Well, Big Bang is a strange theory with more than enough holes... but, I don't believe God created everything... because it doesn't have anything to back it up.

if i had to choose, i'd choose Big Bang. but i have no problem with ALTERNATIVE theories... maybe some philosophy people?

I believe God did create the universe. However, I don't believe in the literal translation of the Bible. The Bible was written at a time when a day was not defined in 24 hour terms. Toss in human translation over the years, and I believe the time line issue has become greatly distorted and misunderstood.

Why couldn't there have been a "big bang"? Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, why couldn't God have decided to have a little fun with a chemical reaction? None of us was there, so how can the fundamentalist religious people stand and judge those who have a different belief when it comes to the how and when. Plus, there is so much lost in translation over thousands of years. Who can say for sure it was 7 days, 24 hours. That concept of a week/day is much younger than the Bible.

I feel there is too much emphasis on how God created the universe and the time line. What does it matter if it took 7 days, only 5,000 years ago or whether it took millions of years?

We should be more concerned with why? What is it God wants me to do in this life? What is my purpose? What lessons does He want me to learn in order to develop my soul and spiritual self.`

big bang = heaps of evidence and makes sense when you think about it

God's creation = a book and pure faith.

although sometimes i think there must be some sort of god i do believe in the big bang theory

I was wondering who believes in the Big Bang theory compared to God's creation. I personally believe in God & what the Bible tells me. I also believe God could have created the Big Bang theory. I find it hard to believe that this matter was just floating around & all of a sudden exploded creating the universe. I believe something would have had to start it.

I suggest a good browsing of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaotic_inflation for understanding what the theory actually entails, as well as hypothetical models using accepted physics (no string theory) of generating a Big Bang and what exists outside the Universe.

Most people who say they "believe" or "don't believe" do so because they don't understand what they're talking about. Also, the definition of "theory" changes from discipline to discipline, so let me just state that the Big Bang itself is /fact/ - our mathematical understanding and historical extrapolations are part of a larger /theory/ which seeks to explain the factual observations we make. Chaotic inflation uses accepted and physically-factual mathematical /theory/ to make a /hypothesis/ as to the origins of the universe.

There is no consensus as to whether or not such a hypothesis can ever become part of the larger cosmological theory, as there are philosophical and mathematical questions still unresolved (one is the validity of Anthropic reasoning).

so yes big bang theory for me

I personally dont believe in the big bang theory. This world is a work of art and wasnt made by accident. There had to be a creeator, a purpose for life and personally the planets are aligned perfectly and well we humans are made so uniquely. I definately would have to go with God on this one.