How could the Big Bang occur when such a massively dense collection of material would have inescapable gravity

Answer 1

First of all there was NO material at the instant of the Big Bang, only spacetime and energy. The first low-mass atomic nuclei didn't form until about 3 minutes after the Big Bang event. Prior to that the universe underwent what's commonly called 'inflation,' when it briefly expanded faster than the speed of light. Such a rapid expansion would easily counter any gravitational effects present. No, faster-than-light expansion doesn't violate relativity because it was only space that expanded, not mass.

Answer 2

If there is any answer you should listen to its this one. Before the big bang, all the matter was packed into a space about as big as a baseball. In the object, the four fundamental forces were very very briefly stable. When they left equilibrium, the big bang happened. Those forces were: Strong Nuclear, Weak Nuclear, Electro-magnetism, and Gravity. Gravity was and is the weakest. The repulsive force from the SN (repelling protons to be precise) was many times stronger than gravity. The super dense ball basically flew apart, and the expansion was aided by the destruction of 99.99% of all matter by the collision of matter and antimatter (thank God there was a little bit more matter than antimatter or we wouldn't be here) The expansion of the "fabric of the universe" is related to time and gravity and has little to do with the BB.

Answer 3

Don't even fall into the trap of speculation about what is really going on.... Many have, and hence we have religion. The truth is, that we can never know in the form we are now. The creatures we have evolved into over time scale we cannot even begin to comprehend, can barely perceive the universe in 3 dimensions, let alone the 11 that are not thought to exist. The real TRUTH, if presented to a mere human, would most likely be greeted with laughter, and total disbelief, unlike any other insane theory proposed in all of human history. So if you really want to know, look to the most unbelievable possible theory, so maybe there just might be a God.......

Answer 4

In a place beyond our knowing there was a balance of infinite mass and infinite energy.

At some point in pre-time the energy over rode the mass and time (for us) began. The Big Bang.

Now this un-balance condition could have taken an infinitely small amount of pre-time to occur or an infinitely large amount of pre-time to occur. This can't be known because it was before our universe's 'knowing".

But as some few (relative number to the universe) mortals believe, our knowing started. We can only guess at where it will all end but I think it will be around the place it began.

Answer 5

I mean damn, don't all these Big Bang guys sound like they know what they're talking about? They know all. I think I'm going to start praying to Braxton_Paul, because he has all the answers and knows the big Theory of Everything.

"First of all there was NO material at the instant of the Big Bang, only spacetime and energy."

I mean daaaaamn, he owned everybody who ever had a different theory.

Answer 6

Because of the four forces, gravity is actually the weakest one.
Look at the power released when an atom is split.

Answer 7

GOD

Gravity's Ordered to Disperse

Answer 8

This theory is just slap full of HOLES, literally. And after all, this is why it is a theory, not a law. Much is yet to be discovered, especially about black holes.

Answer 9

it had infinite energy, and so according to E=mc2, energy and mass are interchangeable. as the universe expanded, it borrowed energy to create more mass, which accounts for the massiveness of the universe

Answer 10

Same way a supernova occurs. And a black hole that emits jets.