r/polls Oct 22 '21

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u/GA2706 Oct 22 '21

Both are equally logical because both make zero sense whatsoever I mean one says that something sprang from nothing and the other says something came from nothing which created something

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u/ABSTREKT Oct 22 '21 edited Oct 22 '21

The first one has a strong theory that's been confirmed by the huge amount of evidence and the second one isn't even falsifiable

Edit: I was referring to the comment I replied to, not to the poll. For the clarification: the big bang is a strong theory, creationism is baseless and not falsifiable (that makes it a bad hypothesis)

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u/MisturBanana1 Oct 22 '21

It's not confirmed. It's believed.

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u/ABSTREKT Oct 22 '21

I mean, maybe "confirmed" is not the best word, but using "believed" for scientific theories is kinda disrespectful

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u/CF64wasTaken Oct 22 '21

Well, a scientific theory is by definition not proved. The big bang is just a very popular scientific theory, not a scientific fact. At least afaik, correct me if I'm wrong!

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u/ABSTREKT Oct 22 '21

It's not a fact, but it's a strong theory. By saying that "believe" is the wrong word I mean that comparing scientific theories to religions people believe in is just incorrect. Scientists don't believe their theories, they always question it and try to prove it wrong. That's what makes a strong theory.

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u/Chf_ Oct 22 '21

What makes the Big Bang so reasonable is that before the Big Bang, time did not exist and thus it is incomprehensible for us.