A young student once asked Martin Luther what God was doing before He made the creation. Luther is said to have responded by telling the young man, "He was making switches to use on children who ask foolish questions." Now some evolutionary physicists are asking what the universe was like before the big bang.

Notes: New Scientist, 6/3/00, pp. 24-27, "Before the Big Bang." Image: Universe explosion_Pixabay.com