Not everyone, however, was happy with the idea that the universe had a beginning. For example, Aristotle, the most famous of the Greek philosophers, believed that the universe had existed for ever. Something eternal is more perfect than something created.
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Since the beginning of rational philosophy, some of the most difficult questions that perturbed mankind were the big questions; who are we? Why are we here? What is the meaning of life?
Not everyone, however, was happy with the idea that the universe had a beginning. For example, Aristotle, the most famous of the Greek philosophers, believed that the universe had existed for ever.