Is there any conformity between Christian beliefs and scientific belief with reference to the origin of the un?
The primary bone of contention between religion and science is not the Big Bang theory. It is, rather, the Existence of God theory. The Big Bang theory has the favor of science because it fits the available data better than any competing theory does. The Big Bang theory has the favor of the major religions because it is convenient to their dogma regarding Divine Creation. Although both religion and science may support the Big Bang theory, they do so from different motivations. Science arrived at its favor for that theory honestly, after seriously considering alternatives, and being willing at any moment to give serious consideration to any new alternatives that may be proposed. Religion arrived at its favor for the Big Bang theory dishonestly, choosing it because it is the scientific theory that best suggests an identifiable creation event. “Why, THERE is the HAND OF GOD!” they shout—as if they’d seen God’s fingers in the cosmic background radiation. There, precisely there, is where th
