ah!--finally some provacative discussion about where the universe[s] may have originated--seems like for the longest time all we hear about is what it consists of --what it is doing--where it is going--etc. but very little speculation about where the hell did it come from--i would be interested in hearing any of our members views about the origins of this enigma we find ourselves part of---

I'd also thought that if the Universe expands forever it would expand to the point that an elementary particle would look out and see nothing but space, space continues expanding until the particle is ripped open, creating the Universe.
Holographic again.

I'm glad you brought up Dr. Lanza's work to tie in the biology of consciousness with the creation of the Universe.
In most simple of terms, Lanza proposes that consciousness itself, the primordial observer is creating the Universe.
This very bight guy (The movie `Good Will Hunting' is based in part on him) see's everything as wave forms of potentiality
which only collaspes into matter once observed.

What is not addressed by Lanza, is who, or what created this unique simulation. Was there an originating consciousness?
If you combine Lanza's theory with Poplawski's, what should happen, is that Poplawski's theory should be proven
mathematically as valid. What I like to call the `seek and ye shall find' subroutine which is running in this simulation.
As long as it generally conforms to the master program, the granularity will collaspe into reality.

I think the "who" behind the universe may remain elusive for awhile. But, hints exist in the experiences described during NDEs, which have remarkable similarities to those described in shamanistic experiences, past life regressions (see Brian Weiss and others), and Edgar Cayce's readings. Most of these subjects didn't know each other, nor were even aware of the typical nature of such experiences.