I don't want to derail anything. Also disclaimer that I'm not religious.
Off topic: This reminds me of what annoys me about "Intelligent Design" vs science.
It's always about how the Earth is 6000 years old, he/she/they created all animals separately with no evolution, etc, etc.
And likewise what came before the big bang? Ultra dense, hot steady state? And before that?
While If I were any denominational god, I'd have created the rule set and frameworks for the entire system and then boot it up.
Why can't "god" have created the big bang, evolution, the physics ruleset and just let it play out?
Of course we'll never get the answer to any of that before (or not) the inevitable event horizon of death, but I don't get the antagonism within the evangelical movement... other than the obvious loss of power to secularity and science/agnosticism.
End of rant.
Off topic: This reminds me of what annoys me about "Intelligent Design" vs science.
It's always about how the Earth is 6000 years old, he/she/they created all animals separately with no evolution, etc, etc.
And likewise what came before the big bang? Ultra dense, hot steady state? And before that?
While If I were any denominational god, I'd have created the rule set and frameworks for the entire system and then boot it up.
Why can't "god" have created the big bang, evolution, the physics ruleset and just let it play out?
Of course we'll never get the answer to any of that before (or not) the inevitable event horizon of death, but I don't get the antagonism within the evangelical movement... other than the obvious loss of power to secularity and science/agnosticism.
End of rant.