This sounds like the ontological argument. There is no contradication in
saying that the universe came into existence. It may not make sense to say
that there was nothing *before* the universe (or multiverse -- if you think
our universe may be an offshoot of another). "Existence does not exist" is
a contradiction, but "the universe has not always existed" is not.
Max
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