Big Bang theory

Template:Stub According to the Big Bang Theory the Universe expanded outwards from a very hot, dense state approximately 14 billion years ago; an expansion which is said to continue today. It is the most popular theory about the origin of the Universe, widely accepted in the scientific community. It was first proposed by Georges-Henri Lemaitre. Big Bang Theory supporters claim that more evidence for the Big Bang was found by Edwin Hubble. Later George Gamow predicted that the Big Bang would leave an observable microwave background radiation. This radiation was subsequently discovered by Bell Labs and found to be close to that predicted by Gamow (Gamow predicted a background radiation level equivalent to a roughly 3 K black body object, and the observed level is that of a 2.725 K body).

Creationist and Theistic Evolutionary Views

Young earth creationist scientists hotly contest the Big Bang Theory stating that it is scientifically unsound [1] [2] [3]. In addition, young earth creationist cite the Bible which they believe to be a literal truth (they believe the Universe is far younger than 14 billion years). Instead, they use Biblical lineages to estimate the age of the Earth to be around 6,000 years. In contrast, generally Old Earth Creationists and Theistic evolutionists agree that the Big Bang occured.[4]. Some Old Earth Creationists and Theistic Evolutionists have gone so far as to argue that the Big Bang is in fact mentioned in Genesis and that this can be seen with the proper exegetical techniques.[5]