Three scientists\u2014Papaia, Banani, Ravioli\u2014and their assistant Igor were supposed to attend the famous dark matter conference but missed their flight and ended up on the other side of the world. During the flight, Banani finds a very interesting book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re at the airport, where Ravioli and Banani are discussing the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: About that puzzle we were talking about earlier\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: The one about the cause of the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Yes, the fourth point gives us the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Oh, right, read it again, what does it say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: \u201cIf the universe has a cause, then there exists a personal, uncaused Creator of the universe who, without the universe, is without beginning, immutable, immaterial, without time, without space, and immensely powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Sounds like someone\u2019s speaking in Arabic to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: It\u2019s not as hard as it sounds. If our assumption is that only material reality exists, then, without the universe, there\u2019s nothing left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: But we\u2019ve already said this isn\u2019t possible because nothing can cause something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Exactly! So there must be something else beyond physical reality!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: You mean a\u2026 spiritual reality?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Call it whatever you want, but there must be a reality separate from the material one, from which the universe comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: The cause of the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: A cause that, as the fourth point says, exists without the universe, meaning without space, without time, without energy, and without matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: But what must this cause be like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: It must be timeless, because it exists without time. Immaterial, because it exists without matter. It shouldn\u2019t occupy space, because it exists without space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: And it can\u2019t be made of energy, because it exists without energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: And, not least, it shouldn\u2019t have another cause to explain it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: How can something not have a cause?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: It\u2019s hard to imagine because we\u2019re used to seeing everything with its own cause. But according to this reasoning, this cause represents the starting point and the cause of everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: I don\u2019t know, it seems like I solved one puzzle with another puzzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Trying to find a cause for the universe without a Creator is like trying to imagine a trip with Papaia without mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026 If you take them out, there\u2019s nothing left!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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