QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What’s wrong with the big bang?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: What's wrong with the big bang? Get Equipped: Universe by Design News to Know Quick Look After Eden Answers with Ken Ham radio program Answers Conversation podcast Video: "What is the Best Argument for the Existence of God?" Blog Highlights Pray for AiG Q: What's wrong with the big bang? A: Fifty years ago, two astronomers discovered a radiation field (in the microwave part of the spectrum) that appears to fill the universe. We call this the "cosmic microwave background," or simply, the CMB. Since the big bang model predicted something like the CMB, its discovery has long been hailed as "proof" of the big bang model of the universe's origin. This is why most scientists today accept the big bang idea. Both the CMB and the big bang model, however, are fraught with problems. For instance, different parts of the CMB have precisely the same temperature, though there is no reason why this should be so. We call this the "horizon problem," and it amounts to a light-travel time problem for the big bang model. More than 30 years ago, cosmologists suggested that right after the supposed big bang, the universe briefly underwent a very rapid expansion, an expansion far faster than the speed of light. This cosmic inflation supposedly solves something called the "flatness problem" and several other problems for big bang proponents. Nearly all cosmologists and astronomers believe in this sort of expansion, called inflation, though there has been no evidence for it. Read the entire article to learn different ways the big bang theory is riddled with problems. Get Equipped Universe by Design Written for the upper-level student through the well-read layman, this book explores the universe, explaining its origins and discussing the historical development of cosmology from a creationist viewpoint. News to Know Quick Look Glow-in-the-Dark Sharks Have Super—Sensitive Eyes: In the twilight zone, bright sharks know how to hide in the light. Is Homo floresiensis a Legitimate Human "Hobbit" Species? Indonesia's Flores Island was probably populated not by a Lilliputian human species but just ordinary people including a person with Down syndrome. Human Evolutionary Lineages Teeter on Neanderthal–Style Inner Ear: Neanderthal labyrinth in non-Neanderthal fossil hints at maze of post-Babel migrations. After Eden Answers with Ken Ham radio program The Moon—It's a Perfect Partner The Moon—Helping Sustain Life Earth's Unique Atmosphere Training the Next Generation Loving Others, Including Evolutionists Photo of the Week To download this image for use as wallpaper on your device, right-click on the link below for the desired resolution and select "Save Link/Target As..." Mobile Full (4:3) Wide (16:9) Answers Conversation podcast This week Steve Ham talks with Tim Chaffey to answer the question, "How Does One's View of Creation Impact Biblical Teaching on the End Times?" in this series on theology.	This Week . . . Popular Science Is Now Popular Spin? (August 22) Human Evolutionary Lineages Teeter on Neanderthal–Style Inner Ear (August 21) Radioisotope Dating of Meteorites II: The Ordinary and Enstatite Chondrites (August 20) Is Homo floresiensis a Legitimate Human "Hobbit" Species? (August 19) A Big Belief (August 18) Archaeological Finds (August 17) Glow–in–the–Dark Sharks Have Super-Sensitive Eyes (August 16) Video On Demand "What is the Best Argument for the Existence of God?" Blog Highlights Dr. Georgia Purdom: Pouring Cold Water on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Ken Ham: Many Christian Colleges Compromise God's Word Creation Museum: A Skull Encounter Ark Encounter: Depicting the Ark's Passengers: Japheth Dr. Georgia Purdom: Tree of Forty Fruits—Is It Real? Ken Ham: Aronofsky's Noah—"We Took the Bible at Its Word…" Pray for AiG Praise God for a successful Creation College 4 conference that took place this week. Also pray that those who attended will utilize what they have learned. Job Opportunities Resources Dinosaurs for Kids Answers for Kids Bible Curriculum Confound the Critics Connect with Us Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Ken Ham Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Free app for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad See all networks

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