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The Bible tells us 'In the beginning was The Word'.  Science suggests that the 'beginning' was a bang, and a big one at that!   If we put it into the same language we have

"In the beginning was The Word" and

"In the beginning was The (big) Bang"

Here, we have clear and complete agreement that:

"In the beginning, there was A Sound" 

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The Oxford Reference Dictionary cites it in the first case as “freedom from captivity, imprisonment, slavery or despotic control’ and the second as “the right or power to do as one pleases”.

Liberty can only mean ‘freedom’ if everyone has the freedoms listed.  There is an inherent contradiction in this definition, since if one has Liberty in the second meaning of the word, they can withhold Liberty in the first meaning from another. 

How significant is sound? Consider these terms: Uni-Verse, Big Bang, Harmony, In-tune, a-tone-ment, In the Beginning was The Word, at-OM.

In these very simple words we have an amazing connection – that through different areas of human experience, from the specialisms of science and religion to the everyday experience of the average person – we all use similar terms when we reach the limit of our ability to think, experience or express ourselves. Terms related to Sound.