... i dont know what to say really, only...
DUH FUCK?!!
bro, i always knew you were kinda slow side and i know rational thinking might be too difficult for you
your question can be simply answered:
matter has existed since before...why do you think it needs a beginning and an end?
a cycle
earth's age has been calculated around 4.5billion...i guess you think that's nothing when it comes to the amount of progression the earth has gone through since then
your style of thinking is rather lame and gay, really. more of agnostic "im on the fence" type of belief. ugh its all too common for me and ive been in so many debates about this thats its boring to me now. i dont even bother with exposing links, books, experiments, differences in terminology, detailed explanations...
my atheist point of view doesnt make me close-minded, son...you do know what that word means rite? you think im close-minded because of what ive posted, but you know so little
i wont bother though