A question for Atheists?

Question

What is your belief on how existence came to be?

For those of you who said the Big Bang Theory, then where did that matter come from, out of nowhere?

Answer 1

current hypothesis is Big Bang.
This can change, because (unlike religion) science does not claim to have absolute knowledge.

Science is logical reasoning about observable and measurable facts. If new facts appear, or old facts turn out to be wrong, or there is a problem with reasoning, the current view might change or get expanded.

So science keeps developing a more accurate picture of the world, and keeps improving lifes of people.
While you are like pharisees, who think they achieved all they need, and do not care about anything else.

Answer 2

While I know that this question was posed to atheists I had to add more to the question...since no one seems to be able to, scientifically, show basis for their answer. Why can't science admit that there's no known answer for our existence? The problem with "science" is that it is a practice that seeks to solve mysteries. Some solve the mysteries of sickness, of engineering, and the like. They find ways to make life better for all of us.

But amidst that belief, science seems to always want to know how everything WORKS and that is the problem I have with it on many levels. Some things just CAN'T be explained, and I'm all right with that.

Science seeks to unravel the mysteries to everything, when just letting things BE is sufficient enough. Science seeks to create and manipulate life for its own glory. Exalting itself before The Creator.

Is God "God"...or is God an entity like "Q" or any number of omnipotent beings from Star Trek or science fiction? People can "get with" something like that as an agnostic, but can't believe in God? I don't understand.

So, science hangs its hat on a Big Bang that they can't prove but HAS to have the answers shown to them to take something out of the theory column and put it into the theorem list. How dare us!

Answer 3

I have a video tape of it somewhere. Let me find it and I'll get back to you on that asap :)

Ok, my honest answer is I don't know. I wasn't there. But I will accept any scientific theory as interesting and worthwhile of rational consideration over a simple "God did it."

I am no scientist, and I will not pretend to be one. Here are some links from people who know what they are talking about, if you are interested
The Big Bang and other things http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/library/poster/poster.html
Life on Earth http://www.resa.net/nasa/origins_life.htm


edit: I found something for you.. the Big Bang and where matter came from
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=631
http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/bigbang.htm

Answer 4

Big Bang. How do you think God did it? oh wait that's totally beyond our comprehension. Maybe he made something explode? Seriously, think of the universe as a ripple on a lake (which it is, constantly expanding outward). Why would God poof it into existence in the middle of its expansion when he has the power to poof it at the beginning? Do you doubt the power of your Almighty God?

It's actually a really interesting field, look up m-branes, multiverse, dark matter etc sometime.

Answer 5

Currently Big Bang THEORY, it is not fact but it is a well thought out theory, way better than creationism. The science and research will eventually lead to how life came to be.

Answer 6

I just admit that I don't know. I don't think any of us can know the answer to that for certain. I mean, the Big Bang seems pretty outrageous to me - "and then nothing became something," what a load of crap - but so does the idea that some magical being in the sky created us all.

And I mean, if God did create us, what created God? If Christians and other religious groups can believe in some infinite being, why can't we atheists believe in an infinite universe? I don't really see that much of a difference.

Answer 7

A question for a philosophical debate...but can we define existence barely on mental perception...of what we perceive with our mind, or is it that existence is an ilusion of the mind...as the eastern philosophy states. Should we see existence barely as a materialistic manifestation of a thought or an abstract thought...Should we decide to exists or should we not...To Be or Not to Be as Sheakespeare puts it...Or is it that existence is beyond mind comprehension...Or we exist because we think...(Descartes).... I believe existence is derived from consciouness of being...apart from the source. When we experience unity there is no consciousness of existence...there is awareness of all...without separation.

Answer 8

Existence of the universe? Don't know. Probably the Big Bang, as that seems to have the most evidence supporting it.
Existence of our species? We evolved.
Existence of me? My parents made me in the usual way.

Answer 9

why dont all of you stop questioning existence and Believe in God, you will never know the answer to this question, Their is no doubt in my mind the God exists, because he has done miraculous things in my life, give him a chance and he will in yours too!!! Besides, what do you have to loose, if He does exist you will spend eternity in Heaven and if he does not, then you havent lost one single thing, if He does exist, then you will gain your reward in the afterlife. I you EXCEPT Christ Jesus into your life, He will change your life, he did mine!

Answer 10

Existence of what? Our planet? Life on earth? Our solar system? This galaxy? The entire universe? You need to be more specific.