The Beginnings of the Universe

Everyone wonders at least once in their lifetime where they came from and where the world that they live in came from.  Well, there are several theories as to how the universe came about, and the most heard of is the “Big Bang Theory”.  According to this theory the world is not infinite.  There was a definite beginning and will be a definite end.  The beginning started with a huge explosion that extended the universe into what it is today.  It is not known what existed before this explosion, but is thought that the explosion contained all the energy in the universe.  The name "Big Bang" was given to this theory by Fred Hoyle in 1964. He tried to make fun of the theory by calling it this but the name stuck.

Of course there is a lot of controversy surrounding this theory and the many others that describe the creation of the universe.  Theists believe that this theory defies God and the belief that God created life and the universe.  Since the Big Bang theory accredits the beginnings of life and the universe to an explosion, many theists do not agree or believe in this theory.  The Big Bang theory also supports the belief of Darwinism which also goes against the bible.  The Big Bang theory and Darwinism are generally atheistic views on the beginnings of life and the universe.  Although there are many who believe in a God and believe in one of these theories, the lines of belief and science tend to cross when talking about this subject.

There are many other theories about the origin of the universe and many of them do include a belief in God.  The Steady State theory is a theory that supports the Big Bang theory, it states that matter is constantly being created.  This supports the Big Bang theory because it explains why there was a "big bang".  Matter was constantly being created and then Bang!(well more like after much growth) A universe was created.  Before the Big Bang theory was created many believed that we lived in an infinite universe without a beginning or ending.  This theory was thrown out with the new discoveries that led to the Big Bang theory.

Man will continually search for reason and explanation of the unknown, but sometimes I feel like we look to far than we need to.  Many people are fine with not knowing the truth behind everything.  Many believe that some questions should remain unanswered.  Our quickly advancing technology is giving us the materials to find these answers, but should we?  The origin of the universe is such a touchy subject to many, especially since you have the question of religion on the line.  I don't think humans will ever be able to truly understand the origins of life, and really why should we?