Since the 1960's measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation to this day, observations support the inflationary model. And that means, of course, that there was a beginning of real space and real time.
As Jastrow pointed out, that was the most theological statement ever to come out of modern science. The first phrase of Scripture is "In the beginning, God created..."
Actually according to a couple of Hebrew scholars I know.. The word is retreated.. or updated... "remodeled" in our terms.. They could be right.. If so then there could have been "a society" of "something" pre-Adam.. Angel?.. whatever.. Its an interesting supposition.. At least they say the word created in some places in Genesis ch 1 could NOT mean created from nothing.. If the earth had to be remodeled then something could have happened(before Adam) to make that needed... for proto-humans..
Why not in scripture?.. need to know maybe..