Hitetlen:
Sorry, that is not convincing at all. The Big Bang is simply the beginning of what we call universe. How it happened, we don’t know. What was the physics like in the first few seconds, we don’t know. But there is no reason to suspect supernatural intervention. That would only be appealing to the “God of the Gaps”.
Yeah, that’s definitely an interesting puzzle that we have. We can say the universe was created by the big bang, but that leaves us another question that isn’t resolved, namely what caused the big bang and how did it happen? I don’t think there’s any comfort for believers or atheists in saying something like “It just happened,” as that’s clearly not scientific.
So let’s work with this and go back further. We know matter doesn’t create itself and that powerful explosions like a big bang don’t just happen. So the big bang has a cause or driver, which in turn must have a cause or driver, lest we accept something like “It just happened.” Now, I don’t see how you can go back ad infinitum, as that solves nothing. You still need a cause or origination of some sort.
This to me is where you get the idea of God, an all-powerful being, and this God is considered a creator of the universe. There are other arguments for God, but since you mentioned the big bang, I figured we might start a productive discussion with this sort of approach. I think it goes beyond “God of the Gaps,” as I’m not saying that God exists because we can’t explain things. I’m saying no matter how great our explanations are, you still need an all powerful being to have a beginning.
This is an abbreviated post. We can get more in depth if you wish. I know you don’t believe in God, but I do so I close by saying God bless.
TheConvert
