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The Big Why

Thu Nov 12 16:06:22 GMT 2009 by m. nader

let me explain to you : you know the relation ( mass /energy distribution = form of space/ time) ? o.k. now you tell me ; if this relation is an ontological fact --a very big if -- and it is eternal as you claim, then what direct mass /energy and its distribution and space and time to behave to exactly satisfy this relation ? or as s.hawking said : what breathes fire in the equations to build a universe ? dear sir : this is a very big point to grasp not just for arguing.

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