How did the universe begin?

Fluff

In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth. Genesis 1:1 It was the Big Bang theory God spoke and Bang it Happened. Apr 06 02, 3:06 AM

mk2norwich

Depends on what one chooses to believe in. Either it was a huge cosmic explosion, after which different combinations of various gases developed by pure chance into this universe of ours, or something (or someone) else had its (His) hand in it. It is the eternal mystery that nobody has the 'correct' answer for. In school, I was taught the Big Bang theory, but I am becoming more and more convinced that everything which exists lies in the hands of a Creator. I struggle with the idea that this universe, and indeed this very planet on which we live was the result of pure coincidence. I know these views are not popular, but I am sure that others would think the same. Apr 06 02, 10:42 AM

Siskin

Fluff is right - God spoke creation into being. Too wonderful to understand!! Apr 06 02, 12:05 PM

Gnomon

I'll settle for the Big Bang, in which the Universe just started. No need to bring any imaginary supernatural being into it, the Universe is wonderful enough without making up gods. Apr 06 02, 10:52 PM

cocomojoe

Why do we presuppose the universe had a beginning? Why is it more logical to believe God sat for eternity then created a finite universe only to sit for an eternity after that? Or why is it easier to believe that an atom existed for eternity then exploded to create a finite universe only to exist as nothing for an eternity after that? Would it not be easier to believe the universe was always here and has evolved and changed for eternity to sustain various forms of matters and energies? It is more logical than the universe existing for two seperate infinities split in half by a finite. Apr 07 02, 5:31 AM

Eve

When I go to an art gallery and admire the paintings, I sometime wonder how they got there. I have two choices. The first and most logical is that somebody painstakingly created those pictures, spending time mixing colours and paint to create the right effect. The second choice is that those works of art were the result of an explosion in a paint factory. Just in case I am in any doubt and even though I can't see the artist, to encourage me to believe that somebody painted that picture he or she may have signed their name in the bottom right hand corner. The signature may be small and difficult to read after some years. However, I still may not be convinced. Even though I sincerely believe those pictures got there by some catastrophe in a paint factory (and to be honest some modern paintings really make you think like that!) makes no difference to the fact that they did have a creator. I would be sincerely wrong. I believe that if there is a God that he would tell us that he created the universe (put his signature on it, so to speak). And of course he has in Genesis, Chapter 1 verse 1, the very first words in the Bible are: 'In the beginning, when God created the universe...' I see order and beauty in the universe. I am no scientist, yet scientists tell us that something cannot be created out of nothing, but they expect us to believe the universe just happened (matter created out of nothing, with no supernatural creator). I find that extremely difficult. I think the big question is not 'how did the universe begin?' but 'WHY was the universe created?'. Dec 21 02, 6:18 PM

greencavalier

Eve, I like the explosion in a paint factory analogy! It is clear to us, who know about paints and brushes and canvas, that an explosion in a paint factory is not the most likely way those pictures got there. But when faced with something you don't understand, that no one can explain, to say 'a supreme being made it be like that' is just a cop-out. Like mk2norwich I struggle with the idea that this universe, and planet are the result of pure coincidence. But I struggle much more with the idea of a being existing who made them. We used not to understand thunder and lightning, or seasons, or why the sun comes up every day - so theories were deveoped. And guess what, if you pray to god for the sun to come up every day, then it does! Now I am convinced that we don't need to pray to the sun for it to rise every day, and I am convinced that as long as we manage not to wipe out the human race we will come to understand more and more of how the universe works, and how (if) it began. That is my faith. Dec 25 02, 5:54 PM

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