Always fascinated by those who say science doesn't have an answer and then try proposing a silly religious one...

So, what was the big bang?

Was it the little baby Jesus?

Was it a term guaranteed to mean nothing in the BANG sense but assured to wind Fred Hoyle up? (A bit of truth in that one, from what we read.)

Was it when time began so not really a bang as a bang is a result of something and this bang was a cause...

Tell you what, there are two related threads active at present; both with polarised views and bollocks spouted. Put this old thread into the debate and the usual suspects can type away merrily till Xmas.