Well which version of the beginning do you want? Hindu, Islam, American Indian, I believe every culture has they're creation stories. Science does not pretend to know. All one can say is that something did in fact happen. Science lets religion fill in the gaps.
It is only when religion contends to KNOW is there a conflict. There is no way to know for sure pre big bang. just as there is no way to see your own eye,(without a mirror) or feel you own thumb with your thumb.(same hand)
"One is punished most for ones virtues" Fredrick Neitzche
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