[RightWhale]

I can't find a prior thread on it.

This was discussed at great length then. There were a lot of threads, and probably this article, too. Can't say why search didn't find something, maybe the title changed.

[PatrickHenry]

There were a lot of threads, and probably this article, too.

So I recall. I searched on cosmology, big bang, and on the two names of the authors (Steinhardt and Turok) separately. Nothing. If you can turn up one of the prior threads, give us a link. I'd hate to lose all that commentary.

[cornelis]

I can't find a prior thread on it.

No infinite regress here. This must be the thread.