(August 5, 2015 at 10:47 am)Confused Ape Wrote: The topic has now included the Big Bang Theory.
I've read a lot of articles about the Big Bang theory and found one which sums everything up very concisely. I was interested to discover that the website is run by people who consider themselves to be followers of Jesus.'
Big Bang Theory - The Overview
Quote:Big Bang Theory - The Premise
The Big Bang theory is an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe. Discoveries in astronomy and physics have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that our universe did in fact have a beginning. Prior to that moment there was nothing; during and after that moment there was something: our universe. The big bang theory is an effort to explain what happened during and after that moment.
According to the standard theory, our universe sprang into existence as "singularity" around 13.7 billion years ago. What is a "singularity" and where does it come from? Well, to be honest, we don't know for sure. Singularities are zones which defy our current understanding of physics. They are thought to exist at the core of "black holes." Black holes are areas of intense gravitational pressure. The pressure is thought to be so intense that finite matter is actually squished into infinite density (a mathematical concept which truly boggles the mind). These zones of infinite density are called "singularities." Our universe is thought to have begun as an infinitesimally small, infinitely hot, infinitely dense, something - a singularity. Where did it come from? We don't know. Why did it appear? We don't know.
After its initial appearance, it apparently inflated (the "Big Bang"), expanded and cooled, going from very, very small and very, very hot, to the size and temperature of our current universe. It continues to expand and cool to this day and we are inside of it: incredible creatures living on a unique planet, circling a beautiful star clustered together with several hundred billion other stars in a galaxy soaring through the cosmos, all of which is inside of an expanding universe that began as an infinitesimal singularity which appeared out of nowhere for reasons unknown. This is the Big Bang theory.
If you want to have some fun, look up alternatives to the Big Bang Theory.
No Big Bang? Quantum equation predicts universe has no beginning
And -
3 Theories That Might Blow Up the Big Bang
This is my personal favourite alternative theory.
Physicists May Have Evidence Universe Is A Computer Simulation
So, the reason why many people still believe in a supernatural deity is because science doesn't have all the answers.
(Emphasis mine)
All that, and the bottom line is still argument from ignorance, huh?
"We don't know, therefore god!"
Let me ask you this: what stops it from being "We don't know, therefore invisible pink unicorns did it!"
Or "We don't know, therefore little blue men did it!"
Or "We don't know, therefore a flying spaghetti monster did it!"
Since we don't know the real explanation, and all those other explanations have about as much empirical evidence as the god claim, you must admit that ruling out any of those explanations as impossible only shows an ignorant, closed mind on your part. Right? Right? How can you say there is no Flying Spaghetti Monster when science can't prove that? WHY DO YOU HATE THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER?!
Verbatim from the mouth of Jesus (retranslated from a retranslation of a copy of a copy):
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com