(February 18, 2012 at 9:16 am)Nebuloso Wrote:(February 18, 2012 at 6:14 am)Thorham Wrote: According to the big bang theory time, space and matter had a beginning, and this is exactly the outdated view point I was talking about.
I get the impression from the bolded 'theory' that you are suggesting that the big bang theory is just an idea. In science nothing ever goes from theory to fact. There is no amount of evidence that we can have that will graduate the big bang theory to the big bang fact. In science we start with a hypothesis. Once evidence is collected that backs up the hypothesis then it is graduated to theory and that is as far as it goes. Electricity is still 'just a theory' but I would say we have a pretty good understanding of what it is and how it works.
The Big Bang Theory, Evolution, Special Relativity, and General Relativity are some of the strongest and unbreakable theories in science. They are as close to facts as science will allow.
Seems like the bolded emphasis on theory is to remind us that it isn't obvious or settled. As you say, the same is true for other theories but on the other hand the beginnings of everything are in a class by themselves when it comes to being speculative and defying testability. Of course I'm far more interested in what science thinks about cosmology than what the bible has to say, but what science can offer in this realm is very thin broth. A caution against too much swagger regarding the beginnings of everything is particularly warranted.
