The inflationary model of the universe provides a possible mechanism by which the observed universe could have evolved from an infinitesimal region. It is then tempting to go one step further and speculate that the entire universe evolved from literally nothing.


The Inflationary Universe, Scientific American, Volume 250, Number 5, May 1984 (p. 128)

Paul Steinhardt Quotes

The inflationary model of the universe provides a possible mechanism by which the observed universe could have evolved from an infinitesimal region....

The inflationary model of the universe provides a possible mechanism by which the observed universe could have evolved from an infinitesimal region....

The inflationary model of the universe provides a possible mechanism by which the observed universe could have evolved from an infinitesimal region....

The inflationary model of the universe provides a possible mechanism by which the observed universe could have evolved from an infinitesimal region....