Is the Big Bang Compatible with the Bible?
The “big bang” is a fairy tale about how the universe came into existence that is more fitting in the pages of Tolkien’s “Silmarillion” than a science textbook. The theory proposes that billions of years ago the universe began in a tiny, immeasurably hot and dense point called a singularity, which supposedly contained all the mass and energy that would become everything we see today, as well as “space” itself. According to the theory, the singularity rapidly swelled, dispersing all of the energy and space. While this story of origins is entirely fictional, unfortunately many people, even some Christians, believe that it is an accurate explanation of the beginning of the universe. The most disturbing aspect of all this, however, is the fact that Christians who accept the big bang are missing its clearly atheistic roots. As solar astrophysicist Dr. Jason Lisle put it, “They (meaning Christians who believe in the big bang) have chosen to reinterpret the plain tea...