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People believed it was God who designed Big Bang, it was God who planned Big Bang before it. Again, a universal answer to the question was GOD.
Well, the greatest mind of our century ’Stephen Hawking’ had an answer, the most compelling answer to this question.
During Big Bang, apart from Energy and space, there was a birth of another thing, another precious thing was born, “TIME”.
Time was born with the Big Bang, so there was no “Before the Big Bang”, as there was no time. It may be that our universe was born from a Black Hole. What is a Black Hole ? Another Godly Body ?
Black hole is nothing but a star so massive that collapsed under its own gravity, it is so dense that Light cannot escape from it, its gravitational pull is so massive that warps and distorts not only light but also time. As we move near to Black Hole, Time slows down ( Remember Interstellar ?).At the centre of black hole, Time stops.
“In space, no one can you scream; an in a black hole, no one can see you disappear”
-Stephen hawking
Imagine a clock being sucked into a black hole. As the clock gets closer and closer to it, clock begins to get slower and slower. Time itself begins to slow down. Now, as the clock enters the black hole (assuming it can withstand the massive gravitational pull) it would actually stop, not because it is broken but because inside the black hole time itself doesn’t exist and thats exactly what happened at the start of the universe.
What is inside a Black hole then?
The answer is GOD knows. God, an ultimate answer. It is the answer to this problem till now, I believe it will change sooner in the quest of knowing God. ( who knows the possibility of PARALLEL UNIVERSES INSIDE BLACK HOLE ?)
So, coming back to question that If God created Universe. In Stephen hawking’s words : “ This question itself make no sense. Time didn’t exist before the Big Bang so there is no time for God to make the universe in”.
What if Universe has existed forever ?
If there was always a Universe, then the possibility of the Big Bang would be zero, hence, a victory for God.
This idea that ‘TIME IS NOT ABSOLUTE’ was yet another proof that Universe had not existed forever, it was born from the Big Bang . If the Universe had existed forever, then there would be no nights.
*Nights are the proof of the birth of Universe* Why? The answer is basic Thermodynamics . If Universe was forever, then Stars would be forever. Hence, they would have heated the whole Universe to their own temperature, which would have resulted in eternal “days”.
If everything can be explained by science and the laws of nature, then what did God do ? Why believe in God ?
Are science and Religion always against each other ?
What if I tell you science and religion can be together ?
Well, back to the top of the first post, hope you remember the story about the beliefs of Arrente people, it seem too absurd, right ? According to science, At that place (Tnorala) there was a comet or asteroid that hit the ground and it created this big crater(the baby falling ), moreover the cradle or turner that was the cause of creation was actually Corona Australis ( looks like a turner ) falling out of the Milky Way. So, it was not actually that absurd. Science and Religion are somewhat related.
Why Religion ?
“Science without religion is lame, Religion without science is blind“
-albert einstein
Göbekli Tepe, which is the oldest known temple in the world, dating back to the 10th–8th millennium BCE can answer our question. Religion was probably introduced to UNITE people together. It was believed that due to shortage of food and increasing population, tribes started fighting, so to reunite them, GOD was introduced. God, ’The Ultimate Answer’ to all the questions. ‘GOD’ is nothing but an IMAGINED REALITY.
Religion on the positive side keeps us together and lets us win the “WAR BETWEEN BROTHERS” ( check out the last post to know more).
The ultimate answer to the ultimate question “ Does God exist ?” Is-
Well, who cares if god exists or not, we humans should always have an open mind. We should always be curious to know more and to distrust anything with the ultimate answer ‘GOD’.
I believe there is no God which controls us ,but an ultimate power? Maybe. Be it the laws of nature or not, I don’t know, but something which keeps us together. I am always fascinated by the answer of William Herschel when asked by his son if he believes in ghosts. ( ultimately godly things), to the son’s surprise Herschel replied positively that he did believe in ghosts. His son was shocked to know that one of the greatest scientists believes in something like ghost . William Herschel said, “Well, the stars we see are nothing but ghosts. The light from some stars takes so much time, that when it reaches us, the star is already dead”.
“I am not an atheist. An atheist is someone who has compelling evidence that there is no Judeo-Christian-Islamic God. I am not that wise, but neither do I consider there to be anything approaching adequate evidence for such a god. Why are you in such a hurry to make up your mind? Why not simply wait until there is compelling evidence?”
-carl sagan
So, can Science and Religion go hand in hand ? Can we know why the laws of nature cannot be broken ? What will happen if they are broken ? The mystery remains……
Signing off,
Yash Varshney.
Cogitare Et Credere.
Credits :
- Brief Answer to the Big Question by Stephen Hawking (A considerable of examples and context have been taken and changed in my views)
- Brief history of Time by Stephen Hawking
- The Story of God
- Vasu Gupta ( for his rich vocabulary and knowledge of English)
- Cosmos : A spacetime odyssey
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