Did the Universe Always Exist?
For most of human history, people assumed the universe had always existed.
It simply was — no beginning, no starting point, no origin.
Modern science overturned that assumption.
In doing so, it created one of the most serious scientific and philosophical problems of our time.
The Discovery That Changed Everything
In the early twentieth century, astronomers believed the universe was static and eternal.
That belief collapsed when Edwin Hubble discovered that galaxies are moving away from each other.
If the universe is expanding today, then in the past it must have been smaller.
Tracing that expansion backward leads to an unavoidable conclusion.
The universe had a beginning.
Why a Beginning Is a Problem
A universe that begins to exist raises a difficult question.
What caused it?
Anything that begins to exist has a cause.
This is not theology.
It is a basic principle of science and philosophy.
Nothing comes from nothing.
- Space came into existence
- Time came into existence
- Matter came into existence
Whatever caused the universe cannot be part of the universe itself.
Attempts to Avoid a Beginning
To avoid this conclusion, scientists proposed alternative models.
These included steady-state universes, oscillating universes, and multiverse theories.
Each attempt failed.
Even the Borde–Guth–Vilenkin theorem shows that any universe which has been expanding cannot be eternal in the past.
Scientific Evidence and the Biblical Claim
The Bible opens with a simple statement:
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
This assumes a beginning.
It also assumes a cause beyond the universe itself.
For centuries, critics dismissed this as primitive.
Modern cosmology has forced a reconsideration.
Final Thought
The most remarkable thing is not that the Bible mentions a beginning.
It is that it mentioned one long before science was willing to accept it.
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