[That Subliminal Kid]

You know, you really aren't as intelligent as you try to appear. Explaining the obvious, that time itself came into existance at the big fat bang, isn't neccessary. You fail to explain why there can be no "before". The word before is not beholden to the passage of time in this universe. It may have no tangible application but the concept is still the same and for you to pretend otherwise is less than honest. You know exactly what people are speaking about, and you know damned good and well that they don't intend to imply that time as we experience it existed before the big fat bang.

I know you think you're a brilliant guy, as is evidenced by the fact that your nickname declares your supposed profession to the world, but I'm not impressed by your trickery. And here I thought you were one of the few people who wants to engage these topics honestly and intelligently. Oh well.

[Physicist]

You know exactly what people are speaking about, and you know damned good and well that they don't intend to imply that time as we experience it existed before the big fat bang.

As a matter of fact, I don't know what else it could mean. I no more know what they mean by "before the Big Bang" (unless they think that the physical dimension of time stretches infinitely far back) than I know what they'd mean by "south of the South Pole". Perhaps you can explain it to me.

But at any rate, I can tell you from experience that most people do think that time reaches infinitely far back, and are surprised to learn that the dimension curves back upon itself. You may congratulate yourself on knowing better.