Big Rip theory

So glad someone asked for pet theories. Mine's a doozy, especially since I'm no scientist, and my eyes glaze at the mention of quantum fluctuations and the like.Now, I must preface that my theory is inspired by something I believe Mr. Hawking said, to wit, that no information can pass through a singularity, ergo, that which happened at T<=0, if anything, is forever lost to us. If I understand this correctly, it is an open invitation to speculate - and there's not a thing anyone can say against my speculations!OK. I propose that there is a realm outside of space-time. A higher-order realm, if you will. Perhaps its the "area" into which space is expanding. (Don't hit that reply button yet). It may have a separate timeline, or time may be meaningless there. If it does have a timeline, then being outside of our space-time, and thus not subject to the "rules" of causality, it is conceivable that this realm has no "beginning" and no "end."I further propose that there are one or more "things" in this realm, the function of which is simply to create universes - or perhaps universe-creation is a by-product of some other function. No intent, no design, just every once in a while, this thing burps out a universe. Don't ask me how it happens, after all, it's not something that is subject to detailed analysis...the point is that, if I understand Hawking correctly, no one can say otherwise.Now the theists here are thinking, OK, the realm is heaven, and the universe-burper-outer is God. But notice, I said there was no intent, no design. The Universe-creator-thingy does not have to be sentient. It's just a "thing" out there in that "realm" that happens to do this. I guess this is somewhat akin to Aristotle's Prime Mover.The advantages I see to my theory are, one, it bypasses the problem of First Cause, and two, energy is conserved, since energy may exist in a different form in the outer realm, and is translated through the singularity to become the stuff of our universe.Please tell me if I am off-base here. And please, if anyone can demonstrate, in light of this possible scenario, why universe-creation has to be a willful act, I'm all ears.

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==JJS==

Eureka! Er, that would seem to imply "previousness," and fly in the face of the idea that time started at the Big Bang. Of course, I could never get my mind around that concept to begin with. Are scientists actually endeavoring to demonstrate this in some way? Or am I right that it must forever remain in the "realm" of speculation?The main thing is, am I within my rights to continue advancing the "outer realm" and "eternal universe-burper-outer" scenario, which I believe is an easier concept to get across to theists hell-bent on proving the necessity of a sentient creator? That is my real goal here, to obviate the "necessity of God" in plain, understandable language.

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==JJS==