Big Bang

 

The Mystery of Second Zero: How Were Space, Time, and the Universe Created?

Around 13.8 billion years ago, the universe did not begin with a bomb explosion in an empty space, but rather from a super-dense, extremely hot, and dimensionless point called a singularity. The moment we call the Big Bang is the event where the fabric of space and time was created and expanded at an incredibly rapid pace. Space and time are not empty containers, but a single, flexible four-dimensional fabric. Before this moment, time itself did not exist, so scientifically speaking, there is no such thing as "before" the Big Bang. As space began to expand, its unimaginably hot temperature gradually cooled down. In the first few minutes, this pure energy formed the simplest atomic nuclei in the universe, namely Hydrogen and Helium, which hundreds of millions of years later were pulled together by gravity to condense into stars, galaxies, and create the building blocks of life.

When scientists trace the history of the universe backward using mathematical and physical formulas, they find that the mechanics of the laws of nature are perfectly precise, logical, and flawless. Mathematics is not a human invention, but the original blueprint of the universe where matter moves along logical paths. If a fundamental constant of nature—such as the strength of gravity or the speed of light—were to shift even slightly, atoms would never form and the universe would immediately collapse. This gives rise to the Multiverse Theory and the Anthropic Principle, a speculation that out of billions of failed universes, we happen to be in the one that won the "lottery" of the exact mathematical combination.

However, this incredibly neat order of natural laws raises the greatest mystery known as the "system error" at second zero. At the point of singularity, the laws of physics and human mathematical calculations come to a complete dead end. In basic logic, we cannot divide a value by zero because the result is undefined. When scientists try to calculate the conditions of second zero using the Theory of Relativity, they find the entire mass of the universe squeezed into a space with zero volume, which yields an infinite value. This is a strong signal that the laws of nature suddenly break down. The rules of physics only officially became active and could calculate the conditions of the universe a fraction of a second after the Big Bang began, not exactly at second zero itself.

Looking at all the complexities of physics and the mystery of second zero, various major world religions have perspectives that are surprisingly aligned and do not contradict scientific findings. In Abrahamic religions such as Islam, Christianity, and Catholicism, the Big Bang is seen as the mechanism of physical laws created by God out of nothingness. Their holy texts also mention similar concepts, such as the separation of the heavens and the earth and a universe that is constantly expanding. The precise mathematical order is viewed as the blueprint of the Intelligent Designer. The breakdown of natural laws at second zero is logical proof for these groups that the universe could not have created itself. It is at this point of physical deadlock that the Absolute Will of God reigns pure, right before the laws of nature were "switched on" to govern the cosmos.

Meanwhile, in the views of Dharmic religions like Buddhism and Hinduism, this phenomenon of creation is seen through the lens of cosmic law and eternal cycles. They do not focus on a personal creator figure, but rather on the law of cause and effect, impermanence, and the continuous cycle of the birth and destruction of the universe, much like the span of a cosmic breath. The order of natural laws is considered an objective purity that ensures the entire rotation of the universe runs harmoniously. To them, second zero is not a mathematical dead end, but a transition point of pure energy where matter is still in its most subtle form. This zero point is a sacred pause right before physical reality and logic manifest once again to start a new cycle on the stage of the universe.