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> It requires no explanation, it must be. It's sort of like asking "why do we have something instead of nothing?".

You can substitute "universe" for "god" and still get the same level of meaning (or lack thereof). Why do we have a universe instead of no universe?

Sometimes the more accurate, if less precise, answer is simply "I don't know" rather than "therefore it must've always been and always will be".