Four Possibilities For Our Universes' Existence

[Jeff V]

1. The universe is an illusion
For most of us this is simple so we'll move on.


2. The universe was self created or created by Chance
This term (self created) is analytically false. If something created itself from nothing, that would imply it was both something and nothing at the same time in the same relationship- nothing can create itself.It would have to be before it was.

A coin has a 50% chance of coming up heads when flipped. Chance is just that- a mathematical probability that something can happen. The pressure of my thumb when I flipped it, how I caught it etc. caused it to come up heads or tales. Chance has no power . Chance is not a thing . Chance exerts no force .


3. The universe is self existent and eternal.
Everything we know points away from this. Today this is pretty much a non-argument.

4. The universe was created by something that is infinite, and eternal
From my stance this makes the most sense.


I think these are the only 4 possibilities, as others would more than likely be a derivative of the above. I'm sure some will agree with me, but more will think I'm way off base here. I'd like to hear some of both.

Jeff