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Dorje · 05-06-2005, 01:15 PM

This is probably the best net tutorial about the Big Bang Theory:

http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni/uni_101bb1.html

show_no_mercy · 05-06-2005, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justin Z

Heh. Basically he's saying there's an afterglow of an explosion, and the energy remaining in the universe is a uniform, very chilly 3° Kelvin or -270° Celsius. If the universe hadn't basically exploded from a small area or single point we wouldn't be able to observe such a phenomenon permeating the entire universe.

~Justin

Further explanation: the "afterglow" is light. Light from a black body, when "chilled" to 3K, manifests itself as microwave radiation.

wonkothesane · 05-06-2005, 03:18 PM

Big Bang? Creation? Both bollocks if you ask me!

Everyone knows that the entire universe was sneezed from the nose of a being called the Great Green Arkleseizure...

BEWARE THE HANDKERCHIEF!!!

Oh, and Bless You!

Godless Dave · 05-06-2005, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illusionist

scientists theorize that time is a product of the big bang, and that there was no time before the big bang. Christians would argue that God is outside of time yet he somehow created the universe.

These are not contradictory.

Majestyk · 05-06-2005, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Illusionist

please dont refer to him as MY God =|

Who are we talking about?

Whoracle · 05-06-2005, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wonkothesane

Big Bang? Creation? Both bollocks if you ask me!

Everyone knows that the entire universe was sneezed from the nose of a being called the Great Green Arkleseizure...

BEWARE THE HANDKERCHIEF!!!

Oh, and Bless You!

It seems we have made extraterrestrial contact with the people of Viltvodle VI!

Oh, um, oops. I don't have anything to add to the discussion .

wonkothesane · 05-06-2005, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Whoracle

It seems we have made extraterrestrial contact with the people of Viltvodle VI!

Oh, um, oops. I don't have anything to add to the discussion .

Yes, and the aerosol market will never be the same!

But I did have a point. If you are going to say "God" created the universe, why is that any more or less believeable than saying a giant sneezed it, or gods (plural) made it, or whatever...

If the God hypothesis has equal validity with the Big Bang, then why not the Sneeze hypothesis as well?

http://www.angelfire.com/la/catapult/arkle.html

IanC · 05-07-2005, 07:29 AM

Wonko is making a good point here, though I prefer the IPU, bless her holy hooves.

Even changing the creation idea to include every deity, it would still have to explain why all evidence points to the universe/space being (in) an incredibly small volume at some point.

Ian

Schneibster · 05-07-2005, 11:27 AM

If we're discussing the "sneeze theory," what about the "Big Splat?"

Sorry.

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05-06-2005, 01:15 PM	#31
Dorje Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Neo-Venezia Posts: 262	This is probably the best net tutorial about the Big Bang Theory: http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni/uni_101bb1.html

05-06-2005, 03:18 PM	#33
wonkothesane Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside of the asylum... Posts: 2,049	Big Bang? Creation? Both bollocks if you ask me! Everyone knows that the entire universe was sneezed from the nose of a being called the Great Green Arkleseizure... BEWARE THE HANDKERCHIEF!!! Oh, and Bless You!

05-07-2005, 07:29 AM	#38
IanC Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brimingham Uni Posts: 2,105	Wonko is making a good point here, though I prefer the IPU, bless her holy hooves. Even changing the creation idea to include every deity, it would still have to explain why all evidence points to the universe/space being (in) an incredibly small volume at some point. Ian

05-07-2005, 11:27 AM	#39
Schneibster Banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Monterey Posts: 7,099	If we're discussing the "sneeze theory," what about the "Big Splat?" Sorry.

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