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Big Bang Theory
Where did the Universe come from?
Einstein's Big Blunder
100 years ago this year, Albert Einstein published three papers that rocked the world.
These papers proved the existence of the atom, introduced the theory of relativity, and
described quantum mechanics.
Pretty good debut for a 26 year old scientist, huh?
His equations for relativity indicated that the universe was expanding. This bothered
him, because if it was expanding, it must have had a beginning and a beginner. Since
neither of these appealed to him, Einstein introduced a 'fudge factor' that ensured a
'steady state' universe, one that had no beginning or end.
But in 1929, Edwin Hubble showed that the furthest galaxies were fleeing away from
each other, just as the Big Bang model predicted. So in 1931, Einstein embraced what
would later be known as the Big Bang theory, saying, "This is the most beautiful and
satisfactory explanation of creation to which I have ever listened." He referred to the
'fudge factor' to achieve a steady-state universe as the biggest blunder of his career.
Einstein's theories have been thoroughly proved and verified by experiments and
measurements. But there's an even more important implication of Einstein's discovery.
Not only does the universe have a beginning, but time itself, our own dimension of cause
and effect, began with the Big Bang.
That's right -- time itself does not exist before then. The very line of time begins with
that creation event. Matter, energy, time and space were created in an instant by an
intelligence outside of space and time.
About this intelligence, Albert Einstein wrote in his book "The World As I See It" that
the harmony of natural law "Reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, compared
with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant
reflection."
He went on to write, "Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science
becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe--a spirit vastly
superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must
feel humble."
