what about if there was some sort of state that did'nt require time, so theres never been an absolute nothing but what ever precided the exspansion of space was there but without the dimension of time..
so in one sense there was something but in another sense there was'nt because this state did'nt have a dimension of time
so then you could say if there was no time then it did'nt exist, but maybe it did exist without time needing to be a factor.... it's a bit like QM to me.... you have to think outside the box
just a thought
Edited by Fabric, : spelling