Science, Religion, and the Big Bang

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Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute!

Thanks to Nima Doroud for contributions. Created by Henry Reich

[babatulani]

I'm too afraid to look at the comments.

[keith]

99.99% of the comments: Cant wait to read all the salty comments.
0.01% of the comments: Actual salt.

[franklinmedino]

"It's been so everywhere you don't even need a where. You don't even need a when. That's how every it gets."

-Bill Wurtz

[pbsspacetime]

This is really superb. Best description I've heard of what the Big Bang really is.

[PSkullKidDnazen]

THE COSMIC STRETCH
there I fixed it for you

[joezilla]

Fascinating and informative video! As a Catholic theologian, I would like to point out that the philosophical conviction that "God is Creator" does not exclude an eternal universe. The Catholic conception of God as creator properly understood is that He is the "ground of being, " meaning that everything that exists depends on God, not necessarily that things came into being at a finite point in time. LeMaitre knew this, no doubt, as he is a much smarter man than me. Again, thank you for the video. It deepened my understanding of the "Everywhere Stretch" Theory! :)

[fmissark]

So in summary, we're not sure yet

[whopperlover]

This will always hurt my brain. I mean...where did this infinite come from? Why is it here? Oh dear...I need to sit down.

[Aguila]

Just gotta say, this video still has one of my favorite visuals for explaining to my high-school Astronomy students how an infinite universe can stretch (and compress) and still stay infinite.

[Dexuz]

Popcorn doesn't exist.
Grabs God.

[darkvioletcloud]

My brain hurts after watching this. The concept of time being finite AND infinite is rather scary...

[alexkennedy]

How about instead of the "Everywhere Stretch" we call it the "Omni Expansion"?

[andrewritts]

Be afraid of fundamentalist, in religion, politics, and even science. The universe is a complex place, if anyone thinks they have it all figured out, then they are lying, mostly to themselves.

[crazycrapcutter]

04:30 then you’d have to answer, “What was the beginning of the previous universe?”

[kevinchiem]

brain.exe has crashed. function.comprehension.file has stopped working. Attempting reboot

[ErnestJay]

At least professor Lemate are telling people that believing in God doesn't mean "believing Earth was flat like a giant pizza and only 6000 years old" because so many religious people also become a scientist, and the infamous one is Issac Newton.

[makarlock]

Much like this comment, you will find most comments talking about how other comments will be salty or triggered, instead of witnessing much of it for yourself.

[ProximaCentauri]

I am a devout Catholic and I love Science! Mabuhay! 🌴

[tilerh]

I really like the analogy with the North pole when talking about "before" the universe. That makes the idea of time starting at the "Everywhere stretch" much more sensible in my mind, easier to wrap my head around

[MrRamazanLale]

Everywhere stretch sound like a porn movie title