why do athiests believe in the big bang?

Question

big bang: where there was nothing. then something appeared. it blew up. everything came out.

how silly is that?

Answer 1

How can we be sure that the universe was moving at a constant rate throughout time?
We are inside the box.
How can the rat define his origin while trapped in a maze?
This is the problem with the big bang.
We don't know if things were constant back then.
We are the rats trying to comprehend the incomprehensible.
God Bless

Answer 2

Do you understand Einstein's special theory of relativity (E = mc^2)? Special relativity is an absolute prerequisite for understanding the physics of the Big Bang and how matter was created by energy. There's nothing silly about any of it and it all rests on a solid foundation of irrefutable mathematics. Current string theory tells us that the Big Bang was most likely caused by the collision of two M-branes. Stephen Hawking proved mathematically that time actual began at the moment of the Big Bang. The Big Bang is also supported by tangible physical evidence, a background of microwave radiation, measured and mapped, that is a remnant of the original blast. Hubble's Law is not precisely consistent with the on-going expansion of the universe as predicted by the Big Bang, an anomaly which led to the dark matter hypothesis. In short, there's abundant physical evidence which suggests that the universe began with a Big Bang.

There is, however, not one shred of tangible evidence that supports the idea that the universe was created by a super-natural intelligence. Even worse, if one assumes that God did create the universe, then who created God? ...and who created God's creator? ...and who created God's creator's creator, et cetera?...and yet you still insist that your imaginary God did it. Now, THAT'S silly!!

Answer 3

In physical cosmology, the term Big Bang has two related meanings. It is a cosmological model in which the universe has been expanding for around 13.7 billion years (13.7 Ga), starting from a tremendously dense and hot state. The term is also used in a narrower sense to describe the fundamental 'fireball' that erupted at or close to time t=0 in the history of the universe.

Observational evidence for the Big Bang includes the analysis of the spectrum of light from galaxies, which reveal a shift towards longer wavelengths proportional to each galaxy's distance in a relationship described by Hubble's law. Combined with the assumption that observers located anywhere in the universe would make similar observations (the Copernican principle), this suggests that space itself is expanding. Extrapolation of this expansion back in time yields a state in the distant past in which the universe was in a state of immense density and temperature. This hot, dense state is the key premise of the Big Bang.

Answer 4

Oh, wow.

1. That's not what the Big Bang theory says. Stop talking.
2. Our universe was most likely created by the collision of two m-branes. I recommend some entry-level string theory stuff, for your educational pleasure.

Anyways, I will admit that the beginning of the universe is a mystery to me. However, that's no reason to invent a god to explain something I don't understand. That's called the "god of the gaps" fallacy.
3. It's not silly at all. You're the silly one, if anything.

Answer 5

Dear God, this is pathetic. the big bang is a theory and its name even states that. THE BIG BANG THEORY! Duh, its a theory. It is something that scientists made up because they wanted to find a scientific way to show how the universe came into being. Unfortunately for their cause, THEY WERE NOT THERE! they cannot prove that the big bang happened, neither can christians prove that God created the earth in seven days. But it is more logical to believe that a God created the earth and universe, then to believe that it just happened by chance. But yeah, not all atheists believe in the big bang so that is just someone generalizeing about a certain religion where the followers belive that there is no religon, which is their religon.

Answer 6

You're so right. It's much less silly to believe in an eternal being who one day decided to created an enormous universe that appears to have undergone a Big Bang, just to fool some flawed, sinful people he created on one little world in a backwater corner of a nondescript galaxy.

Answer 7

Evidence supports the theory of the Big Bang.

However, I think your issue with it really comes from not understanding it. This is evident from your mis-statement of what the theory is.

The theory says nothing about what came before the Big Bang. It doesn't say whether there is a larger mega-universe that this one happened in or whether there was nothing before. It could even be something we haven't thought of. It really only addressed what happened afterwards, which is supported by too much evidence to list here.

The reason it doesn't address what happened before (if you can even use the word "before") is because scientists don't like to make claims without evidence, unlike religious people who like to push their "God of the gaps".

Answer 8

Please educate yourself.

It is observable that planetary systems, galaxies, and the like are all moving away from roughly the same point. It can be shown that something occured. They called it the big bang because that was the name that described it best. It is observable and really not up for debate on whether it's true because it flat out is true.

Answer 9

It is only silly to you because you have no idea what it is. That's like saying "A box with moving pictures on it? How silly is that!" when talking about a television. Get a clue, then ridicule.

Answer 10

The Big Bang didn't create matter- all the matter in the universe right now was already there. It just started it in motion.