Hubble's discovery that the universe was expanding led to the emergence of a model that needed no fiddling around with to make the equations work right (Einstein's "cosmological constant" ). If the universe was getting bigger as time advanced, going back in time meant that it was getting smaller; and if one went back far enough, everything would shrink and converge at a single point. The conclusion to be derived from this model was that at some time, all the matter in the universe was compacted in a single point-mass that had "zero volume" because of its immense gravitational force. Our universe came into being as the result of the explosion of this point-mass that had zero volume. This explosion has come to be called the "the Big Bang" and its existence has repeatedly been confirmed by observational evidence.
2006-07-26 09:58:46 · 11 answers · asked by Biomimetik 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There was another truth that the Big Bang pointed to. To say that something has zero volume is tantamount to saying that it is "nothing". The whole universe was created from this "nothing". And furthermore this universe had a beginning, contrary to the view of materialism, which holds that "the universe has existed for eternity".
2006-07-26 09:58:58 · update #1
no, but this will all end on judgment day, God says,
{The Day that We roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books (completed ),- even as We produced the first creation, so shall We produce a new one : a promise We have undertaken :truly shall We fulfill it } 21:104
2006-07-26 17:41:24 · answer #1 · answered by lily 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not everyone agrees with that theory, so don't assume it is fact.
There are some that argue the "Big Bang" didn't some from a single point, but essentially a mass that expanded. I cannot remember if the CMB (cosmic microwave background radiation) disproves the Big Bang coming from one point.
Others estimate that the universe cycles expansions and contractions, making for multitudes of Big Bangs.
Point being, is that humans know very little about the universe. Even if some of the current theories 'were' accurate, little is explained.
I think the concept of eternity and infinity are intertwined.
2006-07-26 17:04:01 · answer #2 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is much of a scientific basis for believing other than what you have described. The universe seems to have arisen from an infinitesimal point, and science is unable to describe anything that happened before that time, just as it is unable to describe anything that occurs outside of the bounds of our current universe.
It does bear mention, however, that current prevaling thought is that the universe will experience a 'heat death' (also from Hubble measurements) and will continue to expand indefinitely - all free energy will eventually be consumed and the average energy density of the universe will be for all practical purposes zero. Forever.
So even if it's not eternal in the past, it does seem to be eternal in the future.
2006-07-26 17:09:02 · answer #3 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since God created the world and universe as a working model, how can you be sure that it was ever a small mass or that it existed forever. When the world was created, it was created as a working model, or we would say It had age. Adam was created as a adult human being, with some age.. There is no way to prove the big bang theory, or can we prove the God story. None of us were there.
2006-07-26 17:10:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a limit to going back in time. You are assuming that you can go all the way back to when everything was confined to a single point. That can not be charted, only extrapolated. That means we can not know beyond that which can be measured (or demonstrated). Big bang is at odds with law. We are stuck my friend. We can go forward as time allows, but backwards-we are on a short leash.
2006-07-26 17:09:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it were possible to travel backward in time to the big bang, you could never actually reach the beginning from any actual vantage point.
The universe only appears finite if you extrapolate backward using linear time. But that isn't actually valid, as it presumes the existence of an absolute vantage point, which doesn't exist.
2006-07-26 17:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could you cite some sources saying 'this explosion has come to be called the 'Big Bang' and its existence has repeatedly been confirmed by observational evidence'. k thx :)
2006-07-26 17:03:47 · answer #7 · answered by Nikki 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And hence, what created the first piece of matter... lets all take a guess?
2006-07-26 17:02:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"To say that something has zero volume is tantamount to saying that it is "nothing"."
Absolutely, mind-bogglingly wrong.
2006-07-26 17:16:55 · answer #9 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should go to a science "room" for this one..try physics.
2006-07-26 17:01:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋