If you believe in the Big Bang theory, do you think that it leaves space for theistic creationism?

Question

I mean, I'm wondering why the Big Bang happened. Steady State pretty much thinks that the universe has and always be there but the Big Bang theory is different: It leaves out possibility for theistic creation...

Answer 1

I believe in the Big Bang. I also believe that God created everything that exists. How he did it, other than a direct revelation from Him, is up to science to discover. The current state of the universe and all in it, the history of the universe, whether there are multiple universes, eleventh dimension planes that collided to set off the "Big Bang", and many other hypotheses and theories, all depend upon observational evidence. The existence of God does not.

The "Steady State" theory was full of holes by the 1950's and its collapse led to the formation of the "Big Bang" theory to explain all the evidence that astronomers were gathering. Neither theory however, puts any limits on God's creative abilities or on God's existence (no beginning, no end).

Although scripture may say that "the heavens declare the glory of God", so far, they've done so without providing the signature of a creator. By the very definition of God and the spiritual realm, there is no scientific way to prove, experiment, or collect evidence that God did anything, much less that He exists. God's existence and actions, past and present, have to be taken completely on faith, something which science cannot accept as "evidence" or "proof".
The Big Bang, on the other hand, has left us with so much evidence that there is no other reasonable or rational explanation for what we see, thus "Big Bang Theory" rather than "big bang idea, big bang hypothesis, etc." We see evidence of the Big Bang in the form of microwave background radiation, the current expansion of the universe, the visible remnants of the first stars and galaxies, viewed over distances of more than 10 billion light years, particle physics, radiological dating of older stars, etc.

Nowhere, however, is there ANY evidence in science that precludes God from having created the universe, nor limits the manner in which He did so. Nor is there any evidence, in any scientific theory in any discipline that can be used to confirm or deny the belief that God has always existed and will have no end.

We don't need, and cannot expect, science to confirm the existence of God. We believe because of our faith. Science doesn't need God to confirm the existence of all that exists and it's beginnings and possible future. Scientists believe in God, or not, not based upon science, but also based upon faith. It takes as much faith to believe that "there is no possibility of the existence of a non-physical spiritual being" as it does to believe in one. Neither belief can be substantiated by science. Which is why there is absolutely nothing postulated by any scientific theory that conflicts with my belief in God.

Answer 2

I am not too keen to understand What Theistic Creationism scientifically alludes to.
However, The Big Bang Theory is a scientific Theory of Creation which was based George Lemaitre's (a Bible believing Christian) Theory of a premodial mass. Presently this premodial mass was calculated based on working back the mass of the Universe to a densisty of a mass of the size of a Golf ball,which is now called singularity as a result of a solution of Einstein's field equation.
However the premordial mass that Lemetre was alluding to. did not not indicate a Bible and science conflict at all. The reason is that according to the Biblical account of Creation in the book of Genesis attested to the Fact that The micromass of the light particle was the first mass structure Creation,
That our Creator allowed to permeate in the Space structure of the volume of the containment of the UNiverse.

The Problem with Big Bang theory is that its just a theory. However it does offer some interesting idea about the formation of atomic mass structure.
It was Fred Hoyle that coined the Phrase" Big Bang".The reason was that he did not Believe that the Theory of singularity based on Einstein's field equation solution represented reality.
The Steady State Theory is also a Theory concerning the existence of the Universe which has many valid points ,as per Fred Hoyle. It does allude to the Existence of a substance of Space,as well as a mass structure.

As far a Existence relative to Eternity implies a Self Existing Being. Which is none other than our Our Creator who Gave us life. How the Heavens exist and what substances are involved, we have no way to observe it from this Unverse. Hence there is no scientific means of analysis.

When it comes to the structure of the Universe all we can do is try to understand what is the Composition of mass structure and space structure. How it all became a structure and how it was constructed is all based on speculation which is what a theory does.
If a theory cannot be proved than it just remains as a Speudo- science.

Answer 3

In so far as I'm interested in this and I'm not particularly, the fact is that "big bang" is consistent with the idea of creation by some kind of deity. But the deity may not be necessary. If you want a deity involved, fine, go right ahead, have one in there somewhere. It is all a matter of opinion, not discernible fact.

Those who argue that a deity is a poor idea because it is part of the Universe are barking up the wrong tree, there is no reason for an omnipotent being to be part of the perceptible Universe.

Creationism is the province of frauds and the deluded.

Answer 4

The problem with all current Theory's as to the start of the universe and hence everything we know and think we understand is our singular personal opinion that have normally been formed from compound group opinion (education). Every individual group will normally have a unique theory, that is why they have formed a group to advance that theory, over the course of time some theory's fall to the wayside because they are disproved or interest in them cannot be sustained. This is how the basis of our current knowledge has been formed and is how over the course of time will continue to change. My own personal singular opinion is that the current big bang theory will fall for lack of energy to start it and the current theistic creationism will fall for the same reason is has so many time before, the inability to find a group definition of what is a god or deity.
I believe the answer lies within established Theory's of physics
but for this to happen, it will be necessary to establish why the
energy or velocity of the big bang changes to the matter or mass of the universe. But there are already very established group theory's on energy in the form of temperature changing mass to velocity and vice verca

Answer 5

"The Big Bang theory is different: It leaves out possibility for theistic creation..." . . . how, precisely? It looks like the Big Bang was tailor made as an explanation that would suit creationists as well as the science crowd.

Answer 6

I would think theistic creationists should be *happier* with the Big Bang than with Steady State. A Steady State universe is infinitely old; a Big Bang universe at least had a beginning, at which point you can insert the Invisible Pink Unicorn (blessed be Her holy hooves) or any other God-Of-The-Gaps if that suits your fancy.

Answer 7

The Catholic Church has accepted Big Bang astrophysics with theistic creation. But virtually all astrophysicists are atheists. Personally I'm with the atheistic astrophysicists.

Answer 8

"The term "Big Bang" was coined in 1949 by Sir Frederick Hoyle during a BBC radio program, The Nature of Things; the text was published in 1950. Hoyle did not subscribe to the theory and intended to mock the concept."
Big Bang and other problems of cosmology are given on these sites----http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/FAQ16.html#wp1621525
http://www.biblelife.org/bigbang.htm
The creation account of the Bible in Genesis and other books of the Bible clearly states that God, through the Word of Jesus, created the heaven and the earth and all that was in them in six literal days. Big Bang theory is not compatible with this at all or vice versa regardless of what the pope might say. Old earth creationist's may agree with it but that is not what scripture truly states.

Answer 9

The major problem or hang up the experts have on the "Big Bang Theory" is the universe is all around the same temperature, for sure evidence of where the Big Bang was centered at ,,there should be some hot spots, or some spots in the universe where the temperature is slightly warmer.

Answer 10

I think Pope John Paul II had officially recognized the big bang as God's act of creation.