[i]Were it so easy?[/i] So, last night I offered the flood a question. The point of asking this question was NOT to figure out if people believed in the Big Bang or not. This was an experiment to highlight a [b]misconception.[/b] Which it did excellently. [b]Did The Big Bang Create The Universe?[/b] Yes: 214 Votes | 62% | No: 133 Votes | 38% | Only 6 users actually knew the truth behind this, or at least only 6 commented it. The answer to my question, without any scientific doubt [u]whatsoever[/u], and without contradicting the Big Bang Theory, is [b]no.[/b] However, it is not the same "no" as many of the voters of that selection probably thought of when selecting the option. ______________________________________ The misconception is that The Big Bang theory attempts to explain the [i]creation[/i] of the Universe. [b]It does not.[/b] ______________________________________ The Big Bang explains how [i]the current state[/i] of our universe came to be. By understanding many factors, we can say that space is expanding. And for all intents and purposes, we can pretty much say the universe had a beginning. By using this expansion of space, we can basically back track in time, and end at a wall where we cannot go further back due to our laws of physics. At this point, everything in the universe existed as an infinitesimally small, infinitely dense singularity point that held all the matter and energy in the universe today. As if we were to "press play" on a DVD, this singularity point is expanding as soon as we can measure time, and has continued since. Every particle and force in physics can be explained from the Big Bang Theory, and the process of baryosynthesis, which occurs because of the expansion of the singularity point. All time and distance, can be explained by the Big Bang. However, the Big Bang DID NOT CREATE ANYTHING. To recap/TL;DR: [b]The Big Bang theory falls victim to common misunderstanding. The Big Bang is not a crazy event that created the universe. It's [i]still happening now[/i]. The Big Bang theory explains the universe as it is today, due to the expansion of space. It does not reconcile for the creation of matter or energy. It merely explains what happened to it. Creationist need not be up in arms against it, and anti-creationists need not think that it does anything to disprove creationism, save for literal readings of certain religious texts.[/b] Whether you believe it or not, is a bit of a fallacy. It does not matter if [i]you[/i] don't believe it, it [i]is[/i] valid until proven false. If you believe that it's validity is contradicted by the fact that it is a scientific theory, find out what a [i]scientific theory[/i] is. The Big Bang does not contradict God creating the universe, and was actually theorized by a Christian priest. Stop making this misconception. GG. [u]Some highlights from the thread:[/u] [spoiler] [b]Good try m8's:[/b] [quote]I'm gonna do it for you; [b][i]Screw you, creationist morons.[/i][/b][/quote] [quote]No, it was a big floaty wizard man with a beard and magic stuff. Jeez, some people are just stupid.[/quote] [quote]Because I don't believe in fairy tales[/quote] [b]Posts that made me chuckle:[/b] [quote]But the universe existed before TV[/quote] [quote]I feel like Michael Bay created the Big Bang Theory. "How do you think the Universe was created Mr. Bay?" Michael Bay:"An Explosion!"[/quote] [quote]Aliens[/quote] [quote]Me banging your mom did[/quote] [quote]Some branes got to bangin'.[/quote] Honorable Mention: Jaden Smith [quote]What if God was the big bang[/quote] [/spoiler]