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If the Lhc Mechanism Proves the Big Bang Theory, How Will It Affect Religion and Beliefs in Gods?

  1. poopiir
    November 26th, 2009 at 22:39 | #1

    The man who first proposed The Big Bang Theory, Georges Lemaître, was a Catholic priest who had no problem combining science and his belief in God.

  2. Pangloss (No longer here)
    November 26th, 2009 at 22:49 | #2

    Well, they’ve completely ignored all of the other evidence that supports the Big Bang, such as the background radiation. And they’ve completely ignored the evidence supporting evolution, and continue to manufacture outright falsehoods intended to “disprove” it.
    So I don’t see where even more evidence will change their concrete solid minds.

  3. haysoos2
    November 26th, 2009 at 23:25 | #3

    John Polkinghorne (a physicist and anglican priest) helped to develop the big bang theory, so presumably he would be delighted if the LHC could prove it irrefutably true (it can’t).
    Atheists should really be praying for the big bang theory to be proved wrong, not right, because then they would stand some chance of being able to ressurect the steady state theory

  4. Leslie D
    November 27th, 2009 at 00:12 | #4

    They’ll carry on just like they always did, they’ll just alter their beliefs to fit with the theory. Religious institutions have been doing it for years. It’s called conventional wisdom. There was a time when the Catholic Church murdered people for saying that the Earth wasn’t the center of the univesre, that it was the Sun. Of course we know that now to be false but it was a step in the right direction. But you don’t see any major religions denying that the Earth revolves around the sun these days?
    I think it’s impossible to wipe out religion. And besides, the Big Bang and God aren’t mutually exclusive. When the Big Bang is accepted as true, many churches we’ll work the theory into their agenda.

  5. Carly
    November 27th, 2009 at 01:03 | #5

    It won’t be able to “prove” the big bang theory but even if it does lend major support to that theory it wouldn’t effect the Christian religion one bit.
    Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. – KABOOM!
    Gee, scientists have finally caught up with what the Bible was teaching all along, that our universe did have a beginning and it hasn’t just “always been here”.

  6. Martin S
    November 27th, 2009 at 01:52 | #6

    The LCH will not prove the Big Bang correct, though it may provide evidence that it is.
    Even as a creationist, I do not have a problem with the Big Bang theory, in general, though I disagree with the evolutionary extrapolations. Some creationists theorize that time was not constant in the first couple days of the Big Bang, so billions of years could have passed. We just insist that life is only recent – within about 10,000 years.

  7. ChrisP
    November 27th, 2009 at 02:17 | #7

    Many of these people fail to acknowledge evolution, so I doubt whatever evidence science comes up with will convince any of the Christians of anything.
    Just like they believe that the Devil planted dinosaur bones in the ground, they’ll believe the Devil propogated miniature black holes.

  8. Burning Question
    November 27th, 2009 at 02:27 | #8

    Eeeh the ‘big bang’ states that the universe ‘as we know it’ originated from a point of singularity and is expanding. That can be proved by observable evidence.
    Where it all came from, that’s where theory steps in.

  9. Sebastian P.
    November 27th, 2009 at 03:09 | #9

    The LHC is not about proving the Big Bang. Its mostly about detecting the Higgs boson.
    The Big Bang happened. That’s not at issue. We know that the Big Bang happened because when you look into space it’s like looking back in time. If a star is 10 light years away the light we see started out there 10 years ago. We can see back 13.7 billion years to see the background radiation of the Big Bang.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/…

  10. Mintz
    November 27th, 2009 at 03:13 | #10

    Actually, it won’t prove the big bang theory regardless of what they learn. It will only prove that it could be true, or prove that we have yet to really grasp quantum physics.

  11. sexypand
    November 27th, 2009 at 04:05 | #11

    Well, considering Judaism doesn’t generally denounce science and uses the Torah to make sense of it, I think it will continue on as it has for millenia. Thanks for your concern, Josh C. Glad to see you care.

  12. Livin’ Proof
    November 27th, 2009 at 05:01 | #12

    Personally I think it is a waste of a lot of money all in the name of creating a big bang, I already know about evolution they do not need to create a Big Bang to prove that and I also believe in God the Creator.

  13. δฬєєԏเᏋ ˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙
    November 27th, 2009 at 05:09 | #13

    “Ah, but who made the big bang happen?”
    “Ah, but who made the stuff that the universe was made up from?”
    Science can’t answer questions like that. At least, not yet.
    ;-)

  14. Snowth
    November 27th, 2009 at 05:25 | #14

    It’s nothing to do with proving the big bang happened – that’s already pretty well proven. It’s about finding out what the universe is made of.

  15. icarus62
    November 27th, 2009 at 05:27 | #15

    It fits right in with the Egyptian beliefs and description of creation through myth. See; Memphite theology on creation and the Ogdoad gods, n Sep Tepi (time before time).

  16. Ptah
    November 27th, 2009 at 06:09 | #16

    The big bang theory already is fact pretty much.
    It wont change much IMO because religious people dont base their beliefs off of evidence, thus there is no way to convince them their beliefs are wrong

  17. (Dillici
    November 27th, 2009 at 06:48 | #17

    Kind of depends on what your beliefs are in the first place. For many people who believe in God, this isn’t a challenge to their beliefs at all.

  18. urban naturalist
    November 27th, 2009 at 07:12 | #18

    Someone doesnt know someone’s sciencehttp://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/200…

  19. Selah: 3rd Order, 3rd Choir
    November 27th, 2009 at 07:38 | #19

    They will all stay in denial just as they have about evolution. There will be no change in their delusion.

  20. ridge63
    November 27th, 2009 at 07:48 | #20

    It won’t prove that the big bang happened but it will allow us to understand more about it.

  21. Epic
    November 27th, 2009 at 08:32 | #21

    …that the Devil is trying to deceive them… Christians will hardly change of opinion about their religion….

  22. Bold Eagle
    November 27th, 2009 at 09:06 | #22

    God spoke and there was a big bang.

  23. Cee T
    November 27th, 2009 at 09:41 | #23

    What will they think? They’ll think the LHC is a machine from SATAN!
    Yeah, that’s it.

  24. Johnny Y
    November 27th, 2009 at 10:33 | #24

    It won’t change their minds at all. Trust me.
    At least not the stubborn ones.

  25. The Truth Fairy 2
    November 27th, 2009 at 10:39 | #25

    the big bang theory will be modified to fit what ever the results of their testing. God will not change.

  26. steadfas
    November 27th, 2009 at 11:18 | #26

    won’t prove Big Bang
    Jesus will still forgive all who seek Him.

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