His name was Monseigneur Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître.

It's amazing: not one! I'm astounded but happy.

I see seven dislikes. They can dislike what is plain truth, but that doesn't change anything. Eventually you have to humble yourself and admit when you were mistaken. The hatred coming from atheists on a daily basis is the fuel that burns the furnaces of hatred in the hearts of some of the faithful. If we, the faithful, do not let their hatred ignite our darkest side, we will win on the battlefield of ideas.

True to all of that, man.
Also, totally did not see the dislikes. Genius moment right there... but hey, no angry comments at least, so that's a thing, right?

Fear is a potent deterrent. I may be incorrect, but I may have scared the angry atheists away. All who are left are either believers or on the fence. I'd love to debate an atheist right now, actually. Step forward, someone.

I'm in the mood for a debate. So, under no circumstances whatsoever, matter cannot just "pop" into existence?

Never said that. In fact, I believe it is within the realm of possibility based on what I understand of Physics. Just look at the Hadron Collider.

Thanks for the clarification

And if you don't want angry atheists, stop posting argumentative topics. We could all use a break from politics with the current shit show that is the 2016 election

I posted this months ago. I have stopped. :p

Yeah I stopped too it was the best thing I ever did :)

I'm not an atheist by any means, but is there a link to where it is explained?

http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/essaybooks/cosmic/p_lemaitre.html

Oh, this just came to me after listening to Coast to Coast last night 11/22/14 where they were talking about an electric Universe. One of the guests mentioned the creationist aspect of the Big Bang, namely that everything came from virtually nothing and how many critically thinking Scientists question the theory's soundness. I personally am quite open minded and believe the Big Bang has legitimate merits. :)

As for links, they are out there. Look up the name Monseigneur Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître. Search for Big Bang Theory. You'll see where I am coming from. :)

By a priest? I'd put my faith in a higher power namely God and if he knows his Bible the Earth and everything was created by God. Wow..

Correction on the date - 01/22/14... pretty sure it wasn't November...

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