[The Raven]

Your question on the God of random has been around a long time. It used to be "Who pushed the first eraser"

Betrand Russell answered with another question..." Who created God?"

The answer he got was "God always was and always will be"

He then came up with another question.... "What's wrong with "The universe always was and always will be?"

[Sabertooth]

Betrand Russell answered with another question..." Who created God?" The answer he got was "God always was and always will be"

He then came up with another question.... "What's wrong with "The universe always was and always will be?"

Well, to answer Russell...

The best scientific data so far, for starters. You could get away with being a steady-state guy many, many decades ago, but talk about an endangered species. It only takes one Big Bang to bring that beast down.

Second, from a philosophical standpoint, how is it especially profound to resist the eternity of God by opting for a leap of faith for the eternity of matter?

[MEGoody]

What was the response given to Betrand's last question? I'm curious, because I have been under the impression that science claims there was a definitive start and there will be an end to the universe. I suppose there are some who would claim that matter has always existed, but I'd have to wonder what they base that premise on.