ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Eternity of the world

Okay kiddo, have you ever wondered if the world had a beginning or if it has always been around? That's what people mean when they talk about the "eternity of the world."

Some people believe that the world has always been here and will always be here, like it doesn't have a start or an end. Others believe that the world had a beginning, like a big bang or when God created it.

It's kind of like a never-ending storybook that goes on and on forever. Imagine that you are reading a really long story that never seems to end, no matter how many pages you turn. Some people think that the world is like that storybook, it just goes on and on without ever stopping.

Other people believe that the world had a beginning, kind of like how a storybook has a beginning. Someone wrote the first chapter of the story, and then it kept going from there.

So, some people think that the world is eternal (always been here), and some people think that it is not eternal (had a beginning). It's a really tricky question, and people have been debating it for a long, long time!