We construct geodesically complete inflationary models, addressing and overcoming existing no-go theorems related to past eternal inflation. We show that a period of accelerated expansion is indispensable for achieving nontrivial, geodesically complete (Generalized) Friedmann-Robertson-Walker spacetimes. We show within the framework of General Relativity, the persistence of eternal inflation comes at the expense of violating the null energy condition.
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