Video: Why the Big Bang Theory Makes No Sense

Renowned author and lecturer Rabbi Manis Friedman explains why the big bang theory makes no sense.

10 Comments

  • The Big Bang Theory

    Does not content that the universe was created from multiple entities. It does not portend to know from where the entities came or what existed before them. It is just model that theorizes based on evidence of an expanding universe that at some point all the matter contained in the universe existed in a super dense state. Respectfully, it doesn’t take a genius to come up with such a simple question, and certainly people who are expects in Astrophysics could think of such a thing.
    That means most likely Rabbi Friedman doesn’t understand what the are talking about, and has falsely framed their argument in order contend with it.

  • Origin of the world

    The problem with this discussion is that it mixes up so many different things into one and people get lost with the specifics and forget the context and larger picture:
    1) Was there a big bang?
    2) What would be the reason to believe in it?
    3) How many questions does it answer?
    4) What supports and seems to indicate that it happened?
    5) What area of science and what is the value of science when related to the past?
    6) What’s the reliability of science in regards to its theories about the past?
    7) Does this in any way have anything to do with whether or not there is a God?

    And ultimately, if there is a God then for all we know the world was created by Him at any stage in this theoretical process (disregarding the plausibility and likelihood of it being possible, probably, or realistic) including before the big bang, in middle of it, after it, 5776 years ago, or as a philosopher Bertrand Russell proposes that the universe sprang into existence five minutes ago from nothing, with human memory and all other signs of history included.

    Questions I believe that I need to ask myself are:
    1) What’s my agenda?
    2) What am I afraid of?
    3) Do I believe that questions are dangerous?
    4) Do I doubt the truth of the Torah?
    5) Do I doubt my ability to find the truth?
    6) Is a fear based approach, the approach of Torah?
    7) Am I lacking in authentic and wholesome attachment to the way I live and what I believe?

  • Asher Vorst

    Where did G-d come from?
    Why did he have desires if he has no feelings?
    If he is above time, how do you say ‘was’? And if he needs this desire fulfilled and he is above time, that means that the desire didn’t start, was completed and is in the process all at the same time?
    Is that something that makes sense???
    Not at all.
    Neither does it have to.
    Because we have built in Emunah that can relate to it.
    Jews do.
    Those who seek explanations to the inexplicable have issues with their emunah.

  • Yehuda

    The Big bang was not 2 things coming together. It was one that expanded, in theory.
    Just very disopointing that when i show this to someone, thinking how can i go wrong with sending him something fro rabbi manis? And woth in a few minutes all he sees is ignorance in science.

  • Good.

    It’s about time we stop our dualistic shituf education. Scientists could go fly a kite un fartig.
    Six days is six days.

  • chosid

    With all due respect to R. Friedman he is completely wrong. His characterization as “big bang” positing two entities exploding together is a simplistic misunderstanding of the theory.
    What it does say is that out of nothing appeared a great amount of energy in a tiny tiny dimension of space time from which the universe expanded in time and space and the energy transformed into matter. This exactly parallels the description of the Ramban of Bereishes.
    Clearly R. Friedman has never studied advanced physics.

  • Itta

    You have 3 oranges
    I have 5 pens.
    How many pancakes can fit on the roof?
    Purple! because aliens don’t wear hats!

    Got it?
    Of course. This is how all rabbi Friedman’s speeches go.
    Say it with a lot of conviction and people will just stare, smile and nod their heads.
    Did anyone realize that his sentences didn’t connect?

  • Good.

    Enough is enough.

    I don’t need an amature archeology film to validate my Chumash Shmoys. It’s a matter of time before the real world of geophysics catches up with jurnalism science (Exodus), debunking our Old Testament folklore. That’s where your revered ‘real world’ of science dumps you.

    So instead of toiling to find common ground between Adam, Eve, and Gurrilla, it’s time to toss Darwin.

    Can’t have both, you either believe the Chumash or you don’t.

    I believe in whatever I choose simply because I feel like it. We remaining Believers have no obligation to justify, rationalize or appoligize to the Realists.

  • To Asher

    Just as we’re meant to have faith we’re also meant to ask questions theyre not a contradiction.