The Big Bang Theory is the most widely accepted scientific explanation of the origin of the universe. According to the theory, around 13.8 billion years ago all matter and energy were concentrated into a single point known as a singularity, which then exploded and created our expanding universe. The theory is supported by various scientific fields including astronomy, physics, geology, and cosmology with evidence such as the cosmic microwave background radiation, the large-scale structure of the universe, the observed expansion of the universe, and the abundance of light elements.
However, the theory does not fully explain the existence of dark matter and dark energy, which make up 95% of the universe and are still not fully understood. The cause of the Big Bang and the existence of a pre-existing state prior to it are still unknown and subject to scientific investigation. Some cosmologists also believe in the possibility of a multiverse, where our universe is just one of many universes existing simultaneously, which would challenge traditional Big Bang models.
So what are scientists saying? How random was the big bang?
“All of everything came into existence simply because it wanted to be. The big bang wasn't so much a big bang as a hasty dash toward an opportunity to trade nothingness for somethingness. The main contributory factor to the entire universe was a momentary effect in need of a cause.” ― Jasper Fforde
Sounds pretty random, but perhaps not.
“If the rate of expansion one second after the Big Bang had been smaller by even one part in a hundred thousand million million, it would have recollapsed before it reached its present size. On the other hand, if it had been greater by a part in a million, the universe would have expanded too rapidly for stars and planets to form.” Stephen Hawking
Not only improbably precise, but unified.
“String theory has the potential to show that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe - from the frantic dance of subatomic quarks to the stately waltz of orbiting binary stars; from the primordial fireball of the big bang to the majestic swirl of heavenly galaxies - are reflections of one, grand physical principle, one master equation.” - Brian Greene
Entropy, one of the laws of physics, points back to a time of complete order.
“If everything in the universe evolves toward increasing disorder, it must have started out in an exquisitely ordered arrangement. This whole chain of logic, purporting to explain why you can't turn an omelet into an egg, apparently rests on a deep assumption about the very beginning of the universe. It was in a state of very low entropy, very high order. Why did our part of the universe pass though a period of such low entropy?” ― Sean Carroll
But some even try to use this to argue against a creator.
“As Nobel laureate physicist Frank Wilczek has put it, "The answer to the ancient question, 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' would then be that 'nothing' is unstable." ... In short, the natural state of affairs is something rather than nothing. An empty universe requires supernatural intervention--not a full one. Only by the constant action of an agent outside the universe, such as God, could a state of nothingness be maintained. The fact that we have something is just what we would expect if there is no God.” ― Victor J. Stenger
But even that argument is foolish, as nothing is what was predicted to exist before the big bang.
“The idea that the Big Bang theory allows us to infer that the universe began to exist about 15 billion years ago has attracted the attention of many theists. This theory seemed to confirm or at least lend support to the theological doctrine of creation ex nihilo. Indeed, the suggestion of a divine creation seemed so compelling that the notion that "God created the Big Bang" has taken a hold on popular consciousness and become a staple in the theistic component of ‘educated common sense’. By contrast, the response of atheists and agnostics to this development has been comparatively lame.” ― Quentin Smith
“I don't think that the total creation took place in six days as we now measure time. If we can confirm, say, the Big Bang theory, that doesn't at all cause me to question my faith that God created the Big Bang.” - Jimmy Carter
“Pope Francis is not the first religious leader who has endorsed evolution and the Big Bang, but he is certainly one of the most influential.” - Ken Ham
To me, it is clear that a creator interfered in this universe at least three times. The big bang, the creation of life, and creation of humanity. All three events are best explained by an intelligent creator, as belief in random chance requires more faith than I have.
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