In other words what was the catalyst reaction which initiated the chain of events that brought about the big bang?
2006-10-26 16:26:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Think of expanding and condensing systems. We like to think that the 'idea' or the 'theory' of the big bang was unique, but there is no evidence to support that. What is more likely, is that there never was a true 'beginning', like there is no beginning or end to a circle, and that the big bang represented only one time when the condensation of energy and mass exceeded a threshold and thus a 'bang' and a switch back to expansion. Interestingly, this logically argues against the 'theory' of infinity which pisses people off b/c its inconveniant.
2006-10-26 17:19:25 · answer #1 · answered by Nick l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is really a philosophy question, but here goes. There are only a limited number of possible answers.
One is that God did it (regardless of however many meta-levels of mega-universes you may wish to insert between His act and our occurrance; if there is an all powerful, all knowing God, He had His reasons and they are the only ones that count.)
[There is no point is discussing any kind of limited god or something that did not realize that what it did eventually created us. We would only have to look to some point before that god, and either there is an almighty, omniscient God or not.]
The second is that there was no reason for it to happen (which, unfortunately also means that there was no reason for anything that has happened since then to have happened.) You can understand that people who are mourning loved ones don't find this very comforting, and those who have been subjected to cruelty or injustice are not too happy with the idea that nobody is really responsible for their moral behavior, whether good or evil; because it 'just happened that way'.
The third option is "It is impossible to determine the correct answer to the question on the basis of the information that has been provided."
But surely, it must be clear that one or the other of the first two must be correct, because when you get down to it there are only a few basic alternatives for this type of question.
Do you understand this, that there are only a few basic alternatives...?
Whether there were saints or angels or any other heavenly intermediary, or whether random collisions of atoms eventually gave rise to something we mistook for conscious awareness and free will, the rest is mere details:
The universe is either meaningful, or meaningless. If the universe is meaningless, our lives cannot be meaningful. We might think so, but we could just as easily be mistaken.
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2006-10-26 16:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can only observe the effects of the big bang, some one billionth of a billionth second after the event occurred. The initial event, like people stated above is our 'frontier' of knowledge. Could it be the imbalance of matter and anti-matter? But what caused that imbalance. Maybe our universe is located on the ring finger of some giant person....just kidding.
2006-10-26 20:26:10 · answer #3 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the big bang did happen, it happened because it was supossed to happen. Everything hapens for a reason. Sometimes we are not meant to or able to have the answers we want. What does it matter at this point anyway? :) It's been about 14 Billion years... that's pretty old news if you ask me.
2006-10-26 18:51:24 · answer #4 · answered by Elliot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The big bang contradicts science and never happened. God spoke the universe into existence.
2006-10-26 19:46:11 · answer #5 · answered by aqwaters 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a different theory when it comes to the big bang: God commanded something big to happen and BANG! it happened...
otherwise I have no idea :)
2006-10-26 17:21:00 · answer #6 · answered by scarletcub11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the big bang, may not have happened, or not have happened as everyone thinks.
afterall, it is only a theory.
but anyway, even if it did, i would imagine it would be related to energy/matter expanding to surpass a previous boundary, and maybe tranversing channels, that only a theoretical physicist could attempt to explain, and appearing in a sphere where nothing previously existed.
2006-10-26 16:41:32 · answer #7 · answered by qncyguy21 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cuz after the incident with the angels in heaven (2/3rds of them rebelling agianst him and being cast down to Hell), he wanted to create a way to give new souls the choice of whether they really want to be with God in heaven or join Satan in Hell.
2006-10-26 16:31:16 · answer #8 · answered by dacoofoo247 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres a big bang at the WEBN Fireworks.
2006-10-26 16:33:44 · answer #9 · answered by wheels47012 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No one knows
2006-10-26 16:53:24 · answer #10 · answered by futureastronaut1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋