Dear sir:
Before you state that the Big Bang idea is a bunch of hooey, I think you should purchase a copy of Ian Ridpath's book, ASTRONOMY, DK Publishing, NY, NY. If you are unable to find a place to purchase it, let me suggest that the local library near you might have a copy. That book shows in great detail with many, many illustrations the exact principles that are or were involved in the Big Bang theory.
Key to understanding of this concept is the idea of "criticality" within a mass. If you have a giant ball of some kind of very explosive or highly unstable material such as hydrogen gas, TNT, or phosporous, suspended in space...
Magnetic forces will begin to align themselves within the ball and create a force known as gravity which will pull all the material (if it is soft and maleable - shapeable) into roughly the shape of a sphere. That gravity will pull (over time) an odd assortment of other materials of smaller size into the same ball, collecting odd bits here and there. At some point in time the weight of all that mass pressing down upon the central core makes the core rise in temperature to very, very high degrees - say thousands of degrees F. Many materials become molten and super unstable at those elevated temperatures. Yet the ball continues to draw other materials into itself just like the screen of your video monitor collects dust and possibly small bits of paper because of static electricity.
The extremely hot core heats the ball to a point where heavy particles can sink through the surface of the ball and migrate toward the core adding to the weight of the central core.
And over lots and lots of time (billions of years) some of those balls of material become so large that a process called nuclear fusion begins deep inside of them. Those balls have become suns similar to our Sun. The fusion process begins working upon the most simple of the chemical elements within the core (Hydrogen first) and fuses it into Helium. fantastic heat, light and radiation are given off in the process which add to the already intense heat. On our Sun the surface temperature is some 10,000 degrees F, and the core is at 27,000,000 degrees F to give you some idea of the amount of heat involved. And, the more material the object collects, the more the heat and pressure of the weight of the total mass places upon the core... until at some point the entire mass reaches and exceeds a specific critical state and detonates in a huge explosion. Atom bombs and Neutron bombs work in similar ways but on a much smaller scale, and are triggered by a particular set of designed events which are key to the working of the bomb. Both yield explosions.
Stars have exploded in the universe for a long, long time, and more will explode as time passes. The Big Bang event occurred, it is said, with the explosion of a really big star that was several hundreds of times larger than the size of our Sun, and called by scientists a "Megasun." That detonation would have hurled massive hunks of debris in all directions, and astronomy students today can measure the movement of objects in space identifying their flight paths. Once they have determined the flight path of several objects, using higher math they can reverse the line of travel back to where they came from originally. When you get a whole series of objects that apparently came from the same point in space a long, long time ago... well, that means that something must have exploded years ago and shot all these things out into space like pellets from a shotgun or schrapnel from a bomb.
To give you some idea of what we are talking about here,
the Sun's diameter is 109 times the diameter of the Earth.
These megasuns were several hundred times larger than that, and in simple terms 100 X 100 = 10,000 . So these megasuns were 10,000 to 20,000 to 30,000 times the diameter of the Earth and that is immense by any standard of measurement you wish to use. And, if something that big was to go critical and detonate, all hell would break loose. Guess what...that is the Big Bang.
In this very short message I have glossed ove some of the more technical aspects of the theory, and short cut a few ideas, but I have tried to present the rational parts of the idea as best I could in the limited space provided. Your challenge is to read the concept, try to work with it in your mind and come to realize that it just might have happened that way. I don't say "You gotta believe me, 'cause I am right... I just say that here is what the theory states and after a lot of study it seems quite possible to me... Check it out.
God has no relavance in discussions of the Big Bang. Science is one thing and religion is something entirely different. Do not attempt to intermingle the two, with proofs of this and that...it is impossible.
2007-12-11 21:52:29
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answered by zahbudar 6
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Yes, I think there's a God.
The Big Bang might seem stupid, but it is about the best documented science there is.
An astronomer named Edwin Hubble (you've heard of the telescope named after him) was able to determine that stars and galaxies are all moving apart from each other at great speed. Extrapolating this backward, astronomers have been able to determine that those celestial objects all started in the same spot. What's more, the fastest moving objects are the farthest away.
The question that astronomers and quantum physicists can't answer, however, is where the Big Bang came from. There have been many suggestions, (things like budding universes, quantum field instability, and more) but all of these explanations are theories only. No scientific evidence exists to support any of them.
And worse, no matter the explanation, it only pushes back the question of "where did it all start?" There has to be some first cause; some single source that sets it all in motion.
Science and Religion are not at odds. If there is a God (and I believe there most certianly is), then all truth is God's truth. Science is only the method for determining that truth.
The biggest question, however, isn't whether or not there is a God, but whether or not you can know him. Again, I believe the answer is that you can.
Follow the link below for an excellent site on this topic. You'll be asked to register, but I assure you the content is worth it. No dogma here, only well-reasoned, thought-provoking material.
2007-12-11 20:02:52
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answered by The Former Dr. Bob 7
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I think we are 70% water by mass. The same cannot be said of Earth, which is relatively thinly covered by water on its surface.
How the Hell can Earth's surface be both 70% water and 70% land. That's 140%! Mi no comprehende.
No, I do not believe there is a God or any other supernatural things.
It's Big Bang, not big boom, and I don't know what you're trying to say about the galaxy. On what authority do you say that the Big Bang didn't happen when you can't add up to 100%?
Yeah, you asked for no negative answers, but you should expect criticism anyway, and you would probably better from it considering your bad grammar and addition.
2007-12-11 18:31:03
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answered by Logan 5
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The Big Bang does seem odd, since it must be assumed that there was no cause. But a caution where the Universe is concerned: we can't see it is a part or consequence of anything, since it is everything. The idea of a Universe coming from nothing is easier to swallow than the idea of God coming from nothing.
But then, if you assume a God, then the Universe becomes magical and supernatural. I do not believe in this. There is no evidence to support the notion of God. Everything *since* the Big Bang makes perfect sense, though. Galactic and stellar evolution, abiogenesis (life coming from non-living matter), and biological evolution are quite understandable and require no supernatural explanations.
You were impressed with the water/land ratio and how close it is to humans. There are many more observations which will amaze you even more. And yet, as extraordinary as some of those things seem, we do not need a supernatural explanation.
You won't learn it in a day or a week, but make a point to learn as much as you can about evolution over the next few years. Those mysteries which seem to require a God will all fall into place in your understanding of the natural world. You will find it less miraculous, but far more wonderful than you could ever imagine.
Sorry, but I have to say that jasx501 seems to know a lot more about God than he does about nature.
2007-12-11 17:24:35
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answered by Brant 7
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I don't "think" I "know" there is a God. You can know for sure is if you have a one on one relationship with God. It's amazing. I mean, how else do you describe all the miracles, and wonders that have happened? Of people getting healed of horrible diseases, of people literally coming back from the dead, of people walking away from horrible car wrecks with not even a scratch on them, This isn't just chance. The Big Bang Theory is exactly that...a Theory! I The so called scientist that said there was a "boom" and then we just appeared, are out of their mind or misled I suppose I should say. They have nothing to back them up; and even if they did I wouldn't believe them. I know from experience that God is real. I hope you come to the same realization. : )
2007-12-11 18:33:50
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answered by Anonymous
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The earth is definitely not 70 % water. It is covered by a thin (relatively speaking) layer of water covering 70 % of its serface. Perhaps there would not have been any land had earth been a smoother sphere instead of its depths and plateaus, not to speek of mountains and underwater valleys. According to the accepted theories of evolution, life started in water and then moved to land. We are a product of millions of years of natural selection of what has been the best in living beings. Although nobody has enough proof of it, the evolution has happened in fits and starts. I mean by fits and starts that there are unexplained gaps in evolutionary tree. Moreover, the man or homosapiens sapiens (that is what we are to a zoologist) has so much of grey matter in his brain that no other animal thinking can come anywhere near him. So he has created an object called God and started worshipping it. The concept of God is of course imporatnt for many ordinary human although intellectuals may not find a use for that concept.
2007-12-11 21:48:30
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answered by Venkateswara Rao K 2
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if your thinking this at age 14, most likely your gonna think about it untill the day you die. because the truth is, there is no evidence, proving of disproving anything. we are spiritual by nature. think about nature and how its related to science and relgion, its almost like a double-standard for both (in my opinion). our planet is so so incredibly small. humans are complex mechanical machines. so you have to ask, was this random? was this planned? and why hasn't a creator taken the credit? its almost like poof, god created the universe, and we are trapped somewhere the center, and he doesnt even know we exist. as you get older you'll realize this question is more about philosphy, than science and religion.
personally i havent the slightest idea. some things around me seem like destiny, and so beautiful and perfect - that it can't possibly be random.
and some things i see around me in my life and i think, how could i believe in such a unknown?
the big bang theory can be proven in a simple astronomy intro class. theres evidence whethere you believe it or not. instead of disbelieving it - ask yourself who made the big bang theory come about? where did existance come about? matter & space & time?
good luck kiddo
2007-12-11 17:27:40
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answered by daria 4
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we are not 70% water and 30% blood. Where does solid matter come in that equation like bone?
I find it ironic that you call science "stupid" but want no negative answers.
simple answer: no god
2007-12-11 18:17:08
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe in God. It is the only thing I believe by faith.
2007-12-11 18:20:09
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answered by Asker 6
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Yes, I believe in God. My theory on the Big Bang issue is that God Spoke and BANG! it happened. ;-)
2007-12-11 17:20:28
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answered by Rebeckah 6
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