>>16739929
>The first thing to ever exist.
some ideas about the universe suggest that the universe is cyclical or that empty space can create a universe from nothing, so its possible that space existed before the initial singularity that formed our universe. since space is the realm of quantum physics, then your best bet to look for the divine through science might be there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_model
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-energy_universe

on the religious/philosophical front, it kind of jives with the concept of aristotle's "unmoved mover" too. where the divine that sets everything into motion is an "eternal unchanging immaterial substance". if space is more closer to being an eternal substance than the universe, then it could be the closest thing to the divine that we are currently aware of.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmoved_mover
https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/metaphysics.12.xii.html

christianity also explored the "unmoved mover" concept under aquinas, where he based his logical arguments for god off of aristotle's arguments
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ways_(Aquinas)