What is the quality of the evidence for the origin of the inorganic universe from nothing?
Until the middle of the last century Physicists thought that the universe had no beginning, it had always existed and would always exist (the Steady State theory). In this view, the origin of the universe was not relevant because it had no beginning. This view has almost disappeared in the light of the powerful evidence indicating that the universe began with an immense explosion (the Big Bang theory). For a long time, some physicists held out against the idea of a universe with a beginning because they saw it could lead directly to a kind of belief in God. They fought long and hard but finally had to concede that the universe had originated with the big bang. It had a beginning. Who pushed the button, I wonder? Conclusion When we fight about the details of speciation and the evidence for evolution we can get bogged down in a bad tempered exchange about little things – instead try to concentrate on the big stuff – what evolution cannot adequately explain. Evolution is a good theory abo
