Who Triggered the Big Bang?

“The entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.” [Hebrews 11: 3]

Regarding the origin of the universe, some scientists suggested that if Einstein's General Theory of Relativity is correct, there will be a singularity, a point of infinite density and space-time curvature, where time has a beginning. But, Einstein's theory cannot predict how the universe will begin, but only how it will evolve once it has begun. So, it was suggested that entire universe was compressed into a teeny tiny little ball, which exploded into all space, time, matter and energy (the Big-bang). The pre-big bang singularity should be infinitely dense and possessed all the mass in the universe, effectively bringing ‘time’ to a standstill.

The Big-bang theory was totally rejected at first. But, those who supported it had predicted that the ignition of the Big-bang would have left behind some sort of 'hot flash' of radiation. In 1965, without looking for it, two physicists at Bell Labs in New Jersey found it.  Observational evidence confirmed the idea that the universe had a very dense beginning with the discovery of a faint background of microwaves throughout space, in October 1965. Robert Wilson was one of the scientists who discovered this radiation. Wilson said, "Certainly there was something that set it all off. Certainly, if you are religious, I can't think of a better theory of the origin of the universe to match with Genesis."

Although there is not much doubt about the Big-bang it is still not possible to explain who precipitated it in the first place. The beginning of time would have been a singularity, at which the laws of physics would have broken down. So the laws of physics can no longer guide the Big-bang explosion. Besides, this theory suggests that nothing existed before the explosion. Time and space came into existence as a result of this explosion or bang! Is it scientifically possible to prove that nothing exploded under nobody's direction at no point in time and everything came into existence? Naturally, anyone who thinks logically would ask, “Who initiated the Big-bang?”

No one knows what/who could have triggered the Big-bang. And, scientifically it is impossible to discover this because the laws of physics can no longer guide the Big-bang explosion. The scientists appear to be saying, "We don't know what caused the Big -bang, and the question itself may not make sense.  We'll keep working on it.” Some Atheists say that, “There is still no proof of any deities that may have triggered the big bang explosion. You might as well try and say a giant Cyborg bunny triggered the big bang.  There is no proof.” As a matter of fact science has not progressed enough to prove the existence of the One who triggered the Big-bang. However, the one who triggered the Big-bang has left some clues in the universe to help us find Him. Let us examine those clues.

The Big Bang theory also suggests that the universe expanded to its current form from a basic subatomic singularity. Studies on the rate of this expansion suggest that if the universe had expanded a little faster, the matter would have sprayed out into space like fine mist from a spray bottle - so fast that a gazillion particles of dust would have sped into infinity and never even form a single star. If the universe had expanded just a little slower, the material would have dribbled out like big drops of water, then collapsed back where it came from by the force of gravity. A little too fast, and you get a meaningless spray of fine dust. A little too slow, and the whole universe collapses back into one big black hole. The surprising thing is just how narrow the difference is.  To strike the perfect balance between too fast and too slow, the force, something that physicists call "the Dark Energy Term" had to be accurate to one part in ten with 120 zeros.

In their paper "Disturbing Implications of a Cosmological Constant" two atheist scientists from Stanford University stated that the existence of this dark energy term would essentially require a miracle … "An unknown agent" intervened in cosmic history "for reasons of its own." Just for comparison, the best human engineering example is the Gravity Wave Telescope, which was built with a precision of 23 zeros.  The Designer, the 'external agent' that caused our universe must possess an intellect, knowledge, creativity and power trillions and trillions of times greater than we humans have. Absolutely amazing! Another amazing discovery of scientists, in recent decades, is that many properties of the universe are "just right" for life. Most scientists are convinced that constraints on a life-allowing universe are very tight, that small changes would make the existence of intelligent life impossible. Based on scientific evidence, there is little doubt about this conclusion. There are two main theories for why our universe is "just right" for life, the Intelligent Design theory and the Multiverse theory.

Intelligent design means our universe was designed and created by an extremely intelligent and powerful designer who wanted to create a magnificent world with sunshine, proteins, and people. Whereas, the Multiverse theory suggests that, “Since the probability of a life-supporting universe is extremely low, scientists think that if there are many universes (in a Multiverse) with properties varying throughout the entire range of possibilities, at least one universe may show the properties to support intelligent life.” Basically, Multiverse theory is a way to beat the odds, and it can be used to "explain away" all the evidence for design, whether this evidence occurs at the level of the universe, origin of life, or development of life, or you winning ten consecutive lotteries, because everything will happen if there are enough universes.

Most scientists are convinced that constraints on a life-allowing universe are very tight, that small changes would make the existence of intelligent life impossible. Based on scientific evidence, there is little doubt that many properties of the universe are "just right" for life. Isn’t this data sufficient to prove that the one who triggered the Big-bang is an intelligent designer?  Scientists have enough evidence to prove that everything that exists today has a beginning. They also have sufficient data to suggest that everything has come out of nothing and has been designed intelligently. So isn’t it scientifically reasonable to believe that in the beginning an intelligent designer designed everything to perfection after creating it out of nothing? Sir Albert Einstein said, “Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe- a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble."

Now the question that is left before us is, “Who could that intelligent designer be?” The Hindus and the other religions that have evolved out of Hinduism believe in Advaita, a highly impersonal consciousness that pervades everything and yet has nothing to do with anything, which neither creates nor destroys, which doesn’t influence anything seen or unseen and is least concerned about the condition of mankind in general, let alone the life of an individual. Advaita doesn't advocate an intelligent designer but from the way we find the universe we can see that the Being who has worked behind it has intelligently designed everything to perfection after creating it out of nothing. Therefore, the so called universal consciousness that the proponents of Advaita claim cannot be the one who has triggered the Big-bang.

The only popular religions that advocate an intelligent designer as creator God are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In my opinion, we should compare the lives and/or teachings of the so-called Gods from the books written by the people who claim to be their devotees in order to arrive at a conclusion in this matter; e.g. the Life and teachings of Christ from the Bible and teachings of Allah from the Qur'an. Since we all know that our conscience by which we would be able to know and acknowledge God was also created by Him, we should try to figure out for ourselves the one who represents God’s true nature based on what is acceptable to our conscience.

While most of the religions present a God who hates sinners and then destroys them, The Holy Bible presents a God who is so full of love that not only does he love the repentant sinners but also is willing to die for their cause. The intelligent designer who has designed the Universe to perfection has left one great clue about His nature in the conscience (which again is designed by Him) of mankind. We all by instinct know that sacrificing ones’ life is a greater virtue than killing/destroying others. The one who has triggered the big bang and has also designed our conscience to help us know him should be a God of love rather than hatred. The Bible says, "God is Love and Jesus Christ is the ultimate expression of God's Love for man-kind.  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This proves the God of the Bible is the intelligent designer who has triggered the formation of the universe.

The following verses from the Bible also confirm the same fact. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1) “... that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.” (Hebrews 11: 3) “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.....for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1: 1-3, 14, 16)

Written by: Dr. Manoj Kumar Khatore

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