What exactly are you getting at? I know Christians and Muslims who know about the Big Bang theory (notice I didn't use the word "believe"). |
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People who believe in the big bang, are they Atheists or Agnostics? I ask this because I am curious on how they believe that space and the meteor was created. Are some Agnostic, thinking there is a higher power which created it? Or are they Atheists, one day a little spec of space appeared and began growing? Would you be so kind, and shed some light? I tried to research this but didn't find anything. I probably used the wrong words though. |
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What exactly are you getting at? I know Christians and Muslims who know about the Big Bang theory (notice I didn't use the word "believe"). |
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I believe the big bang theory has nothing to do with religion. It is simply an explanation for the furthest back we can track our universe's history and for why the universe is expanding. |
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By far, Mothra (in all of it's forms) is the worst kaiju of all time.
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Cosmology and religion only come together when you talk about the consequences of a certain cosmological theory being confirmed. You ask yourself what the implications of a big bang having occured are in comparison to their religious beliefs. However, because it is a scientific theory, it can be viewed free from the religious realm. You can say "yes, there was a big bang" and respond to the question "what does that mean to my religion?" with "absolutely nothing". |
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In my opinion, once it has been established that one is not theist, whether or not they are atheist or agnostic is just quibbling over semantics. I don't see it as a very useful distinction to make. |
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God was created by the big bang. |
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How do you know you are not dreaming right now?
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You can go ahead and lock this if you want, I really don't know what I was thinking sorry. Darn private school teachers. |
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For the record, the "Big Bang" is a derisive term used to describe the fact that the universe is expanding. It doesn't say anything about the actual "Bang" part, it only implies it. (Though, if I recall correctly, the singularity bit HAS been proven.) So, yeah. There's my clarification. |
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-Ben
"In watermelon sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar. I'll tell you about it because I am here and you are distant."
R.I.P. Harry Kalas
People who believe in the bible, are they Blonds or Left-handed? I ask this because I am curious on how they believe that stuff the bible says. Are some Blonds, thinking there is a higher power which created them? Or are they Left-handed, one day a god made them? Would you be so kind, and shed some light? I tried to research this but didn't find anything. I probably used the wrong words though. |
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...what meteor? |
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Religion, like it always does, will adapt to the new findings. It may take it a while but it'll get there. Religion and the big bang are not contradictory, the question still remains "what was before the big bang?" and of course where science admits it doesn't know religion is more than happy to fill in the gaps because uncertainty is scary, right? |
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I don't think you understand... there was no 'before' the Big Bang. 'Before' refers to any moment which preceded the stated moment; you can't apply it to the Big Bang because the Big Bang was the first ever moment: there were no preceding moments. |
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I get what you're saying but any claims we make or tests we do are subject to the laws of the universe which obviously weren't a problem pre-big bang (if there is such a thing). What I'm saying is that if we don't know we can't make assumptions. |
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I think that's right, but I also think there would have to be some kind of dimensional transcendent causation behind the big bang. That would be a matter of what is beyond the big bang even though it could not have been "before" the big bang on its particular time line. It would be causation from outside of this time line. I don't believe in uncaused events. Something of some kind of nature has existence at the root of the big bang. |
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How do you know you are not dreaming right now?
The Big Bang generally refers to Hubble's discovery of expansion, unless I'm confusing my facts. |
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-Ben
"In watermelon sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar. I'll tell you about it because I am here and you are distant."
R.I.P. Harry Kalas
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