God is a delusion, a fictional character invented to explain our existence before science could.
We simply don’t need God to explain the universe anymore. Science has all the answers we need.
This is part two of “The Skeptic’s Journey”, a true story of an atheist’s multi-year search for answers.
These are his exact words. This is his story… his journey.
Most of us know that science provides a theory for the original creation of the universe that doesn’t involve God.
I firmly stand in the science camp, though to be honest, I don’t fully understand all of the details about the current theory.
So, as part of my journey I decided to research this scientific theory so I can better understand my own position and explain it to others when asked. Maybe you‘re in the same boat.
So, I went to a reliable source of material: Wikipedia.
I found exactly what I was looking for in “Timeline of Cosmological Theories”—a list of all the major theories and discoveries about the creation of the universe.
And it’s in chronological order, which was going to make this easy. All I needed to do was research the last one that all the scientists agree on.
As you may have guessed, this is where it got difficult.
No single theory is widely accepted by all scientists. And not only that, these theories change more than the latest fashion trends.
In fact, at the time of this video, there are 93 theories or discoveries listed over the centuries.
From the 16th century BC to 1899, there were 33 discoveries listed, roughly one every 108 years.
But from 1900 to 2016, there are 78 theories listed, roughly one every 1.9 years.
That’s a lot of change, and as I mentioned before, no single theory is widely accepted by all scientists.
Believe it or not, that was not the most disappointing news of all.
Recent discoveries show that all the stars all the planets all the galaxies—all the matter—only makes up about 4% of the entire known universe.
Seriously. Everything that we can see in the observable universe, extending to the deepest galaxy in space only makes up about 4% of the entire known universe.
The remaining 96% is made up of dark matter and dark energy.
And by their own admission, scientists have no idea what this is or how to study it because it can’t be seen, touched or interacted with, yet they know it exists by its gravitational effects.
As you can imagine, I'm having a hard time grasping this concept.
How can we be sure about anything if everything we know is based on an extremely limited subset of the entire universe?—4% to be exact.
I thought science would have an ironclad explanation for me.
Unfortunately, I had to conclude that science does not have a single strong answer to the creation and understanding of our universe and in my opinion, has actually taken a step backward with this apparent discovery of dark matter and dark energy.
In summary, here's what I know:
Scientists don’t all agree on a single theory for the origin of the universe.
Even if they did, the theories are changing every 2 years. Over the course of my lifetime, I can expect the explanation for the origin of the universe to change nearly 40 times.
Finally, the discovery of dark matter and dark energy reveals that the more we learn about our universe, the more we realize just how little we know (less than 4%). It is extremely humbling.
So, what do I do now?
Concede to a universe created by God? Not a chance.
This was disappointing, but I’m sure these discoveries were discouraging to a lot of scientists at first as well and then challenged them to push the boundaries of our understanding.
Science just needs more time…
In the meantime, I guess I’ll take a deeper look at the other side of the debate and explore some of the irrational theories provided by the Bible and other religions.
Perhaps like this skeptic, you believe science has all the answers.
Maybe you’ve been persuaded over the years to believe that science has disproved the Bible or the existence of God.
No matter where you stand on the spectrum of belief, I encourage you to continue with us in watching The Skeptic’s Journey, a true story.
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