My point is that it is perfectly possible that our entire universe is but a tiny portion of the ultimate reality - and that all that which we know from science may also be so. (And in the opinion of many [including many physicists] is likely to be so.)
My point is that it is perfectly possible that our entire universe is but a tiny portion of the ultimate reality - and that all that which we know from science may also be so.That's fine, but if you're talking about time, you are talking about the cause/effect chain in which we live, and that exists within our universe. Time exists in the universe; the universe does not exist in time. Things outside of our universe cannot be fit into our historical narrative, but when you use the word "before", you are attempting to do just that.