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ThE BiBLE aND SCiENCE BY WILLIAM T. PELLETIER, PH.D. [WOODSIDE NEWS COLUMNIST]
The Big Bang!
“N othing exploded into everything.”
That’s the Big Bang theory in a
nutshell. Nothing could be more wrong, for
from nothing, nothing comes.
The prevailing worldview asserts the uni-
verse popped into existence with a Big Bang
15 billion years ago. Purportedly the uni- WILLIAM T. PELLETIER start, because it was enveloped in a blanket
verse started with an extremely hot, unimag-
inably dense point and has been expanding
ever since.
How could this be? What caused the explosion?
Where did the matter and energy for it come from?
How did the physical laws that governed the explo-
sion originate?
It is a logical impossibility for the universe to cre-
The Big Bang has no eyewitness confirmation. It is
not repeatable, observable, or testable and cannot be
investigated in the lab. The Big Bang is not scientific;
it is historical speculation.
ate itself, big bang or not. How could an extremely
complex, highly ordered universe possibly result from
an explosion? Explosions are destructive, not creative.
They are disorganizing, not organizing.
scientific proBleMs
The Big Bang has many problems. If a big bang start-
ed the universe, then matter should be evenly distrib-
uted. It is not. Matter is organized into groupings:
star-planet systems, then galaxies, galaxy-clusters,
and cluster-sheets with great separating voids.
How did planets, stars, and galaxies form? No math-
ematically sound theory exists for their formation.
Physics professor James Trefil said, “There
shouldn’t be galaxies out there at all, and even if there
are galaxies, they shouldn’t be grouped together the
way they are. The problem of explaining the existence
of galaxies has proved to be one of the thorniest in
cosmology. By all rights, they just shouldn’t be there,
yet there they sit. It’s hard to convey the depth of the
frustration that this simple fact induces among scien-
tists.” (The Dark Side of the Universe, 1988)
Scientists do not universally accept the Big Bang.
Astronomer Halton Arp wrote, “In my opinion the
observations speak a different language; they call for a
different view of the universe. I believe the Big Bang
theory should be replaced, because it is no longer a
valid theory.”
Astronomer Geoffrey Burbidge wrote, “Big Bang
cosmology is probably as widely believed as has been
any theory of the universe in the history of Western
civilization. It rests, however, on many untested, and
in some cases untestable, assumptions. Indeed, Big
Bang cosmology has become a bandwagon of thought
that reflects faith as much as objective truth.” (Scien-
tific American, 1992)
The Big Bang is a speculative hypothesis about the
origin of the universe. It has no eyewitness confirma-
tion. It is not a repeatable, observable, testable phenom-
enon that can be investigated in the laboratory. The Big
Bang is not scientific; it is historical conjecture.
Nobel physicist Leon Ledermann, referring to
speculations like the Big Bang, wrote in The God Par-
ticle, “When you read or hear anything about the birth
of the universe, someone is making it up.”
Big Bang contradicts BiBle
Some believe the Big Bang was when God created
light in Genesis 1. But this violates the text—earth
and heaven already existed before light was created.
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Moreover, God created sun and stars three
days after earth.
Big Bangers contradict Scripture by re-
versing this order, claiming sun and stars
preceded earth by billions of years.
Big Bangers also say earth formed as a
hot molten blob before water formed. Scrip-
ture teaches earth was created cool from the
PH.D. of water (Genesis 1:2,9; 2 Peter 3:5).
Contrary to current scientific specula-
tion, there was no Big Bang in the beginning. Yahweh
created heaven and earth on Day One by His word
(Psalm 33:6,9).
Ongoing grounding in God’s Word is vital to avert
the danger of being deceived. Beliefs about the Big
Bang must be based on Yahweh’s words in Genesis.
PhOTO COURTESY NASA IMAGES
BiBlical Big Bang!
Having said all this, I must admit I believe in a Big
Bang. However, I believe in the Biblical Big Bang at
the end, not the evolutionary Big Bang at the begin-
ning. Scripture describes the real Big Bang that oc-
curs at history’s end (2 Peter 3:7,10-14) which signifi-
cantly differs from the evolutionary Big Bang.
The universe will disappear with a roar. It did not
appear in a bang. It was spoken into existence.
The elements will be destroyed by intense heat.
They were not generated by an enormous explosion,
but rather designed and created by Yahweh.
The earth will be burned up. It was formed cool in
water, not molten from a hot conflagration.
The Big Bang is future, not past. Scientists say ev-
erything started with a Big Bang and will end with a
cold death when the sun burns out. This is backwards.
Earth started cold without the sun and will end in a
future judgment by fire.
iMplications
The future holds complete destruction by intense
fire of everything material—cars, houses, comput-
ers, books, maps, money, clothes, golf courses, malls.
Heaven and earth will be replaced by a new heaven
and earth.
Why do New Testament authors include such so-
bering future glimpses? To satisfy curiosity? No—to
Whirlpool Galaxy.
First spiral galaxy discovered (1774).
Supposedly 37 million light years away,
55,000 light years across, 100 billion stars.
Companion galaxy NGC 5195 at to[p.
motivate righteous living.
This is the Apostle Peter’s intent as he poses a pen-
etrating question: Since everything will be destroyed
and replaced with a pristine heaven and earth, what
kind of people should we be? (2 Peter 3:10-14)
Peter doesn’t leave us to ponder his question un-
aided. He calls believers to live worthy of their future
home—urging them to be distinguished by righteous
conduct now.
Peter also urges “be diligent to be found by Him in
peace.” Isn’t it more fun and natural to stir things up, to
pester and annoy, or to easily take offense? To diligent-
ly pursue peace requires conscious, determined efforts.
People with a Biblical worldview worship the Cre-
ator, looking beyond immediate circumstances and
stresses. Respecting the reality of the future destructive
Big Bang, they anticipate Yahweh’s eventual re-creation
of heaven and earth. They strive for holiness and peace,
seeking a present life worthy of their future home.
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