occam's razor states that the simplest explanation tends to be the correct explanation. in the case of big bang cosmology, which is the simpler explanation, that our universe is a by-product of another dying universe (a multiverse) or that an eternal entity, a first cause, created it?
2006-06-28 08:35:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well, what are the possibilities?
1.The universe has always been there (eternal).
2.The universe and everything in it with utter order and complexity created itself.
3.The universe and everything in it with utter order and complexity was engineered by an infinite (eternal) uncaused first cause.
1. We know from scientific observation that the universe could not have always existed since it is an expanding universe. (i.e. it has a beginning).
2. That the universe created itself by a massive explosion or other means is illogical and impossible. How can something that doesn't exist begin/create itself. "Nothing comes from nothing, nothing ever could." In order for this to be, you'd have to accept that something has to be before it is. (the law of non-contradiction).
3. The only logical and plausible explaination is that an uncaused first cause made it all. This by no means contradicts any law or rule since in order for something to be something had to be before it and go down all the way to the first (eternal) source of it all.
If someone suggested that out of a pile of wood and some scrap pieces of metal, after lots of rain, weather phenomena, and other events a table came to be perfectly balanced, flat and smooth on top, with decorations that hint at an incredibly skilled craftsman/carpenter with screws holding everything in place, this all and even less would be a really tough sale.
So ask yourself: "What is easier to make? a table with the above description, or a honey bee? A computer, or a Sun that has the perfect size, distance from Earth, and other properties enabling life on this planet?
THINK...
2006-06-28 11:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by Javier T 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What came prior to the Big Bang is completely unknown while creation by an eternal entity defies rationality altogether....therefore, the answer is "a by-product of another dying universe." I selected this as the simplest explanation, only because the big bang has an observable beginning (see first answer above).
In other words, we can observe and record the existence of the big bang, we've never been able to observe or record the existence of an eternal entity.
2006-06-28 19:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the most persistently asked questions has been: How was the universe created? Many once believed that the universe had no beginning or end and was truly infinite. Through the inception of the Big Bang theory, however,no longer could the universe be considered infinite. The universe was forced to take on the properties of a finite phenomenon, possessing a history and a beginning.
About 15 billion years ago a tremendous explosion started the expansion of the universe. This explosion is known as the Big Bang. At the point of this event all of the matter and energy of space was contained at one point. What exisisted prior to this event is completely unknown and is a matter of pure speculation. This occurance was not a conventional explosion but rather an event filling all of space with all of the particles of the embryonic universe rushing away from each other. The Big Bang actually consisted of an explosion of space within itself unlike an explosion of a bomb were fragments are thrown outward. The galaxies were not all clumped together, but rather the Big Bang lay the foundations for the universe.
The origin of the Big Bang theory can be credited to Edwin Hubble. Hubble made the observation that the universe is continuously expanding. He discovered that a galaxys velocity is proportional to its distance. Galaxies that are twice as far from us move twice as fast. Another consequence is that the universe is expanding in every direction. This observation means that it has taken every galaxy the same amount of time to move from a common starting position to its current position. Just as the Big Bang provided for the foundation of the universe, Hubbles observations provided for the foundation of the Big Bang theory.
Since the Big Bang, the universe has been continuously expanding and, thus, there has been more and more distance between clusters of galaxies. This phenomenon of galaxies moving farther away from each other is known as the red shift. As light from distant galaxies approach earth there is an increase of space between earth and the galaxy, which leads to wavelengths being stretched.
2006-06-28 15:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by The best 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simpler explanation is that the universe has always existed, it just cycles from big bang to big crunch. This explanation does not need an additional entity, only existing laws.
2006-06-28 23:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by candy2mercy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither of them are simple. For eg:
1. how do u explain the existence of multiverse(and when we can't really think of where one universe ends.. how can we think of multiverse)
2. what is that eternal entity? Where did it get the power to create this universe?
2006-06-28 15:51:52 · answer #5 · answered by masku darling 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think every thing wanted to exist, so it exist, this is the simplest answer, so its the correct answer
2006-06-28 15:52:00 · answer #6 · answered by Derrick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋