Did God create the universe or was it a big bang?

Question

What are your views on how the universe was created? Do you believe that God created the universe or do you believe that there was a big bang?

Answer 1

Actually the "Big Bang" has been pretty much proven to have caused the universe we see today, in that the microwave radiation of the original explosion can be detected uniformly throughout the heavens.

This does not negate the fact that God created the universe, for the matter which resulted from the original ball of plasma which became the stars, galaxies and planets had to have a beginning, something which scientists are still trying to answer: Where did the original matter come from?

The paradox for scientists is that the universe is expanding so rapidly that it has overcome gravity to the point of where it will expand forever. This indicates that something (or Someone) violated the laws of physics, because physics says that expansion and gravitation should balance, meaning that the universe should someday slow down and collapse back into the original plasma ball. Yet for the universe to be expanding as it is, something (or Someone) had to add a tremendous amount of energy to the original plasma ball, forcing an explosion greater than the sum of the original energy in the plasma ball. And what puzzles scientists even more is that the universe is not only expanding, it is still accelerating in it's expansion.

Add to that, the fact that the plasma as it expanded, was evenly distributed except for tiny imperfections which created tiny gravity wells, causing matter to coalesce into the familiar galaxies and stars, and you have our present day universe.

Cosmologists and astrophysicists are reluctantly stating that for the order they see to have come from the original ultimate chaos of the "Big Bang", there had to be a designing and guiding Intelligence, for order does not come from chaos on it's own. That's like expecting a tornado to roar through a Boeing hangar and leave behind a fully-assembled and operational jetliner.

So, yes, the Big Bang did happen, and yes, God created both it, and the universe we see today.

Answer 2

Well, that's a tough one. Maybe God created the Big Bang! Or not. Who knows?

Answer 3

I would have thought this was obvious, God (Jehovah) created the universe by creating a big bang.Read Genesis, it wont tell you how he did it and why should he, its none of our business. But it will tell you that he DID and that should be enough.
We should be grateful that he created us at all. He put us here to enjoy a paradise earth, to live off the land and enjoy the fruits of our own labours and what did we do, well look at what we have done to our home the earth, but he intends to have it back the way he created it in the beginning, by getting rid of the wicked and letting those who have followed his rules, which he layed down in the Bible, live through Armageddon and enjoy the earth in its original form. When he made the universe he didn't just make it for us, it was made for a reason, our system was made to keep our earth in check. it only takes a bit of common sense to understand.

Answer 4

Why does it have to be either or?

"God created the universe" is a statement of faith.

"There was a Big Bang" is the latest in a succession of theories to explain the origins of the universe.

Both are attempts to reach out of the darkness of ignorance towards the truth. Neither is proven or indeed provable.

Answer 5

The big bang is a scientific theory that is the most successfull model at the moment. Without this model it would be difficult for science to develop. We used the model of the flat earth untill experiments, findings and observations showed that the model was not practical anymore.
I would say there is a fair chance that the big bang theory will be replaced by another one in the future. For scientists, that is no problem.
Faith in god is not a scientific model, it is a belief people accept without proof. Therefore it can not be opposed to a scientific model. Even if I can prove that god does not exist (which I can not) there will still be people who believe he exists.
If you have proof that your partner is cheating on you, you may still believe he is not. That is the difference between believing and knowing.

Answer 6

I can tell you that a god probably did not create it. At least not the god Yahweh of the bible (allah, Jesus, etc.) because that god does not exist. Maybe it was a big bang sort of thing or something else that hasn't been scientifically discovered yet. But your question reveals a theistic bias. It is not a 50/50 option. It is not big bang or god. It is not "if the big bang is wrong then that means god exists."

Answer 7

Chopper, that is a good question and here is my answer. In my own personal opinion, and yes, I am a christian, I believe the universe was a big bang when God clapped his hands together and created everything. That is my answer, from my heart. The only true answer, for you, must come from your own heart. If you want to read a beautiful poem about creation, read Walt Whitman's "Creation". Maybe it will help you on your journey of awareness. Just remember, all knowledge is good! Seeking knowledge is what keeps our minds and souls healthy.

Answer 8

Who said the universe was created?? Why can't we accept that it's always been there, and will always be there in the future. I believe in neither theory. I believe in things just "being". It's difficult for people to picture no beginning or no end, but that's how I feel about the universe. Elements within the universe will continually change, all the pieces were already there and will always be there in the future. Things do not get created or destroyed.. they just change in form. Hence, the universe is a complete self sustaining system.

Answer 9

Both ideas have their flaws; what caused the big bang and what created the creator? (following a religious train of thought; surely a creator shows design; you would not expect an all knowing perfect being to just have 'happened')

I'd go with the scientists over a book older than 2000 years (the old testament) written by bronze age men on matters like this though.

Answer 10

I don't know and I really don't care. No matter how the universe came to be, it is as it is.

If I had to pick one of your alternatives, I'd pick the big bang because I think its more likely than the universe being willed into creation by a magic man.