apparently there has been a neverending cycle of "big bangs" that all follow the same pattern, ie, the bang, continual expansion and then shrinking back down to the 'blob' of atoms that are the building blocks of the universe, this blob then explodes and it all begins again.

question is; if these atoms are the start of everything, where did they come from?
everything AFTER the bang is easily explained

i am a man of science, but NO ONE knows the answer to this one.

in religion, of course, this easily explained, god made it (like,duh,man!)
Monotheistic religions generally maintain this notion;
2000 years ago jesus stated, shortly before his death, that he must "tend to his other flocks". The Q'uaran (bible of islam) makes reference to seven worlds with people in gods image, this is one of them.
I have no idea what the talmud has to say about it, as its fucking strange and i cant make head nor tail of it...

but basically all this kind of shit has made me wonder about my "hard line scientific" upbringing, but then again i dont have a clue really, and i dont think anyone ever will.

but sure fuck it, this stuff makes many a head hurt, hit a bong for me mofos