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Is The Big Bang A Cosmic Blunder?

For years scientists have been telling us howimplementation of the laws of nature on every
the universe began. Do we really know? Or dolevel. So, it might be more scientific to
we need another six billions years to figuretake this into account rather than adopt a
it out?To date, our space explorations,fantasy which cannot be scientifically or
manned and unmanned, have uncovered a worldlogically substantiated.THE DOUBLE
of intriguing, perplexing, puzzling,STANDARDThere seems to be a double standard
fascinating, and even awe-inspiringin logic by which some people accept
phenomena. Whether we understand it or not,scientific theories. When the layman accepts
the universe we live in seems to be a highlytheories of evolution without possessing much
organized system or set of smaller systemsknowledge of them, he obviously puts his
functioning in harmony. All of its componentstrust and faith in those who perpetuate these
work within a framework of very structured,theories. This trust is sometimes expressed
precise, and clearly defined laws of nature.as "they're the scientists, they must know
If this were not so, the universe could notwhat they're talking about." And it is this
possibly have survived in its present statekind of blind allegiance which sets the
of complexity for any long period of time,layman's science-related logic on a different
certainly not for thousands of years. If thelevel than the logic he uses in daily
laws of gravity were to cease functioning forlife.How so?To date, virtually every planet
only one moment, all orbiting bodiesand moon explored in our solar system has
throughout the universe would move intoproved to be full of inexplicable puzzles,
different orbits. For life on earth, thismysteries, and contradictions of theories (as
would be catastrophic. If the "strong force"pointed out in other chapters in
which holds together sub-atomic particlesEvolutionDead.com). Some of these discoveries
were to cease functioning, all matter in theare beyond present scientific understanding.
universe would disintegrate. Obviously, theSome are even beyond anything we expect to
laws of nature function every moment of everyunderstand in years to come. In addition,
day, with utmost precision.Our universesome events outside our solar system are so
contains atomic and sub-atomic particles notbaffling that scientists can only explain
visible to the naked eye and sometimes notthem with strange entities like black holes
even visible with sophisticated instruments.and quasars, which are themselves only
It also contains planets, stars, hugetheoretical. Some events outside our solar
galaxies spanning hundreds of thousands ofsystem cannot be explained even with
lightyears across space -- some of which aretheoretical science. Some events on the
so far from earth that they appear as merequantum level are so baffling that they seem
specks in the sky -- and galaxies billions ofto defy common sense and logic.So, how is it
lightyears apart. The laws of nature are sothat when it comes to explaining "how it all
complex that they support millions of formsbegan," scientists give the impression of
of life on our planet while maintaining thehaving a sufficient understanding of the laws
integrity of the cosmos as a whole. It wouldof nature governing the entire universe
be difficult, if not impossible, for the mostallegedly billions of years ago? Wouldn't one
intelligent human being to even imagine afirst need at least an impeccable
more complex system, let alone come up with aunderstanding of what is happening in his own
functioning design of anything nearly asbackyard, our solar system, before explaining
complex.And as much as modern man has alreadythe mechanics of the entire universe? Surely
learned, we're just beginning to see the tipthe entire universe is more complex than our
of the iceberg concerning the complexities of"puny little" solar system. And wouldn't such
the laws of nature. There have been peoplean "expert" have to possess an impeccable
who have devoted virtually their entire livesunderstanding of quantum mechanics as well as
to discovering and studying the laws ofthe mechanics of distant heavenly bodies in
nature. Doctors have studied medicine.his own time before attempting to describe
Astronomers have studied the skies.events which allegedly brought all of these
Biologists have studied vast numbers of lifeentities into existence billions of years
forms. Physicists have studied the laws ofago? Certainly events billions of years in
nature governing the cosmos right down tothe past cannot be easier to decipher than
those governing events on the quantum level.events in our own time. So how can anyone
And the list goes on. Yet, not one of theseseriously claim to understand how our
endeavors has thus far resulted in theuniverse developed into its present
complete knowledge of even one subject. I'mstate?Perhaps it is necessary to go into the
not talking about knowing everything aboutdimensions of our universe to put this
every subject. I'm talking about knowingquestion into proper perspective:The diameter
everything about only one subject. It hasn'tof our sun is about 865,400 miles. Our solar
happened yet. And you'd think that after allsystem is about 9 billion miles in diameter.
the scientific discoveries, achievements, andOur nearest neighbors outside our solar
sophistication of the twenty-first century,system are the stars Proxima and Alpha
such knowledge might at least lie in theCenttauri, each about 4 lightyears away. (One
foreseeable future. But that doesn't seem tolightyear is about 6 trillion miles, the
be the case either. In many instances, it'sdistance light travels -- at 186,000 miles
quite the contrary. Some branches of scienceper second -- in one year.) These stars are
seem to become increasingly elusive in directonly two of the billions of stars which make
proportion to our sophistication. For theup our galaxy, the Milky Way. An average
"cut and dried" physical world this isgalaxy is believed to have a diameter of
supposed to be, this kind of complexityapproximately 100,000 lightyears. The Milky
almost rivals spiritualism itself.Now, anWay is only one galaxy in a local group of 30
intelligent person would ask himself, "Wheregalaxies spanning a total of about 3 million
did all this complex ingenuity come from?"Alightyears across space -- if you travelled
'BIG BANG?'There is a theory generallyat the unimaginable speed of light, it would
referred to by scientists as the "big bang."take you about 3 million years to cross this
No, it has nothing to do with the fourth oflocal group of only 30 galaxies.It is
July. When the fourth of July ends, we'reestimated that there are at least fifty
usually left with a lot of exploded shreds ofbillion galaxies in the universe.When you
garbage. When this purported "big bang"think about these proportions for a moment,
ended, it allegedly left us with debris whichyou begin to realize the awesomeness of this
somehow evolved into a highly complex andplace we so casually refer to as our
organized universe. How? Beats the heck outuniverse.Then, after hearing the theories
me. Let's see if it beats the heck out ofbehind the phenomena believed to exist deep
you.Big-bang theorists hold that the universein space -- black holes, supergiants,
roughly fifteen or twenty billion years ago.supernovae, quasars, pulsars, neutron stars
There was this "something or other" which-- you begin to realize that the "other end"
exploded. Since then the universe has beenof the universe is not only far away but also
expanding. Everything in it evolved from theholds wonders which only a few years ago
stuff of that explosion.Let's see if wewould have been considered somewhere between
understand this. In spite of the fact thatscience fiction and the absurd. Even today,
just about any kind of an explosion we couldmost of these objects are speculative and far
cause would result in nothing but chaos andfrom pat concepts.Is this the universe which
destruction, we're being told, against allcame into existence through a series of
logic, that an explosion is what began theaccidents billions of years ago? And who are
process of building the inconceivably complexthe ones perpetuating this? The same people
system we now call our universe. Isn't that awho have given us "pat" answers about our own
bit like saying that if you blew up a Rubik'ssolar system in our own time?We do not yet
cube the little pieces could conceivablyunderstand how phenomena deep in space work
become more complex than the original cube?in our time. We do not yet understand how our
It is common sense that an explosion willsolar system works in our time. We do not yet
create a general state of fragmentation andcompletely understand how our own planet,
disarray. After ripping a system apart, isn'tearth, works in our time. We do not yet
it rather absurd to expect the resultingunderstand how many living organisms on our
chaos to become more intricate and organizedplanet work in our time. We do not yet
than the original system? When you thinkunderstand how even some small organisms of
about it, after an explosion, it isthe bacteria and virus variety work in our
unrealistic to expect a system to eventime. We do not yet understand how sub-atomic
maintain its previous level of complexity,particles, so fundamental to our existence,
let alone evolve into something morework in our time. But, somehow, we do
complex.An example: If you took every nut,understand the process which allegedly
bolt, and part necessary for the constructionbrought all of this into being billions of
of a car, piled them up on top of a bomb, andyears ago and caused it to evolve. Is someone
blew them up, would you ever expect the partspulling our leg?How can anyone simply accept
to fall down into a functioning car by meretheories of how a universe of such
chance? How many times would you say you'dunimaginable proportions and complexity came
have to blow the pieces up to get ainto being from the same scientists who seem
functioning car? Fifteen million? Seventeenso confused every time we send a rocket to
billion? Or do you think it could neverexplore an area of space only a stone's throw
happen? Sure the pieces would fall intofrom earth? How can anyone accept theories of
different configurations and shapes afterthe origin of our universe, which implicitly
each explosion -- configurations which may beinclude the origin of the basic elements of
pleasant to look at with an abstract,matter and life, when these same elements are
artistic eye. Configurations which may evennot yet understood today? Isn't it obvious
inspire you with thoughts like, "Where's thethat our comprehension of the universe is
broom?" But to think that you couldshallow, at best?SHORTCOMINGS OF OUR
eventually get into a car and drive off isUNDERSTANDING OF THE BIG BANGIn 1998
confusing the laws of probability withscientists discovered something that baffled
intelligent design. If you blow up the piecesthe heck out of them. Our understanding of
of a car, all you will ever get is a pile ofthe expanding universe was that it might
junk. And maybe a few lumps on your head fromeventually collapse under its own
falling debris. But that's about it.Thegravitational pull. Or, if its gravitational
scientifically accepted theory of the originpull was not strong enough, it would just
and evolution of our universe says, inkeep expanding, but at a slower rate, much
effect, that if you blew up the parts of alike any other explosion.What scientists
car you could get a lot more than just a cardiscovered, however, was that the universe's
-- you could accidentally get a supersonicrate of expansion was speeding up! This was
jet or a space shuttle! This is a betterabsolutely astounding. There was, and still
story than what used car dealers giveis, no science to explain this. Sure we have
you.UNSUPPORTED BY SCIENCE ITSELFIf the ideamore theories (dark matter, being the major
that chaos cannot accidentally turn intoone), but at the moment it's all a big
design and organization makes sense to you,mystery.What this boils down to is that we've
congratulations! You have something of ahad pretty much of a "pat" theory for about a
knack for thermodynamics. The second law ofhalf a century, based on what we thought was
thermodynamics states that energy decreasessolid science. Then, reality threw us a
in utility, moving from a state of order tocurve, and our most fundamental
disorder and finally to a stage of randomnessunderstanding of the universe went out the
and decay.The notion that a "big bang" can bewindow.WHERE'S THE LOGICThis is where the big
the seed for a universe such as ours is inpuzzle of the double standard comes in. The
direct violation of this law. In a big banggreatest mystery of all is how some people
scenario, rather than order turning intoput trust and faith into scientific theories
disorder, the precise opposite happens --when, given the same circumstances in a more
chaos not only turns into organization, butpractical situation, the absurdity would be
into an ingenious system of mind bogglingconspicuously obvious to them. Suppose you
complexity. This doesn't coincide withhad your bicycle checked out by a mechanic
scientific principles, and it certainlywho gave you a three hour speech on how
doesn't hold up logically.When confrontedbicycles work. He described in depth the
with the second law of thermodynamics as itphysics of pulleys, gears, momentum, and
relates to the evolution of life, manyfriction, then told you that your bike was in
scientists respond that this law does notexcellent shape. But the moment you got on
apply to an "open system." Earth, they say,your bike it fell apart. Would you go back to
is an open system since it is influenced bythe same "mechanic" to have your car checked
extraterrestrial systems. So, let's say youout? Would you fly a plane that had been
cannot use this argument against life onokayed by this mechanic? Who, in his right
earth. But, how do you do away with themind, would reason, "He may be dishonest or
second law of thermodynamics when it comes toignorant about bicycles, but, after that
the entire universe? The entire universespeech on pulleys and gears, he must be
cannot possibly be an open system -- therecompetent when it comes to planes and other
are no outside systems to influence it. Evencomplicated mechanics." Most people would not
if we were to discover "other universes" (ofallow this crook to adjust their kites, let
anti-matter, for example), it would still notalone evaluate the condition of their
make our universe an open system. Anything weplanes.Why, then, does it not seem odd to
discover becomes part of the "big picture" ofthese same people that scientists have little
our entire universe or part of one big superproblem figuring out how a vast and complex
universe. Thus, after all is included, weuniverse with the staggering dimensions of
inevitably wind up with one huge closedhundreds of billions of lightyears of space
system. How did this entire system turn intoallegedly worked billions of years ago, yet
a workable machine of inconceivablehave difficulty understanding how our "drop
sophistication by accident?Answer: It didn't,in the bucket" solar system works today? How
because it couldn't.There is no logical ordo scientists go from relative ignorance of
scientific basis whatsoever for an entirethe laws of nature of our own solar system in
universe to develop out of chaos. Such anour own time to a well rounded understanding
occurrence would need an "outside" force. Andof the forces behind the entire universe in a
since we've already included literallytime long gone?The answer, of course, is that
"everything" in our definition of "ourscientists obviously do not have a well
universe," there are no outside forces left.rounded understanding of the physics and
Consequently, since our universe is inmechanics of our universe today, and
existence and is in a complex state, its onlycertainly cannot have any kind of a decent
possible origin would have to be a force notunderstanding of the universe in the past.
within the confines of our physical world. InThe objective here is not to malign
short, we'd be talking about a force unlikescientists. They obviously do understand the
anything we are acquainted with on a physicalscience behind cell phones, rockets, heart
or scientific level -- quite conceivablysurgery, etc. We have proof of that. But how
something of a spiritual nature. Perhaps itthe universe (or life, for that matter)
is this spiritual aspect, the only truebegan, that's a different story. Readily
logical option, which scientists are tryingaccepting accounts of the origin and
to avoid.Without getting involved in theevolution of our universe only shows a
spiritual implications of our physicaltolerance for misinformation in scientific
universe for the moment, let us note what ismatters which goes far beyond what one would
relevant here: the structure of our universe,accept in more practical circumstances. If
like genetics, shows a high degree ofyou find these theories fun, that's great.
intelligence and sophistication in its designBut if truth is of concern to you, proceed
and implementation. Perhaps the intelligencewith  caution.by  Josh  Greenberger
required is so overwhelming that some
individuals simply find it too mind-bogglingThis has been an excerpt from his free book
to consider. But attributing theon evolution at EvolutionDead.comJosh
super-phenomenal feat of the development ofGreenberger: A computer consultant for over
our universe to an accident of chance is nottwo decades, the author has developed
the answer. Aside from it not beingsoftware for such organizations as NASA's
scientific, it falls somewhat short of sound,Goddard Institute of Space Studies, AT&T,
level-headed thinking. There's certainly noCharles Schwab, Bell Laboratories and Chase
evidence supporting such an accident. TheManhattan Bank. Since 1984, the author's
mere existence of our universe does not proveliterary works have appeared in such
it was formed by accident. If anything, ourperiodicals as The New York Post, The Daily
universe does give every indication of havingNews, The Village Voice, The Jewish Press,
been designed with intelligence. Studyingand others. His articles have ranged from
just about any branch of science will tellhumor to scientific to topical events. Visit
you, without any great reasoning abilities,his site: shopndrop.
that there is intelligence in the design and



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