And if so, could you explain a little bit about your beliefs (thoughts) about it. I'm a little confused on the thought of the big bang creating things, yet there had to be some matter there before hand (laws of physics)...so where did the matter before the big bang come from? Thanks.
2007-06-27 14:29:48 · 10 answers · asked by mrb1017 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have been in the astronomy profession for over a decade.
Simply put, the big bang was a pseudo-singularity that underwent an incredible expansionary event. It WASN'T an explosion, and it DIDN'T come from nothing. (Astronomers and Cosmologists have a habit of creating cute and easy to remember names for theories even if they don't describe the event accurately.)
The big-bang seeded the universe with energy, and from that energy came the 4 forces of physics, and hydrogen. From there the standard theories of galactic star formation take over.
See M-Theory for explanations about how the big-bang occured.
2007-06-27 14:40:06 · answer #1 · answered by Dark-River 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Imagine waiting almost forever for something, anything to happen. This was easy, as there was no time, no matter, no energy, no space, and nothing changed. Almost forever was hard to measure without time to tell how long that was. And suppose there was only a one in an uncountable number of chances that anything would appear out of nothing. Or that something would happen that would signify the start of "time". Or that there would be any kind of change. If one waits nearly forever, who knows? It might happen. Something suddenly was there when "before" there was nothing. And that something was the "singularity". No one has an idea where it came from because it might not have come from anywhere or anywhen. And why? Pure chance. Wait long enough, and you get a start of a universe. BANG!! Some call that a religious idea. But there is nothing in chance that even smells like religion. Not a good explanation? Who can say one way or the other? No proof or any way to find it.
2016-04-01 08:21:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I have gathered, before the Big Bang existed a state called the Big Crunch, in which all matter in the universe was compressed into a singularity. (The origin of this matter is yet unknown, and the Big Bang and Big Crunch correlation appears to be cyclical, or repeating.) This singularity then expanded from the friction created by the compression (as per the laws of physics) and hurled outwards to the farthest reaches of the universe, eventually creating the expanding galaxies that we know today.
Of course I am probably mistaken, but you asked me to explain my thoughts on it.
2007-06-27 14:42:35 · answer #3 · answered by Satan's Own™ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The matter that emerged from the Big Bang was always there. It was simply VERY, VERY densely compressed into an infinitely small, infinitely hot point scientists call a singularity. That is a simplistic explanation. You'll need to consult with someone more learned than me for specifics.
2007-06-27 14:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some do and some don't. Most accept the fact that the Big Bang is only a hypothesis (not a theory or law). Most Atheists also don't claim to know everything (unlike the religious) but simply say "I don't know, but I'll keep searching until I find out". "I don't know" DOES NOT equal "god did it".
2007-06-27 14:43:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to be the most logical explanation at the moment. I've been reading a bit about M-Theory, which is really interesting and seems to make the whole thing make more sense. I can't explain it in detail, though, because I only understand it in a sort of vague way. I don't have a good brain for advanced physics :-D.
2007-06-27 14:37:22 · answer #6 · answered by N 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How else do explain that EVERY SINGLE ATOM of matter is moving away from a single location in space......did your god fart or something? For what was there beforehand...... research M theory.
It isn't a 'belief' in the same sense as your belief in a god. We have evidence and this theory explains what we are seeing. We will keep this theory unless someone else comes up with a BETTER explanation that fits the evidence more closely than what we have now.
2007-06-27 14:41:52 · answer #7 · answered by thewolfskoll 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, I do. Of course it depends on who's doin the banging and who's gettin banged
2007-06-27 14:34:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has always existed. It is easier to believe that the simplest form of matter(the hydrogen atom) has always existed that to be believe that something as complex as God has always existed.
2007-06-27 14:38:02 · answer #9 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What a trite post. Where did your god come from? Surely there had to be something to create your god. Thanks.
2007-06-27 15:12:19 · answer #10 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋