Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access. For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com. To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTES Niayesh Afshordi is a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo. Phil Halper @PhilHalper1 is a science communicator and YouTuber. Together, they have authored a book called Battle of the Big Bang: The New Tales of Our Cosmic Origins, an overview of the state of modern cosmology on the nature of the big bang. - LINKS Buy Battle of the Big Bang: https://amzn.to/4flCb0Z - TIMESTAMPS 0:00 What Actually is the Big Bang? 8:36 Myths About the Big Bang 13:47 Christianity’s Reaction to the Big Bang 19:41 The Big Bang Might Not Be the Beginning of the Universe 26:38 The Observable Universe 35:14 Can We Study Something Beyond Observational Capacity? 45:24 Inflation and the Multiverse 53:10 Is Inflation Past-Eternal? 01:05:17 How Can We Get the Beginning of Time at a Point in Time? 01:11:12 Does Philosophy Say the Universe Can’t be Past-Eternal 01:23:26 The Holographic Universe Theory 01:32:17 Do the Laws of Physics Break Down at the Big Bang? 01:34:25 Can a Universe Come From Nothing? 01:45:34 Is the Big Bang a Faith-Based Miracle? 01:56:59 Where Will Our Discoveries Take Us? - CONNECT My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACT Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com ------------------------------------------