Do you believe a higher power created the universe, or do you believe in just the Big Bang?
Oct 24, 2023 07:50:09 #
Ed Walker
Loc: Eclectic, Alabama U.S.A.
If there was a big bang, what was it that exploded, where did it come from and what was the source of the energy that caused it to explode? You are back to God.
Oct 24, 2023 08:13:08 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
bcheary wrote:
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74 years old, I believe I am here for a reason, just haven't figured out what that is yet.
Oct 24, 2023 08:27:02 #
What we see is just a tiny part of the universe , yes our tiny part did go bang , it will again when it collapse on itself .I cant see creating something out of nothing , so the total universe has and will be there for infinity , some part of it will recreate itself out of the debris . What a great way to clean up and start from scratch . All your junk will be recycled . D ont have another theory ???? .
Oct 24, 2023 09:06:47 #
MosheR
Loc: New York City
bcheary wrote:
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"Men in Black" was a silly movie, but watch the final scene. It only takes a few seconds, it says a lot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKnpPCQyUec
Oct 24, 2023 09:20:25 #
Retina
Loc: Near Charleston,SC
One theory I read in a book on cosmology described the first fraction of a second in the current universe. It stated that all matter in the beginning was in the form of photons which then immediately evolved into the all the other classes of particles. It struck me that Moses must have been inspired when he wrote the words of Genesis 1:3. If it's true, most hoggers would agree it was a pretty good choice.
Oct 24, 2023 09:56:07 #
Someone may have already mentioned this, but the term "Big Bang" was coined by an English astronomer, and it was meant as a humorous comment because he thought the whole idea was ridiculous.
Oct 24, 2023 09:58:51 #
bcheary wrote:
That is where I have a problem with religion and the bible. If we had such an empowering God why do we have so many problems in the world today? 
What's often puzzled me is the term "God fearing," like that's a good thing. I was never afraid of my father (or mother) when I was a kid. They provided a safe, loving home.
Oct 24, 2023 10:02:48 #
There is simply no evidence of God(s)...never has been.
It's our own reflection...always has been.
It's our own reflection...always has been.
Oct 24, 2023 10:26:24 #
Cragzop
Loc: NYC
Quantum physics has disproven the Big Bang theory. Even one of Einstein’s basic theories that nothing can exceed the speed of light, has been disproved by quantum physics. Quantum entanglement experiments have shown that particles huge distances apart, are connected:Entanglement is what Einstein referred to as "spooky action at a distance." It's a phenomenon by which one particle can effectively "know" something about another particle instantaneously, even if those two particles are separated by a great distance.
Physics as we’ve known it is approaching a new frontier.
Physics as we’ve known it is approaching a new frontier.
Oct 24, 2023 10:33:25 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Intuitively I believe that the universe always has been and always will be, that it has no beginning nor an end. The JWST is revealing data that implies our understanding of the red shift may be wrong and the red shift phenomenon is a key piece of the Big Bang theory. As with any theory, the Big Bang theory is not etched in stone and can be modified or discarded with new discoveries. That’s how science works. The concept of God is simply a placeholder for information we do not have.
Oct 24, 2023 10:33:32 #
Oct 24, 2023 10:50:45 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
srron wrote:
Any thing as fine tuned as the universe requires a mind behind it.
As did lightening and fire in ancient times. Now we know what’s behind them, back then we didn’t, so our imagination filled in the knowledge gap with the God placeholder.
Oct 24, 2023 10:52:54 #
jerryc41 wrote:
What's often puzzled me is the term "God fearing," like that's a good thing. I was never afraid of my father (or mother) when I was a kid. They provided a safe, loving home.
Jerry;
Definitions and understanding of words change through the years. God fearing has nothing to do with 'being afraid' or scared.
Websters define it as : GOD-FEARING is having a reverent feeling toward God : devout.
It means honor and respect.
I was like you and so I researched it.
Bruce.
Oct 24, 2023 10:59:32 #
As for what caused the Big Bang, we probably will never know. But astronomers are not without different hypotheses (I won't say theory since these cannot rise to that level). The leading hypothesis is called the Eternal Inflation Model, which draws upon observations that indicate that the early universe was governed by a short period of super-duper-fast expansion called "inflation". If interested in that, here is the best summary that I know and it isn't very long while also being pretty understandable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nziePav5OMg
Oct 24, 2023 11:09:39 #
bcheary wrote:
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I guess I'm Part of the fringe then. I'm Evangelical and make no apologies. Interesting information though.
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