If energy can not be created then how was the universe created?

Answer 1

That is a very good question, and the answer is surprisingly simple. Energy cannot be created, not destroyed.

The Universe was not created through the creation of energy, but instead the use of energy that was already there. No energy was created, it was just stored and rearranged to form the Universe. Hard to imagine that energy always existed, isn't it. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but if energy cannot be created nor destroyed, then does that mean that all energy is infinite years, decades, centuries, millenniums old? When we get energetic, we store energy. We ARE energy. When we rest, we store energy, then later, we release it by going throughout the day. The reason we need to sleep to get enough rest is if we stop trying to use our sight, our most used sense of the day, then we allow our brain to completely relax. With all that empty space where our thoughts should be, we create images that seem real enough and are controlled completely by our thoughts i.e. dreams. Then why can't we always control our dreams? Because our thoughts are also energy, and we cannot always control our thoughts. And just think, if I'm right, and correct me if I'm wrong, then the energy we use to move, think, and live is infinite millenniums old.

(alternate answer) Although under normal circumstances it is believed that mass/energy cannot be created or destroyed, there may be exceptions to that rule. This is a technically complex topic. Try reading Stephen Hawking's book, "A Brief History Of Time".