Random thoughts

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Originally posted by Shardsofxapril
so steve, do you beleive in any aspect that the "Big Bang" theory has to offer?
my bio class had a discussion on the theories behind the creation of the universe. One thing I find interesting about it then, and this may be thinking too hard, but if there was a big bang, and everything came from a ball of hydrogen and whatnot....what was this ball floating in?....nothing...I would think this highly unlikely, void maybe. I would think this idea would lead to the existence of seperate planes.......woah i gotta stop because I'm freaking myself out and I need sleep

Well...yes and no. I won't claim to know what caused the universe to be. Maybe it came from a parallel existence, maybe it came from something beyond our known universe which is "only" something like 100 billion trillion miles (try wrapping your mind around THAT). I just don't think it had anything to do with a supreme diety...but I could be wrong. It's just a matter of reasoning. If "god" created "the earth and the heavens", why make so much of it that's virtually useless? There are so many planets and bodies flying through space that aren't much more than desolate rocks or gasious bodies. And, since the general concensus amongst hardcore christians and various other religions is that the idea of extraterrestrials is heretical, what's the point of all of that crap floating around out there if it's all supposed to be planned? That idea is so absurd to me since, as we live in just one galaxy of billions upon billions, it's incredibly pompous and egotistical to think that humans are the only ones out here. That's like someone who's never seen anything but a white human being saying that everyone else on the earth must be white. It's understandable...but ultimately wrong. Nevermind that the bible itself makes several references to "chariots of fire", ancient Sumarians had detailed maps of the solar system dating back 6,000 years yet the first telescope wasn't invented until the 1600's, and Mayans have ancient carvings of men in what look suspiciously like rockets. Nope...it's just us. Ridiculous. But like I said, I don't have a clue how it all started. I doubt anyone will be able to prove definitively one way or the other. Even if they could, no doubt the other side of the table would refuse to believe it. Science and religion are like baptists and gays...they'll never get along.