465 Scripture & Science 7: Genesis and the Big Bang

Building on last week, Will Barlow continues to describe and analyze issues with the Big Bang Theory. He considers standard biblical and scientific objections brought forward by young earth creationists. After responding to these objections, he shows how each of the main Christian views of origins deals with the Big Bang.

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The Big Bang

In basic terms, what does the Big Bang theory say?

• The Universe began approximately 13.7 billion years ago• Space and matter have been expanding and cooling since then

What is the current state of the Big Bang?

• We will never be able to travel back in time to observe the beginning• Physicists used high-energy collisions to test hypotheses related to the Big Bang• There is a physical restriction on understanding the first moment of the Big Bang

Are there viable alternatives to the Big Bang?

• Oscillating universe — Universes expand and contract until the right one pops out• Multiple Universes — Infinite number of Universes exist beyond our ability to observe them• Inflationary models• Hawking’s theory

YEC and the Big Bang

How does YEC view the Big Bang?

• In short, YEC reject several aspects of the Big Bang• YEC make both Scriptural and scientific arguments to defend their positionScriptural Objections

What objections do YEC make about the Big Bang from Scripture?“The Bible tells us that God created heaven, earth, and everything within them in the span of six days (Exodus 20:11) and rested on the seventh day. This is the basis for our work week (Exodus 20:8). In contrast, the big bang model claims that the universe and earth formed over billions of years.”

“Genesis tells us that God created the stars on the fourth day—three days after the earth was created.