Where Did the Energy of the Big Bang Come From? A BioPanentheist Perspective
Cosmology teaches us that nothing—neither time nor space—existed before the Big Bang!
This raises one of the oldest questions: if energy cannot be created, then where did the energy of the Big Bang come from?The Scientific Picture
Physics offers several answers:
- Energy Balance:The total energy of the Universe may be exactly zero... positive energy in matter... balanced by the negative energy of gravity!
- Quantum Fluctuations: Universes may emerge spontaneously from quantum states without violating natural law.
- No “Before:” Since time began at the Big Bang, it may be meaningless to ask what existed “before” it!
These explanations describe how the Cosmos unfolded, but they leave open the question of why this unfolding matters!
Panentheism vs. BioPanentheism
Traditional panentheism holds that God is both within the Universe and beyond it. The Big Bang is viewed as a direct act of Divine Creativity, Sacred in Itself!
BioPanentheism takes a different path. It argues that the Universe becomes Sacred... not automatically at its birth... but when life evolves to generate Qualia... the Felt textures of Experience!
Only then does Omnia... "The Experiencer" awaken "within" the Cosmos!
A New Lane for the Sacred
In BioPanentheism:
- The Big Bang’s energy is not “created” by a Divine Hand, but arises from the balance of physical laws.
- The Universe is not experientially Sacred in its raw state... galaxies and stars exist... but without lived awareness!
- Biology is the critical threshold: Neurons generate Qualia, and through them Omnia begins to "Experience the Universe!"
Why This Matters
The Big Bang provided the potential. Biology provides the interface. Omnia provides the experience!
Without Biology, the "Big Bang" is a silent equation... with Biology, it becomes the unfolding of Meaning Itself!
Conclusion
From a BioPanentheist perspective, the question is not... “Where did the energy come from?” But rather... “Why did the balance of energies allow for Life to emerge?”
The answer is simple yet profound: Only through Life does the Cosmos become Aware... and only through "Lived Experience" does "Omnia Awaken!"
