John Q. Element.
2006-10-10 00:28:04
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answer #1
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answered by dr schmitty 7
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There were no elements in the beginning. At the time of the big bang, there was just energy. All matter is made out of that energy. It wasn't until the universe expanded enough that the average temperature was low enough for elements to form. The first element to form was hydrogen, because it is the simplest. The hydrogen's gravity pulled it together in lumps. That caused it to heat up enough for fusion reactions to take place. It was those fusion reactions that created the heavier elements.
As far as something coming from nothing, physicists are now leaning the other way. Evidence has shown that as long as the net energy is zero, it is possible for something to come from nothing, such as Hawking radiation or virtual particles.
That said, we don't know where the energy for the big bang came from because we know nothing about what was outside of this universe that would have made it possible for this universe to happen, if there was anything outside of it. We don't even know what the laws of physics would be for that external universe, if there was one. To that question, we still just don't know.
2006-10-10 00:27:15
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answer #2
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answered by nondescript 7
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The ultimate answer is: No-one knows. We can be fairly confident that the 'big bang' model correctly characterises the nature of the universe back to when it was a tiny fraction of a second old (the 'Planck time'), because of several independent and mutually supporting types of evidence, and it's easy enough to explain the appearance of atoms and molecules in the course of thousands and millions of years from then, but as to what happened *before* this, no-one knows . There are plenty of ideas (look up the latest work on quantum cosmology) but so far they are just that - Ideas.
The only thing we can say for sure is that the idea of an intelligent creator is just human fantasy, since it's a logical impossibility.
2006-10-10 00:40:43
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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good question.
scientists rush to claim that there werent any elements to begin with, then there was a big bang and everything suddenly appeared.
but im guessing from your question that you have a slight problem with that theory, as do i! how can such an explosion happen when there is nothing to physically explode, or to cause such an explosion!
therefore there must be some 'power' that created them - and that points to God. Now this does not prove either way that God is still alive/at work today (although as a Christian I firmly believe He is), but its the only explanation.
And by the way I am also a scientist, just before anyone criticises me for lack of scientific knowledge :)
2006-10-10 01:29:48
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answer #4
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answered by clairelouise 4
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Professor Armstrong works at NASA, otherwise known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, where he is a well-known scientist. He was asked a number of questions about Qur'anic verses dealing with the expertise in Astronomy. When asked about Iron and how it was formed. He explained how all the elements on Earth were formed. He stated that the scientists have only recently come to discover relevant facts about the Iron formation process. He said that the energy of the early solar system was not sufficient enough to produce elemental iron.
In calculating the energy required to form one atom of iron, it was found to be about four times as much as the energy of the entire solar system. In other words, the entire energy of the earth or the moon or the planet Mars or any other planet is not sufficient to form one new atom of iron, even the energy of the entire solar system is not sufficient for that. That is why Professor Armstrong said that the scientists believe that iron is an extraterrestrial that was sent to earth and not formed therein. As mentioned in the Qur'anic verse:
"And we sent down Iron, in which is Great might, as well as many benefits for mankind." The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 57, Verse 25.
Note "sent down".
2006-10-10 00:33:42
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answer #5
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answered by mutmainnah 3
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Nobody. It is called miraculous spontaneous generation. Puff....out of nothing....there they were.
Why has there to be someone or something creating something else? And who created the creator, of the creator, of the creator?
And who told you that the Universe has to follow human logic? And when all humans die,will there be anybody left to perceive the universe as we do, or will the concept of universe will die with the last human? And maybe the whole universe is just the aberrant perception of the unusual senses of humans and really does not exist.
2006-10-10 00:53:22
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answered by willgvaa 3
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a lot of it was cooked up in stars by nuclear fusion
as for how what was there originally got to be made into stars, the energy released in the big bang condensed into mostly hydrogen with some helium and trace amounts of the others
2006-10-10 01:53:40
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answer #7
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answered by mesun1408 6
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Created from 'nothing' by 'The Creator'. And all this physical world/universe shall be rolled up. Nothing shall be left existing. Then, The Spreme Lord may begin creating another world, another Universe. That is the Divine Evolution.
2006-10-10 00:32:18
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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I don't know, but if someone created it, who created that someone? And who created the one who created that someone and so forth?
This is something that I think will always be beyond our understanding. We can only guess, try to understand it and believe something, but we'll never KNOW for sure.
2006-10-10 00:34:13
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answer #9
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answered by undir 7
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It might have been created by a God-so what? It doesn't make the biblical fable of creation any more true or evolution any less true.
2006-10-10 00:29:34
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answer #10
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answered by Anonymous
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