Many christians on Y!A say that atheists believe that the universe appeared out of nowhere. I don't believe we could know that the universe began or when if it did. Maybe the universe always existed. I know it seems like everything needs to have a beginning and end, but we are too small to pretend we know. Lives have endings and beginnings but the matter doesn't disappear, maybe it's eternal.
2006-11-10 11:22:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
vicsikix: Clever, but I don't expect to understand god, I would just like you to consider the possibility that he doesn't exist.
2006-11-10 11:48:10 · update #1
AG: None of your own thoughts?
2006-11-10 11:48:55 · update #2
Remmy: I believe that the universe has always existed also. I don't know about new planetary objects. I believe that maybe the "big bang" was one bang in a continuum of bangs
2006-11-10 11:55:21 · update #3
wgr88: The credentials of every "good book" should be questioned.
2006-11-10 11:57:23 · update #4
I agree, we do not have the ability to understand the universe. I also believe that the "mortal state" is the only shot we've got.
2006-11-10 12:05:59 · update #5
angeltress: I guess if you read this you would already know that I do not believe that god exists.
2006-11-10 12:07:06 · update #6
Yup, like God--eternal. More than our minds can comprehend.
2006-11-10 11:25:31 · answer #1 · answered by Red neck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure why you assume that Christians believe that the universe doesn't have a beginning and an end. "In the beginning..." seems to answer the first and "the heavens will pass a way with a fervent noise" seems to answer the ending. Eistein's theory of relativity proves that the universe had a beginning and the second law of thermodynamics tells us there will be an end. God created this universe and will bring it to end. This is all you get. ADDITION: You are right. There is more to this. Obviously, I believe as the Bible teaches that there will be a new heaven and a new earth. Paul stated that if all he had was hope in this world, he was above all men most miserable. There is more to just living and dying - there is an eternity.
2016-05-22 03:52:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it really matters. I do not believe we have the ability to understand the universe in our mortal state. We can know many things, and should do all we can to continually learn, but the limits of our abilities will prevent us from understanding the universe completely.
2006-11-10 11:31:45 · answer #3 · answered by rndyh77 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personaly think that the universe was always there, but new planetary objects and such are appearing. I also belive the universe has absolutely no ending, or begging. Our minds just don't have enough power to realize this and belive it without proof- just what I belive.
2006-11-10 11:26:25 · answer #4 · answered by Renna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The universe is God, and God is the universe...
Interesting thought....
2006-11-10 11:39:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with ^
2006-11-10 11:26:22 · answer #6 · answered by AG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋