Lawrence M. KraussMetaphysical speculation is independent of the physical validity of the Big Bang itself and is irrelevant to our understanding of it.
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It is true that we cannot prove the Big Bang occurred, but we can reason from it. It is true we cannot prove the Big Bang occurred, but we can reason from it and unravel all of its mysteries and mysteries within it. The Big Bang is not a scientific idea like gravity. It is a metaphysical idea like the existence of God. Even though we have no way to prove the Big Bang happened, we can reason from it based on empirical evidence.
Source: A Universe From Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
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