Where did the universe come from? (Asked by an Atheist)?

Question

I truthfully don't know where universe comes from. But I know God didn't create it, because if he created the universe, who created God? And if a God-god created God, who created the God-god?

I think that it's strange that people are so concerned with where the Universe comes from. They answer "God created it". But somehow the question of "Where did God come from?"doesn't fit on their agendas. If God is going to be the answer for you, I'm concerned with where he came from.

If you say that he was "just there", I'm predisposed to think that it's possible that the Universe could have "just been here" also, so that doesn't fall into my category of 'good answers'.

So, anyone care to take a shot at this one?

Answer 1

The (this) expanding universe began as a gravitational singularity.

The Cosmological argument or First cause argument is that there must be an intelligent mechanism to have caused the universe. First introduced by Plato and Aristotle.

The Creator is infinite and outside of time and space as we perceive it.

God cannot be created. He would not be God if he was created.

Did you know? Except for hydrogen and helium, everything else (including most of you) came from the death of early stars - the extreme heat generated created the elements that we and everything around us are made of.

Answer 2

I'm sure your aware of the prevailing scientific theory refered to as the "Big Bang", if not then just type those words into a search engine of your choice and pick a site that details at a level appropriate for your understanding of physics.

Essentially, however, it stems from Einstein's famous equation E=mc^2. If your not familiar with this equation it basically says matter and energy are interchangeable at a fixed ratio. That ratio however is severrely skewed, as a tiny little bit of matter (anything with weight) is equivalent to a huge amount of energy (c is the speed of light, light is really fast - square that speed and the resulting number is larger than a human being can really wrap their mind around).

Anyway, start with a condensation of an enormous amount of energy... add the right conditions... the universe is born.

I don't really think that's what your asking though, the common argument is that for this to happen it would be such a small chance as to think it is ridiculous to consider - so, of course, they jump to claim that God must have created it and everything in it.

The problem is that there's no way to count all the times the conditions were close, but not exactly right. You can't count the number of non-"Big Bangs" because no matter how many time you add 0 to 0... the answer is still 0. In other words, if the odds of something are a trillion to one and you try it a hundred trillion times, your odd of success start to improve.

Furthermore, no one really knows if the odds are really that poor. What ever existed before our universe might be set up to create universes, there could be billions of universes and we'd never know.

To sum up, the universe is an alternative expression of condensed energy... before or immediately after the conversion took place, well let your mind run wild because it's anyone's guess.

Answer 3

If the universe came "from" somewhere, that means it existed somewhere else or in a different form before it came here and occupied this space. So would it not make sense to say the universe has always been, whether here or there? We spend our time cogitating over origins when we do not think about the infinite mirror absurdity of how did the universe originate? and "if God made the universe then who made God?" To paste a beginning on it creates the idea of infinity regressing into greater absurdity, like a logical loop, a trap for Man's mind. Is it not possible that, even though it is not in your category of "good answers," the universe is just there. If God exists, then he also is "just there," not wresting control of the universe in order to claim creatorship. There is no need for God or the universe to be "from" anywhere or anything, IMO.

Answer 4

I think your looking at it the wrong way. I know that no man or woman on Earth will ever have a valid theory for the orgin of the universe. Are thoughts are limited. We think in linear terms (ie... all things have a beginning and an end). We can't comprehend matter coming from nothingness, it just doesn't fall into any theory of science or fact we are accustomed to. The belief in God is the understanding that since we can't come up with any suitable theory then there must be something at the source of all things that is not limited by the constraints of the human mind. Something both smarter and more sophisticated in us. Knowing this, leads to a search, searching with an open mind and faith leads to a personal, very real God. Proof is then provided. For an atheist, it's enough just to accept that something greater than us must be behind everything, there is no other explanation. Let me know your thoughts, seriously... I won't preach, I'm just interested in what you think.

Answer 5

Rather than tormenting yourself (and no doubt others as well), perhaps you could simply allow that there are some things that you will never know or understand.

What if the answer IS "God created the universe" and that God was not "created," but has simply always existed? Would you accept that answer? Probably not.

ADVICE: The mysteries of life are just that: mysteries. If you're honestly, truthfully seeking 'answers' to these mysteries, then you should keep your mind open to ALL possibilities, and not just the ones you want to believe.

Answer 6

There are more universes than just the one that we know about. They were created by that God that you have no belief in wanting to know and His Father before Him and so on. It works the same for Gods as it does for the human family. Where there is a father there is a son. It is an eternal continuation.

We in mortality are limited by time; God the Father is not limited in such a small way.

Answer 7

i comprehend you pronounced to no longer say it, yet God has continuously existed. Now to your counter, that's that the universe continuously existed, this has been disproven. The works of Albert Einstein and Steven Hawking, alongside with such discoveries because of the fact the pink Shift interior the universe, instruct that the universe is increasing, and that in the time of a distant element interior the previous advance into no longer something. As scientific regulation states no longer something can't advance into something, the only logical end is that for something again from no longer something, you may have something that transcends rules of technology. this would be God, (the author of those selfsame rules)

Answer 8

The Universe always was. Don`t subscribe to the big bang theory. It`s not like the theory of evolution, it is very much on shaky ground. The first law of thermodynamics say energy was never created and can never be destroyed.

Do not believe in Nothing...... Nothing does not exist. If the Universe popped into existence one day then at one time it was nothing. Can anything be created from nothing? No, think about a car. At the smallest level we are mixing and combining atoms to make molecules. The Universe always was...............

Answer 9

George Carlin used to ask, "If God is all powerful can He make a rock so big that HE can't lift it?"

Being limited to three dimensions makes some things beyond our comprehension, one being the notion of eternity. I do not believe understanding where God came from is germane nor is it important to that which I am here to learn. I do know the fact that creation exists demands the existence of a creator. What form that creator takes is not my concern. Do I believe that God exists? Absolutely. Can I prove it? No.

The ones to be careful of are the ones that can tell you EVERYTHING you want to know about God. To have that level of knowledge they are claiming omniscience, a fact which makes them suspect.

The question of where or when God was made is not important. Examine creation and you will learn about God's nature, and that is the important part.

Good luck in your quest.

Answer 10

Well with one theory (by a priest go figure) is that at the center of the universe there was an unstable super atom. Thing blew creating the big bang making all the material the universe is from. But where did the atom come from???????