there was nothing.

 >  >   Nope. `what time was it?' before time itself started is fun
 >  >   but meaningless.
 >
 >  TH> See above.      <--*curse*  your haughty "see avove"s which helpith
 naught, but bespeaketh of lazyness. Look to the ant thou sluggard!
 
 >      <Frustratedly> Oh, nuts to you! And your repeatedly used and often
 >      irritating and seemingly smug: "See Above" !! As if you made a point
 >      that was beyond comment!
 >
 >      The word "before" in your sentence is meaningless in the context of
 >      what was there "before" time.
 >
 >      See Previous.


 TH> My reply at the onset of this post addresses  that.

     <See above>

 
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