Question for atheists: if there is not God, how did the universe originate?

Answer 1

they beleive in something called the"Big bang theory"

Answer 2

Some of you may be interested in the work of Dr. William S. Hatcher, mathematician and philosopher, on a unique uncaused cause.

An excerpt from his book:
.... In the foregoing, there has been much talk of the causality relationship and the fundamental role it plays in the whole process of moral and spiritual development. We need now to take a closer look at some of the general logical properties of this relationship, as well as the logical connections between causality and a few other fundamental relations. Our purpose in undertaking this study is to establish the existence of God on a totally objective basis, as a necessary logical feature of the overall structure of reality itself.

By the term reality we mean the totality of existence, everything there is. A phenomenon is some portion of reality, and causality is a relationship between two phenomena A and B, which holds whenever A is a cause of B (symbolized A ® B). This means that A contains a sufficient reason for the existence of B. More generally, everything B that exists must either be preceded by a cause A different from B (A ® B and A ¹ B), or else contain within itself a sufficient reason for its existence (B ® B). In the former case, we say that B is caused or other-caused and in the latter uncaused or self-caused. The principle that every existing phenomenon must either be caused or uncaused (and not both) is the principle of sufficient reason.

Another basic relation between phenomena is the relation of part to whole: we write A Î B whenever the entity A is a component of the system (composite phenomenon) B. Notice that A may also be composite, but must be an entity (not just an arbitrary system) in order to be a component of another system B (whether the latter is an entity or not). Two systems (whether entities or not) may also be related by one being a subsystem of the other. We write A Ì B whenever A is a subsystem of B. This means precisely that every component E Î A is also a component E Î B. For example, a single leaf would be a component of a tree, but all the leaves together would constitute a subsystem of the tree. If E is either a component or subsystem of B, then E is a part of B....

Answer 3

The Big Bang Theory is the dominant scientific theory about the origin of the universe. According to the big bang, the universe was created sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from a cosmic explosion that hurled matter and in all directions.

Answer 4

....."There is sufficient evidence at present to justify the belief that the universe began to exist without being caused to do so. This evidence includes the Hawking-Penrose singularity theorems that are based on Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, and the recently introduced Quantum Cosmological Models of the early universe. The singularity theorems lead to an explication of the beginning of the universe that involves the notion of a Big Bang singularity, and the Quantum Cosmological Models represent the beginning largely in terms of the notion of a vacuum fluctuation. Theories that represent the universe as infinitely old or as caused to begin are shown to be at odds with or at least unsupported by these and other current cosmological notions. ".....
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/quentin_smith/uncaused.html

Answer 5

Only Theists claim they know how everything began. I don't care however the universe originate. I'm living for the present, not for the past or for the time after my death.

Answer 6

God is a convenient explanation for the creation of the universe. However, since God must have also been created, who created God?

I think if you had real faith you would stop trying to find proof of the creationist story to back up your faith. Real faith isn't based on empirical evidence. It's a conviction that is held even in the light of contradictory evidence.

God doesn't want you to find proof. He wants you to have faith.

Answer 7

By faith, they say the Big Bang created the Universe.
By faith, they say from the primordial soup our Amoebic Ancestors emerged and began Evolving.

Using logic they understand the 1st law of Thermodynamics, therefore they come to the faith-filled conclusion that Matter/Mass/Energy (they cannot seem to agree on terms) is Eternal.

Answer 8

Good question. I believe in God, but I just want to see what everyone wrote. I'd like to know how they came up with an answer to that one!

Answer 9

Go back and read all the previous answers to this regurgitated question.

Try to show some originality next time....

Answer 10

Why is it more unlikely that the universe has just always been, than it is that a God created it?

Answer 11

You know, as funny as you probably think it is to ask a question that has been asked thousands of times here, I'm not your babysitter, school teacher, parent, concerned other. Google it and find out.