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Is it possible for science to come to a conclusion regarding the origin of the universe?

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It's possible for empirical science to come to conclusions regarding "what" the origin of the universe was like and "when" it occurred. For example, it's possible to determine the age of the universe, it's approximate initial mass, whether or not there was a "big bang," the rate of initial inflation, what the initial consituents of the universe were like, howe they behaved etc. Because, however, empirical science is strictly about the causal order of the universe itself, it's not possible for it to come to conclusions about a source or cause beyond or outside of the universe. Metaphysics sometimes takes a stab at addressing those sorts of issues regarding origins.

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