> So, if one is willing to accept as a fact that the total universe
> boot-strapped itself into existence from utter  nothingness just for fun,
> then having the occasional Proton create itself spontaneously seems
> far from the most unlikely thing able to happen in nature :-)
> But maybe not.
>
>         Russell McMahon

And there's also a twist to Big Bang theory that says a new universe
could appear anytime anywhere. What we have around us doesn't
necessarily have to be the only one, in this or other dimensions. Who
knows what's going on where we can't look

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