Do you believe in the big bang theory?

Question

II personally can not believe in it because there are really some things which do not make sense.
I think it is time to find a new theory for that.
Anybody else?

Answer 1

It is easy to say that God snipped with a finger and bang everything was there.
Also it is easy for yourself to believe what many scientist think is the only plausible way how it all started.
But you are right Nevian.
It is always good to be open-minded and realistic.
Don’t just believe something because there are plenty out there who say it is right.
It could have been started all much different.
There are things in the universe we don’t even think that it could be possible.
There are Star systems which are drifting apart and colliding with other systems.
Also there are Star Systems which a falling into themselves.
It looks like Dark Matter holds everything somehow together.
Now if a Star system is imploding that could cause a crack in the Dark Matter.
This crack could release a huge amount of energy like a Volcano.
And than it will erupt some day and a new star system will be born.
But it could be also the opposite. A crack in dark matter might cause a black hole.
And this black whole might be the gate into another universe.
How it all started is very difficult to explain.
It could have been like the scientist say.
It could have been that God just created everything.
But off course it could have been also much more complicated.
The thing is that we actually a live in a sphere. Like a big Bubble.
Now what created this bubble to provide the condition to hold a whole universe in it?
We think we see another galaxy but what is if this galaxy is actually in another bubble.
That would mean that could be another universe.
Bubbles which are floating around.
Some crash into each other and than bounce away again.
And if a bubble burst than it could release such a massive force to create another universe.
We are a part of this universe.
That means the answer must be in us.
Everything in this universe is connected through a formula.
That means we do play somehow an important part in it.
You could start to find an answer here in yahoo answers.
For Example ask a specific question.
Out of the answers to your question pick only the most sensible ones and formulate another question out of these answers.
Many sensible minds together will properly come to a final possible answer.

Answer 2

Theories are not made for "believing in".

Theories are made by considering all the evidence and formulating the best explanation that takes into account all of the evidence.

The available evidence is that the universe is expanding. Knowing that it is expanding you can figure out when it must have been all together at one point. Current theory says that was the case about 15 billion years ago - the big bang.

As new evidence is collected, then old theories will be modified or new theories proposed.

It doesn't do much good just to bounce up and down saying, "I want a new theory." Become an astronomer and help collect the evidence.

Answer 3

The Big Bang isn't something to believe in. Its a scientific theory.

If you want to set up another theory you have to think it out and work out the maths. Then you have to make some predictions, and then it will be tested to see if your predictions are correct. If they are correct, it won't prove your theory is right, but if they don't pan out you will have to go back to the drawing board.

The Big Bang theory had to go through all that. It explains the Red Shift, and the main prediction that tested it was the existence of microwaves in space. So far it hasn't been disproved, but that doesn't mean we have to believe it. It is just the best explanation scientists have come up with so far.

If you can produce a better theory, good luck to you. I will be the first to cheer you on. You should have told us what your problems were with the BB theory though. That would make it more interesting.

Answer 4

The big bang is supported by lots of scientific evidence, such as the movement of galaxies, stars and planets and red light shift. Although I am atheist and I do not believe that God created the universe, the big bang isn't really incompatible with creationism. If you're naïve enough to believe in a deity then it can't be too difficult to believe that he may have been behind the big bang. A few years ago I asked my physics teacher if it would be possible to see the big bang happening from the edge of the universe, as light travels and it would be there. He said you would see WHEN it was happening, but you wouldn't be able to see it happen because there were no atoms at the time; protons, electrons and neutrons were just flying around alone, so you wouldn't be able to see them.

There's also the theory of the big crunch, which is where the universe stops exploding and starts imploding until it reaches one point, as it began. Many scientists believe this is quite likely due to the mass of the universe, but none of us will be alive if and when it does happen, obviously lol.

My theory is there there's a continuing cycle of explosion and implosion, and that its existence is infinite. If you ask a Christian where their god came from, their reply is that his existence is infinite. We know for certain that the universe exists because, hello, you're in it! There is not, however, a single shred of scientific evidence that god exists. We may as well invest our beliefs of infinity into something that we know exists, as this makes more sense than believing in something that we do not know exists.

Answer 5

The Big Bang theory seems the only rational theory to believe in right now and every practical and theoretical observation points to the Big Bang theory being right. The only question left is that whether there is a never ending cycle of big bangs and consequential deaths for universes and the existence of a 'multiverse'. Feel free to ask your questions on astronomy and space on astrowhiz at Yahoo Groups! Add to the discussion!

Answer 6

as i understand it the big bang theory came into being from many observations of the behaviour of the universe ie red shift, nucleosynthesis and background radiation that suggested a time where all was created from a singularity of immense energy.
As a working theory it will constantly need modified and tested as new evidence from ongoiong research adds to scientific understanding. Who knows. Its a big theory that has the truth of the matter in there somewhere, but like all scientific endeavours will take many more minds to iron out the glitches.
I am not religious and dont believe the bible is a literal history, but more of a record of human inspiration and wisdom. But let there be light seems to make sense as the elements have been shown to be created one from another with the emission of heat and light. As time passes i think that religious and scientific thinking will merge. And from this completely different perspective perhaps the true origin of the universe will emerge.

I liken the big bang/big crunch cycle as the heartbeat of God.

Answer 7

I do not 'believe' in anything, but until something better comes along, the evidence that pointed to it being correct is the best explanation that makes sense.
Just calling for a new theory, just doesn't cut it, as there has to be some evidence that would be an underpinning to support a different idea.
This here is the equivalent of saying I am getting tired using only gasoline in my car, so I'll make a change. The question then becomes, TO WHAT?
Well, we always have water. Hmmm, for my part I think I'll stick with the gas... it's worked OK so far.

Answer 8

Dear Nevian,
The Big bang theory is very convincing if one looks at the observations/evidence. Minute after minuite, year afteryear, scientists acknowledge that our universe is expanding. If we were to turn back time, as the postulation goes, the universe would have originated from some gigantic explosion, whose effects are still seen today (the motions of the galaxies and stars). If one looks at the koran, the Islamic equivalent of the Bible, there are mentions towards the big bang. Imagine that, people knowing about this 1400-1500 years ago.

Answer 9

You are misusing the word "believe". Scientists don't believe. They either think there is enough evidence to support the idea or not. Belief is not involved.

So far all of the evidence supports the idea that there was a big bang and refutes the alternative idea of a steady state universe, as advocated by Fred Hoyle.

You are certainly welcome to try to refute the big bang idea but you will need to show good evidence for something different. You can start by telling us exactly what doesn't make sense to you.

Just believing, for example, that God made the universe 6,000 years ago, which a fundamentalist might suggest, is just silly.

Answer 10

I am sceptical about it

Througout history, astronomers and physicists have overestimated our place in the Universe. I think there was a big bang. but it was only responsible for creating the environment for our local cluster of Galaxies to develop. The Universe is constant. Everything appears to be traveling away from each other because of gravitational lensing. A large percentage of the universe as we know it is made up of this 'dark matter' I think this is the medium between these big bang made bubbles (that contain the galaxies) and it's mass bends light and gives the appearance of red shift.

Sir Patrick Moore says it best...' frankly, we just don't know'.