[RightWhale]

what was around before that alleged singularity went bang

Guth wrote that the Big Bang may not have been an isolated event, that Big Bangs happen all the time. First there is a universe and then a Big Bang happens inside it and cuts itself off from that universe. You can start with a universe, right? Big Bangs happen all over the place, and Big Bangs happen inside previous Big Bangs and so on forever. Kind of a fractal thing.

[jwalsh07]

Guth wrote that the Big Bang may not have been an isolated event, that Big Bangs happen all the time. First there is a universe and then a Big Bang happens inside it and cuts itself off from that universe. You can start with a universe, right? Big Bangs happen all over the place, and Big Bangs happen inside previous Big Bangs and so on forever. Kind of a fractal thing

Doesn't matter, all roads lead to the first Bang.