(August 29, 2013 at 7:33 pm)yoleeena Wrote: Okay, so atheists say the universe started with a Big Bang, which I don't disagree with BUT
The 'thing' that exploded or whatever to create the universe, where did that come from?
I mean, everything has to come from somewhere right? As in, you can produce something from nothing, because you had nothing to work with to start with. This is what my common says tells me anyway
So yeah, that tiny thing that exploded, it must have come from somewhere so how do atheists explain this?
All matter is energy, we know this from E=MC2.
In short the only thing you require to make mass is energy. The question, therefore is not where did all this 'stuff' or 'matter' come from but where did all the energy come from, out of which all the 'stuff' is made.
Quantum Physics theorises that all the energy in the universe (and hence all the 'stuff') totals zero. It is, in this case, not inconceivable that what we perceive as 'stuff' is in-fact a very special kind of nothing. In which case, none of the fundamental laws of physics need to change to create our universe from nothing, which in fact, they don't. So, we have a good solid basis for theorising that a universe full of 'stuff' came from nothing.
MM
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"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
