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Time, you'll be pleased to know--and since one must start somewhere--was created in creation. The question What was there before creation? is meaningless. Time is a property of creation, therefore before creation there was no before creation.

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Glen Duncan
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 17
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Glen A. Duncan
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