Before the Big Bang?
January 23rd 2008 00:14
The scientific community now widely accepts the Big Bang Theory as the origin of the universe. In short, a single force expanded outward separating on its way to form gravity, electromagnetism, a strong, and a weak nuclear force. As things cooled down, matter formed etc, etc (Google or Wiki if you desire more info). However, like the age-old conundrum of what came first the chicken or the egg, science cannot tell us what was before the Big Bang?
A look at the facts, a whole two of them, reveals naught. First, there was nothingness. Then a mysterious force goes ‘bang!’ As to the nature of this force or its origin, we know nothing. Like the other mysterious and extremely important cosmic force, science has termed ‘dark energy’, of which nothing is known only that without it, planets would spin out of orbit, and galaxies fly apart. Perhaps it should be called ‘light energy’?
In the search for answers, MW turned to the theory of Intelligent Design for an explanation of these two mysterious forces. The Big Bang is the moment of creation, God releasing the forces of life. The energy that holds the universe together is God’s. As to what was before the Big Bang, MW had to expand the search beyond ‘God created the heavens’ as stated in the Bible, to the esoteric religious movement of Gnosticism that flourished in the 2nd and 3rd Century. The Gnostic's claim there is an immortal realm called Barbelo, which is eternal, existing before the Big Bang. Obviously, acceptance of these explanations is a matter of Faith. Having said that, it’s not such a great leap when you consider science’s explanation of how life originated on Earth: A rock fell from space!
A look at the facts, a whole two of them, reveals naught. First, there was nothingness. Then a mysterious force goes ‘bang!’ As to the nature of this force or its origin, we know nothing. Like the other mysterious and extremely important cosmic force, science has termed ‘dark energy’, of which nothing is known only that without it, planets would spin out of orbit, and galaxies fly apart. Perhaps it should be called ‘light energy’?
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Intelligent creatures - but not within their realm of understanding.
This shouldn't prohibit us from searching of course.
Whether science or religion is to prevail - then I suspect theories will remain just that - and no answer will ever prove definitive.
Great late night discussion point as always.
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