Atheists: What other Theories are there besides the big bang?

Question

Besides that claiming that the universe is everlasting, How did the Universe come to be?and which do you believe in?

Everlasting = Has existed since ...well...forever.

I'm an arab, so exceooz mai langwedj.

Answer 1

Fred Hoyle proposed the "steady state" theory (universe has always existed, more or less) in the 1950s (if i remember). It has been pretty much discredited. A few adherents remain however.

Answer 2

I don't see the universe as existing at all. At least not in the way that we think that it does.

This is more easily understandable if one considers the actual scale of the components of an atom. If one takes into account the fact that the neutrons, protons and electrons of an atom actually have huge spaces between them it becomes clear that the atoms that make up seemingly solid objects are made up of 99+ percent empty space.

This alone does not seem too important till you add the idea that the atoms that make up seemingly solid objects are more of a loose conglomeration that share a similar attraction but never really touch each other.

At first glance this does not really seem relevant, but closer analysis reveals that this adds a tremendous amount of empty space to solid objects that are already made up of atoms that are 99 percent space. When so-called solid objects are seen in this light it becomes apparent that they can in no way be the seemingly solid objects they appear to be.

We ourselves are not exceptions to this phenomenon.

These seemingly solid objects are more like ghostly images that we interpret as solid objects based on our perceptual conclusions.

From this we must conclude that Perception is some sort of a trick that helps us to take these ghostly images and turn them into a world we can associate and interact with. This clever device seems to be a creation of our intellect that enables us to interact with each other in what appears to be a three dimensional reality.

I hope that helps to answered your question.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 3

"claiming that the universe is everlasting"???

what a strange statement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_fate_of_the_universe

edit: I wasn't talking about your language (which is fine) but about the 'everlasting universe' idea, it is very strange. Brendan handled that well (the answer below mine)

I don't know of any rival system of thought that has been accepted as a scientific theory.

Answer 4

I cannot match the thousands of theories that hundreds of religions have. no one claimes that the universe is everlasting.
maybe God blasted christ out of the kitchen when cooking apple pie.

Answer 5

Atheists....well..evolutionists.....( not necessarily one and the same) are afraid of all other threories. That's why they fight to have them barred from classes.