Blog #2

I have decided to choose "God and the Origin of the Universe," as my research topic.
For as long as I can remember I have always supported the theory of the “big bang,” more than the intelligent design theory. Until recently my idea of the “big bang” was that of a big explosion that created the beginning of the universe. While researching this topic on the site, http://www.astronomy.pomona.edu/Projects/moderncosmo/Josh's%20Bigbang.html, I learned that there is greater specific detail describing this event than I originally thought. This site breaks down the events that occurred during the first second after the big bang. It goes further explains the development of protons and neutrons.
One of the arguments promoting intelligent design is that some of the things that occur in nature appear too perfect and deliberate to be naturally created at random. In an excerpt written by Dr. William Bradley on the site, http://www.origins.org/articles/bradley_existenceofgod.html, he uses Mount Rushmore to support his theory of natural occurrences against intelligent design. Dr. Bradley compares the manmade Mount Rushmore to a naturally formed Hawaiian rock formation whose shadow resembles the profile of our late president, John F. Kennedy. I learned that the word, “designoid” is used to describe the things that appear to be intelligently designed but in reality have come to be through a process of natural selection.
After centuries of people questioning the origin of our existence, why are there only two explanations available? Through reading on the site, http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/03/16_hawking_text.shtml, I gathered that the famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle, believed that the universe had existed for ever. That’s definitely a different outlook that I am interested in investigating further.