Big Bang and cosmic inflation

Sir, – The scientific community is celebrating another “discovery ” relating to the origin of the universe (“Signal from ‘dawn of time’ helps explain the birth of the universe”, Home News, March 19th). Of course everything describable can be described and the latest theoretical answer to “how” falls well short of the answer to the more significant question “why”, but everyone is entitled to their moment in the sun.

No wonder the universe is expanding, making room for all that hubris. – Yours, etc,

EUGENE TANNAM,

Monalea Park,

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Firhouse,

Dublin 24.