Atheistic Evolution/Big Bang Theory

I live in Detroit. I know what a Bang is.

Strange listing. One does not exclude the other. . .believing in the BB does not require atheism and vice-versa. . .an all-knowing, all-powerful deity could set the universe in motion any way he/she/non-gender creature sees fit. . . The Big Bang was named by (some goofy dude) who tried to scorn the theory with this insult. . .but the boomerang has come back. After being the hot then cold flavor of the month- the theory is getting some real muscle due to the advent of powerful telescopes the last 15-20 years. The theory holds until we have more information to refute or challenge it- it explains much but not everything. Despite its weaknesses (and there are a few) it's a strong one gaining momentum. More wonderful discoveries lie ahead of us if the species can survive long enough. .

While endlessly debateable and capable of inspiring incredible passion in the debate participants, the question of how it all started rates up there with who was the best James Bond, or whether Samantha Stevens or Genie was hotter in terms of real world importance. The answer, of course, is Genie.

I'm not sure I like the tone of this list, and this item specifically. I'm giving this item three stars because the Big Bang Theory is a sound theory, and one that I subscribe to. But thinking that the Big Bang Theory may in fact be correct in no way whatsoever implies that one is an atheist, and I am certainly not an atheist. the Big Bang Theory and Christianity are in no way mutually exclusive. Unless one has an extremely literal interpretation of the Bible (For those who do, I challenge you to explain why Genesis has two separate creation stories, they can't both be 100% correct. In the "Creation Week" one, God creates animals and then man, but in the "Adam and Eve" one, he creates man and then animals.) Further, did you know that the Big Bang Theory was originally proposed by Georges Lemaître, a Catholic Priest as well as a physics professor? Maybe you'll say, yes, but there's no way the Church agreed with him. Well you'd be wrong again. He was a member of the Pontifical Academy ... Read more

The big bang theory refers to a singularity at the "start" of time when the Universe expanded into existence and has continued to expand ever since. There is evidence that the Universes' expansion has slowed since the big bang however what we don't know is whether it will just come to a halt or "snap back" - this leads us onto a slightly revised version of the big bang theory which treats the Universes existence as cyclic. What this means is that in theory there have been many big bangs and "big crunches". Although there is strong evidence to support the big bang theory there are still holes in the theory which stop it from being accepted by all academics. This has spurred offshoots of the theory such as Chaotic Inflation theory which looks as the possibility of our universe being one in a multiverse. There are many other variations on this theory which each try and solve a different problem raised by the expansionist theory (big bang theory). I think I'll leave it there, but suffice... Read more

Actually, that dot would be about the size of a galaxy (pick one) if you applied it to the initial energy that caused inflation. Think subatomic. As to whether the universe is in/finite, that depends on how much credence you give to quantum physics, string theory/M-theory and multiverse (levels 1 through 4). Read it, then grab a bottle of Jack and worry about more important matters like why the Red Sox don't trade Matsuzaka for a "Change We Can Believe In" button. There's a current theory that at the instant of the explosion, all 4 forces of nature were combined and inflation actually increased faster than the speed of light, a no-no according to Einstein. Physics as we know it did not apply. When the "universe" started to cool milliseconds later, they split apart. There is some concensus that the universe is expanding and will continue to do so until all matter is split apart down to to subatomic level. In fact, it appears it's actually speeding up at a faster rate. As to the curre... Read more

I love the kind of mind that dismisses this as garbage, but blindly embraces the most exotic fantasies as "fact." In point of fact, the so-called Big Bang theory is just one of several scientific theories for the universe. These various theories are the subject of academic debate, and are subject to peer review and critical thought. Which is more than you can say for most of the theological "facts" some espouse.

I saw some fun artistic fodder on the subject. It was a firecracker labeled "big bang" with a hand, presumably the hand of God, extending His finger toward the fuse.

All the time and expense poured into Hubble may well have been worth it. The pictures that have come back from the deepest parts of our universe have shown us much about it. The universe is no longer considered infinite. ( . ) That dot above on the screen was the size of the universe 15 billion years ago. And it stayed at that size for about a fraction of a second. And then it exploded, everywhere. And it continues to expand. What exisisted prior to this event is completely unknown and is a matter of pure speculation. Though some of your more popular Eastern religions have their own opinions on the matter. ( And are well worth looking into because they are really quite fascinating) Anyway, since the big bang, the universe has been continuously expanding and, distance between clusters of galaxies has gotten greater. This known as the red shift. As light from distant galaxies a... Read more

First like an atomic structure, then "BIG BANG!", then comes the wavey-splash side-ways expansion in a rippled effect. Still this theory expansion is growing larger, larger, and larger.