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Thank you for making that distinction between materialism and physicalism; I agree that's important. Thank you also for your detailed summary of T. Padmanabhan. That is all fascinating, and "true" (verifiable) as far as it goes. I don't dispute any of that.
The trouble is it doesn't explain why or how the "early (photon-radiation) era cosmos" exists in the first place. I find the theory elegant, powerful and beautiful, but it doesn't speak to Ultimate Cause in any way.
As for Lynx, I would suggest that by calling me unintelligent in his first post he did indeed call me "an idiot". Perhaps, Lynx should model his discourse more along the lines of droogoy and hotspur if he's truly interested in dialogue (of course, I doubt he is).
Thanks again, droogoy. Best wishes