In the early 1800s astronomer Heinrich Olbers argued that the universe had to be finite. If it were infinite then at some point a star would shine throughout the night sky. The dark empty space between stars meant the universe had to have limits.
Isaac Newton’s discovery of gravity pulling on every object in the universe created another paradox in a finite universe. If the universe were in fact finite in size (regardless of how big it actually is), then the forces of gravity should cause it all to collapse into itself. But the universe had not, and so scientists were left with more questions than answers.
Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity ran into the same problem. All of his equations showed that the universe should either be expanding or collapsing. Einstein believed the universe was static and unchanging. This he later said was his “greatest blunder.”
In 1929 astronomer Edwin Hubble made a discovery that led to scientific answers for these unanswered questions. Hubble discovered that the universe was expanding. An expanding universe solved Newton’s and Einstein’s problems But it also pointed to something else.
An expanding universe also pointed to a beginning. The universe was not eternal as some scientist believed. The expansion of the universe could be traced back to a time when everything was all together in one place. Thus the big bang theory, which explained the origins of the universe, was developed.
This may surprise you, but I believe in the big bang.
- 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth . . . 3 And God said, "Let there be . . .
Gen 1:1-3 NIV
God said, “Let there be,” and BANG! There it was. The eternal God created the universe we live in by His spoken word. Bang! What do you think?
2 comments:
I always thought that! My only confusion in the scriptures was the part that that states that all was dark, and God said let there be light and there was light....With God....EVERYWHERE out there should have been light, and He should have had to create darkness in the void!....Because God IS LIGHT and His presence in Creation would have caused unimaginable light I would think.
The demonstration on the golfball, made me feel even more insignificant in the world.....just one more dimple out of a zillion.
I would agree to the point that the creation of all things was the cause of God's word and happened at his spoken command. But as for the big bang, I believe that it has a fundamental flaw - that being it is predicated on an atheistic belief. The idea of 3D space expanding into a 4D universe (allowing for all objects showing redshifts indicating they could be moving away from us) was formulated not on observation that led to the theory, but rather the fundamental belief that the Earth cannot be in a special place in the universe (i.e the center) because that would show purpose and therefore design. To work around this and on the basis of being "neutral" on the subject of God vs. no-God (i.e. defaulting to atheism as the basic and only reasonable starting point) - the big bang explains the expansion that we seem to observe without granting any special significance to our overall position in the universe. You will know where people and things stand by their fruit; and the big bang theory is grown from atheism and humanist foundations.
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