I believe in a creator, I define the creator as the first cause, though by first cause I attribute no qualities at all to that 'god', I might as well just call it the Big Bang and have done with it. The Big Bang was responsible for the 'creation' of space and time, anything before the big bang is not subject to before, the first cause, physical laws, etc.
The Singularity in where the Big Bang came from, which is already unbounded by space and time.This creator of mine have plenty of scientific evidence, from the Hubble constant to the cosmic microwave background.
2007-08-11
12:25:48
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To Deuce:
Cause and effect does not apply on the quantum level. These infinite values cause most physical equations, including those of Einstein's general relativity, to stop working at a singularity.
2007-08-11
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No. I would love to know more about it.
I have to admit though, you would have to express it in a language this simple girl from Texas will understand. Scientist I am NOT!
First cause? I am going to look it up now.
A basic explanation might go something like this: Consider some event in the universe. Whatever event you choose, it will be the result of some cause, or more likely a very complex set of causes. Each of those causes would be the result of some other set of causes, which are in turn a result of yet other causes. Thus there is an enormous chain of events in the universe, with the earlier events causing the later events. And either this chain of events has a beginning, or it does not.
Currently, the theory of the cosmological history of the universe most widely accepted by astronomers and astrophysicists includes an apparent first event — the Big Bang — the expansion of all known matter and energy from a superdense, singularity or singular point at some finite time in the past. Though contemporary versions of the cosmological argument most typically assume that there was a beginning to the cosmic chain of physical, or natural causes, the early formulations of the argument did not have the benefit of this degree of theoretical insight into the apparent origins of the cosmos. The Big Bang Theory, however, does not address the issue of the origin of the primordial singularity, so it does not address the issue of a 'first cause' in an absolute sense.
Plato's demiurge and Aristotle's Prime Mover each referred to a being who, they speculated, set in motion an already existing "stuff" of the cosmos. A millennium and a half later, Aquinas went on to argue that there is an Uncaused Cause, which is just another name for God. And to Aquinas, it remained logically possible that the universe has already existed for an infinite amount of time, and will continue to exist for an infinite amount of time. In his classic Summa Theologiae, he posited that even if the universe has always existed, (a notion that he rejected on other grounds), there is still the question of cause, or even of "first cause."
2007-08-11 12:40:37
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answered by Anonymous
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Yep. You're delusional, buddy. The "Big Bang" is big bogus. I'm not trying to be rude, but maybe you should do a little more searching. At least give Jesus a try. Maybe check out a church service. And then go from there. Or even better, read some christian testimonies. Once you read those, you can't think everything just happens by fate. For example, a man was a few minutes away from commiting suicide. He had thought about it for many nights, but tonight he was finally gonna do it. As he was eating his last meal, he prayed to God saying if you can help me, please do it now. Shortly after, a preacher showed up at the door. The man let him in and accepted Jesus into his heart and he no longer wanted to commit sucicide. The preacher went away not knowing he had saved a life until later when the man told him. That is a true story from a reliable source.
2007-08-11 19:41:27
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answered by Jordan 2
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No. Not yet delusional. Everyone has a right to their own paradigm, and to change their approach to understanding reality.
I would caution you, however, that a keen religious protagonist may well ask you to define the terms you use, and to do so in ways that convey meaning to others. For instance, what do you really mean by Singularity? Time? Space? Big?
I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I suspect you will become more accepting of the views of others what are asked to define what they mean buy God, Faith, Hell, Forgiveness, and Redemption.
2007-08-11 19:40:26
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answered by Ward 3
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We are all in a delusion in some degree but I don't agree with your concept. If the matter on the Universe and the laws of physics are the same everywhere them the Big Bang start with the end of another Universe.
Or not?
2007-08-11 19:45:16
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answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7
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Nah, I don't think you're delusional. I've often thought of the pre-big bang singularity as a Cosmic Egg or Seed which blossomed into activity. The singularity was all one thing, completely undifferentiated. It held all potential existence in its being. I just don't think it was, itself, concious of its own existence or that of the universe it became. But if you want to call it "God", suit yourself, it's as worthy of worship as any other God I've heard of (millions), and a damned sight better than most.
2007-08-11 19:38:04
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answered by wleef2002 6
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you don't have to answer for what started the Universe. Why do all people feel in the responsability to answer that? That's how God was created, from ignorance. Now, see what happened? now we're up to the shoulder with religions.
2007-08-11 19:32:39
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answered by Just The Kid Next Door 4
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You are not delusional in that your "creator" is not a superhuman entity, but rather a creative force, which is much more easy to believe (and much more likely).
2007-08-11 19:31:47
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answered by Anonymous
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That is akin to Einstein and Spinoza's Pantheism.
2007-08-11 19:32:06
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answered by novangelis 7
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This is probably one of the best explanations for what God is that I've seen on this forum...
2007-08-11 19:33:16
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answered by Worzel Gummidge 3
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You believe in the "god of the gaps"
2007-08-11 19:33:17
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answered by Anonymous
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