Fascinating stuff. I’ve seen most of it before because I am into astronomy and physics. I figure if there was a big bang, there are two possible scenarios:
It could be a cycle, with a big crunch after so many billion years, then another big bang, etc. (I read this somewhere).
The other possibility is that universes generate other universes. Maybe a black hole gives rise to a big bang on the ‘other side’, or maybe intelligent beings find a way to create new universes. If so, can they have ANY influence on them? (Can you say ‘gods’?).
I lean toward the second theory, but without intelligent intervention.