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Originally Posted by Actor
We've been over this before. Here is Newton's Third Law of Motion right out of the textbook.
"To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction; or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal, and directed to contrary parts."
In other words, we have a causal loop. A causes B and B causes A. In the case of the three body problem A acts upon B and C, B acts upon A and B, C acts on A and B. This can be extended to n bodies and mathematically n can be infinite.
Cycles do not require a "first cause." In a one dimensional cycle (an oversimplification since the process can extend to infinite dimensions) one might arbitrarily choose some state as the initial state which causes a derivative state which in turn ultimately causes the arbitrarily chosen state, ergo no initial state exists.
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Anything and Everything that changes requires a first cause. You must love the absurdity of infinite regressions.
Here's a cycle for you:
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
The universe is what it is because it is.
Ad infinitum...
