Oh boy Corri, mixing God and Science to make your point only muddies the waters. But I get what you are saying (mostly).
This inflation theory does not answer why it all happened... all it does is give a closer understanding of HOW it all happened Got it. My understanding is that the universe "banged" at a very fast rate (within that fraction of a second) and has since slowed down, like you were saying, to avoid self-destructing/imploding. And that it had to happen just like it did for any life to form.
But again, going back to that darn marble. Are we saying that just like with God, we need to have a similar theory related to science and the creation of the universe? That this IT-ness simply was created out of nothingness?
OR does this support the existence of GOD, that only something so beyond scientific explanation can be explained in this God-like manner?
No way Jose.
Where the heck are you Chrome when I need you.
I need some SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION, not a philosophical/faith-based explanation. But I thank you Corru for sharing