If the universe is responsible for all this...who or what is responsible for the universe?
exactly
but the conundrum is as soon as you identify and entity, then that entity has to have a creator
I'm not sure I am in total agreement with you.
It seems to me that the two most popular arguments boil down to this...something...or someone has always been.
Each person decides for themselves where they choose to start.
Static Universe hypothesis went out the window in the 1920's.
As for the idea of a specific intelligent being existing since forever, that just raises more questions then it answers, and creates an infinite regress.
