The cyclic or "Big Bounce" cosmology, now gaining traction as one of the most refined models of the universe’s origin, proposes that the Big Bang was not the beginning, but rather a rebirth following a prior cosmic collapse. It suggests an eternal cycle of expansion and contraction—potentially infinite bounces across eons.

But even this elegant theory hits a wall—just like its predecessors. It still fails to answer the most fundamental and haunting question in cosmology:

What caused the very first bounce? What existed before even the first cycle? How did the cycle start?

These questions push beyond mathematics into the very fabric of metaphysics, causality, and existence. If the Bounce theory replaces the Big Bang singularity, that’s progress—but it still does not complete the puzzle. It reframes the mystery, but does not resolve it.

Furthermore, current limitations include:

  • No direct evidence of pre-bounce remnants or signatures
  • No consensus on entropy behavior across cycles
  • Unresolved quantum-gravity integration in the bounce phase
  • Lack of testable predictions from prior bounces

So here’s the call:

Let’s make this the most inclusive, global, and collaborative exploration into the true origin of the universe ever undertaken. Whether you are a theorist, observer, philosopher, spiritual thinker, or curious mind—your ideas matter.

We don't need billion-dollar instruments to think. The greatest truths may lie in the simplest insights, waiting to be uncovered by the next Einstein, Planck, or Hawking—or you.

Let’s get going!

Post your ideas, models, metaphors, equations, intuitions, questions—anything. Can we, together, go beyond the Bounce and glimpse the Ultimate Truth behind it all?

The cosmos is waiting.

Sandeep

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