kbertsche quoting Gott et al writes:
It is not meaningful to ask what happened before the big bang; it is somewhat like asking what is north of the North Pole.
Please pardon the brief aside...
I find the question of "what is north of the North Pole" in this context an interesting one, and certainly not meaningless.
What we lack are meaningful answers.
Don't blame the question.
"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."