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Originally Posted by alanX
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Why is big bang, or, in this case, the big bounce, automatically mean we're atheists?
Why does understanding science mean we think there is no point to anything?
If you look hard enough, the concept that an explosion of magnitude came out of an abyss of "nothingness" is actually very deep, and potentially very spiritual.
I'd like to hear where you think everything came from, then...
Anyway, some religions do have answers as to how "nothingness" created something.
If you look at the Japanese version of the pentagram, the wheel of life, it shows 5 elements and a recurring cycle. The 5th element is void; the essence that existed and created the power when no other element did exist, i.e. big bangs.
The mistake you're making is a very big one; you automatically assume you understand everything, even when you openly say you don't. Put it this way; if I were to tell you "Belief in God is daft, how can one being possibly be so powerful?" a good Christian would scold me for being so naive, and thinking a mere human could understand Gods special essence and power. This is the same thing.
An atheist who says there is nothing, especially at the moment of the big bang, is really a bit of a moron. An intelligent man will never deny the idea that there's some things that are simply beyond his understanding and perception.
For example, we see in four color pigmentations, yet there is actually 8 that exist, and only one creature on the planet that can see them all. In that creatures eyes, we are colorblind. Is it really unscientific to assume the same disability may exist with perception of a spiritual presence? No.
Saying there is nothing may be correct, but it is also naive.
Either way, the big bounce is real, there is much more info on it that just this video. The big bounce, for now, is a theory, but the big bang is a fact. You'll have to come to terms with that.
Work spirituality with science, not around it.