What is The Big Bang Theory?

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What is The Big Bang Theory?
The Big Bang theory is an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe. It states that the earth was created as a result of an explosion of a fireball. Here are some of the weaknesses of the Big Bang Theory below:-
Weaknesses of the Big Bang Theory
The main disadvantage of the Big Bang theory probably lies in its inability to explain where the original "ball" of energy came from that did the expanding (the "Bang") to form the universe and the space-time that it occupies. Note that the universe did not expand into an "empty" universe or volume of space, but involved all the energy that "condensed" and the creation of space-time in which to exist. From a biblical perspective, we see that God created the earth out of nothing i.e. creation ex nihilo.
It violates the first law of thermodynamics, which says you can't create or destroy matter or energy. Critics claim that the big bang theory suggests the universe began out of nothing. Proponents of the big bang theory say that such criticism is unwarranted for two reasons. The first is that the big bang doesn't address the creation of the universe, but rather the evolution of it. The other reason is that since the laws of science break down as you approach the creation of the universe, there's no reason to believe the first law of thermodynamics would apply.
The Big Bang Theory does not recognize that God created the heavens and the earth as stated in Genesis 1. Genesis is a Greek word that means “beginning,” and the very first verse of Genesis implies that the universe itself has a beginning. It reads “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth.” All matter that can be seen, observed, or even inferred to exist in this u...

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