We were told in the west that now we have science we no longer need God and anyway we know how it all began.... The Big Bang!
Only one problem, people were asking, 'but what came before the Big Bang'. First of all the scientists said, 'well, nothing', but it became obvious that that answer wouldn't do.
But now they think they have the answer... The Big Crunch. Yes, that's right, the Big Crunch. Remember what we was taught, that 'nothing made everything for no reason', with one Big Bang all time and space was created. Well now they say that our universe was created from the shattered remains of an older universe.
We are told that the previous universe was similar to ours but collapsed in on itself and they named this The Big Crunch. This new theory is called 'The Big Bounce'.
This has all come about it seems because mathematicians have been unable to show how a universe was created from nothing, but a team from the US believes it has solved part of the puzzle. Researchers we are told have created a mathematical model using a new theory called Loop Quantum Gravity. The theory is supposed to combine Einstein's Theory of General Relativity with new ideas about quantum physics, but we are told it is almost impossible to understand without a crash course in advanced physics.
We say 'science has prooved', right until the next theory comes along. Now don't get me wrong, science and scientists have done wonders for our world and health. It also has to be said that it has done a lot of harm in the wrong hands. But some science is not absolute. It is only good till the next 'breakthrough' comes along.
Now this new theory may be true but forgive me for mentioning it, but what was there then before The Big Bounce, or are we still to believe, 'that nothing made everything for no reason'.