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Originally Posted by ving
true, there are so many holes in both theories that I dont actually have a clear cut opinion... big bang/ creation, I think I'll just flip a coin.  good thread, I hope no one draws blood over it. |
Ving - I don't know of any holes in the Big Bang theory. All the evidence, the expansion of the Universe, the cosmic background radiation, the composition of the Universe (75% hydrogen, 25% helium - just as the theory predicted) all indicate that this event is irrefutable and actually happened some 13 billion years ago. There is some argument about the inflationary epoch, but even this is generally accepted scenario by cosmologists. What holes were you thinking of?
And there really is no other scientific theory of how the Universe came to be and accounts for the observational evidence. Sure, there are a lot of people out there that seemingly cannot accept that the Universe has a beginning and an end. I once received a letter from a gentleman telling me about the "evergreen" universe. He is not alone in thinking that the accepted and tested story of our origins, built up painstakingly over the last 60 years, is wrong. However, none appear to provide evidence for an alternative. Nor is anyone prepared to put in the hard yards to gather evidence for any alternative view. Most likely, because such evidence does not exist. If there was, I am sure the 10,000 plus members of the American Astronomical Association would be happy to change their mind.