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Big Bang Theory (not the show)
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The way I see it, time is a dimension, much like the three dimensions of space, and the various other dimensions we have in the various advanced fields of physics. Like all the other dimensions, time came into existence at the Big Bang. There was no time before the Big Bang, because time hadn't been created yet.
So the idea of "before the Big Bang" is conceptually meaningless, sort of like looking for the corners on a circle.
That's just me though, I have nothing more than a high school level of physics knowledge.
So the idea of "before the Big Bang" is conceptually meaningless, sort of like looking for the corners on a circle.
That's just me though, I have nothing more than a high school level of physics knowledge.
Ah, but circles may have corners... in the fourth dimension.
There is a 90 degree corner where the ink/toner/graphite meets the paper... on a REALLY small scale.
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My personal opinion here:
I'm definitely not a astrophysicist or even a biophysicist, but the events leading up to the Big Bang, and the formation of life will always remain in speculation. It's just not possible to prove either one. Theories and ideas can be tossed around, but we likely won't ever know for sure.
As for the Bible and evolution and such, I don't read Genesis as a "How To..." manual. It's a narrative. It's saying Who created, not really How God created. According to the Bible, God created Man from the dust (miry clay). Dust/clay is carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, etc, so We are made from the stuff around us (this has been shown in science), and we were made in His image. To me, God got the ball rolling (so to speak) and let it roll from there. Like an orchestral piece with the overture at the beginning, and then all the pieces keeping the same melody throughout.
I can and do believe in Creation, but I can't deny science. I don't see a problem with that. Einstein, Mendel, Copernicus, Newton all believed in God, according to their writings anyway.
I'm definitely not a astrophysicist or even a biophysicist, but the events leading up to the Big Bang, and the formation of life will always remain in speculation. It's just not possible to prove either one. Theories and ideas can be tossed around, but we likely won't ever know for sure.
As for the Bible and evolution and such, I don't read Genesis as a "How To..." manual. It's a narrative. It's saying Who created, not really How God created. According to the Bible, God created Man from the dust (miry clay). Dust/clay is carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, etc, so We are made from the stuff around us (this has been shown in science), and we were made in His image. To me, God got the ball rolling (so to speak) and let it roll from there. Like an orchestral piece with the overture at the beginning, and then all the pieces keeping the same melody throughout.
I can and do believe in Creation, but I can't deny science. I don't see a problem with that. Einstein, Mendel, Copernicus, Newton all believed in God, according to their writings anyway.
Same deal here. I actually had a lot of issues with religion for a while, but eventually I came to my own personal conclusion that having faith in something is better than being faith less.
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