Origin of the Universe, Which One Takes More Faith?
Atheists often criticize Christians in that they formerly believed that the Sun orbited the earth, prior to the 19th century. Until the recent past, Atheists believed that the universe was eternal, that it has always exited and always will exist.
Today, scientists understand that the Universe had a finite beginning, and eventually it will have an ending.
This leaves us with only two legitimate and logical explanations for the origin of the universe:
Someone created the universe.
The Universe created itself.
Which of these two possibilities are more logical?
Let us imagine that the universe arose out of some spontaneous uncontrolled mechanism, whereby it eventually developed, over billions of years of course, into all the life forms that we see present today.
So, we would say: “In the beginning, there was nothing, then it exploded, and became everything that we can see, and everything that we cannot see…”
Or, “In the beginning God created the universe…”
Which of these takes more faith?
