[backwoods-engineer]

G-d can be behind a “bouncing” universe as easily as a big-bang universe; once one accepts that in the beginning - of “this” universe, or the previous/next one in the previous/next “bounce” - there was “nothing” and then there was light.

Nonsense. At least, such bouncing nonsense contradicts the Judeo-Christian Scriptures. These eggheads will never know what came before the beginning, so revelation is all we have. I'll stick with Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."

[Wuli]

“At least, such bouncing nonsense contradicts the Judeo-Christian Scriptures.”

I don’t see it in conflict with the scriptures at all.

“In the beginning” of when? I think G-d is bigger than your imagination of what “in the beginning” can mean.