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: Before we can discuss “God”, we must first know if there is a “God” and if not, why humans felt the need to believe in a Deity(s). I presume that when early hominid’s (human ancestors) reached a stage in their development to rationally ask the question why?; the idea of a God(s), or creator, came to be. Although the concept of God(s) did not answer the question of “why” directly; it was ample enough, because it presumed that God(s) was responsible for all that was unknown. Of course, as centuries ped, more and more “unknowns” became “known” in one way or another through human curiosity and scientific investigation. Humans want to believe that human life is not without purpose. (Part of our arrogance as a species) God(s) gives humans the purpose for existing. Belief in God(s) also gave humans morals; the concepts of right and wrong. Belief in God(s), especially the Judeo/Christian God, elevated mankind to a state that makes him/her somewhat godlike; whereby the individual has a piece of God inside him which many considered a soul or spirit. And this soul will continue to exist, even after his/her physical death, for all eternity. For early humans and even as recent as say the early 1900’s the concept of God was necessary, because science could not explain how or why the universe came to be. : Even as far back as the middle ages, the Christian church bestowed upon St. Thomas Aquinas the task of proving, rationally, the existence of God. Aquinas knew that the world was governed by cause and effect. This logic led him to bequeath that at the very least, God was the first cause, or in his words “first mover”. And this was considered the only rational answer to the question “who created the universe?”. Before the 1900’s, atheists could argue that the universe always existed and would continue to do so. But, in the 20th century, that argument became mute, because it became clear to science that the universe was expanding and if we take that expansion and back it up to its beginning, all the substance of the universe is compressed into a single point in space/time. A singularity. This showed that the universe did have a beginning or starting point, which canceled out the atheistic argument that the universe always existed. Of course this did not dispute the existence of a God the creator, or the first mover, because where did this singularity come from and what caused it to expand? (The Big Bang) : Science basically talked around this question by proclaiming that it was not possible for science to know what existed before the Big Bang, because science is the study of the workings of the known physical universe as it exists, not before it existed. Therefore, God the creator was as good an answer as any. But, in the early 20th century, Albert Einstein’s “Special Theory of Relativity”, opened up an alternate way that science perceived the universe. Einstein’s Theory, which has been empirically proven to be accurate, and therefore fact, showed that the perception of the universe was relative to the speed of the observer. Without reviewing his entire theory, I’ll refresh your minds with this example. Two twins, one on Earth and one traveling towards the speed of light will perceive the movement of time differently. The twin on Earth, which we will consider standing still (although he/she is moving because the earth is moving) will see time p by at a rather faster pace than the twin traveling towards the speed of light. The twin traveling towards light speed will observe time to p much slower, relative to his/her twin on earth. (Neither twin will notice a difference in the ping of time. Only a comparison would show the difference) Yet, both of these observations are real. They are relative. In affect, we see in this case that two realities exist. The reality of the twin on earth and the reality of the twin traveling towards light speed. This concept made the universe even more complicated, because it showed that reality was point of view, regarding the speed of the observer. And there was no limit to how many points of view, or realities could exist. And to make matters even more complicated, all such realities (points of view) were equally true, or legitimate. : As the twin traveling towards light speed moves faster and faster, time (relative to the twin on earth) would gradually move slower and slower until at the speed of light, time would stop, relative to his twin on earth. Because the universe is comprised of cause and effect, “0” time, or time that is at a stand still is impossible in our universe. Therefore Einstein’s Theory indicates that matter (any substance with m) can not attain the speed of light. But the slowing down of time for a particle with m relative to a similar particle at rest is not the only effect speed has on the particles. [or twins] It turns out that as a particle with m approaches the speed of light, it also gains m density, because it begins to compress upon itself. This increase in m density also increases it’s gravitational attraction. So, the closer a particle with m accelerates towards the speed of light, the more dense it’s m becomes, the more gravitation attraction it has and the slower time will p by, relative to a similar particle at rest. If the particle were to achieve the speed of light, at this point it’s m density would be infinite. Infinite m, or m density is impossible in our universe. And the gravitational attraction of this infinite m would be so great that the break away speed from it would far exceed the speed of light, making the particle (or twin) disappear or cease to exist in the universe. Also, it would take an infinite amount of energy to propel a particle with infinite m density. It is impossible to produce infinite energy, therefore no particles with m can ever attain the speed of light. [For those of you following this, but are not convinced that infinity in m and energy is impossible, it would be much like saying that an omnipotent God could create a being more powerful than itself, or create a situation too difficult for it to comprehend. This is logically impossible.] : Now I know you’re wondering what all this has to do with a God being the first mover or creator of the “Big Bang” and ultimately the universe. Well, it turns out that Einstein also predicted that if there existed such a body with infinite m, gravity so powerful that the break away speed would be faster than light, and exist in relative time of “0” that this body would also behave the same way as a body with m traveling the speed of light. It would disappear and not be able to exist in our universe of cause and effect and laws of nature and motion. He did not know of such a body, and doubted that one could exist, but fairly recently science has discovered that there are such bodies as described. We call them “Black Holes”. : Black Hole’s do exist, and they are usually formed by the evolutionary pattern of a very mive star. Using our sun as being a normal size star, to form a Black Hole, a star would have to be somewhere around a hundred times more mive (larger) than the norm. Such stars exist in abundance throughout the universe. They tend to “burn out much faster than smaller stars, and they tend to be near the center, rather than in the outer part of galaxies. It is theorized that if not all, most galaxies contain at least one Black Hole in it’s center. Most scientists believe many more than one. Before I can explain the relevance of this with regards to a God the creator, I need to explain the inner workings of a Black Hole and I will keep it as brief as possible. : Stars go through many evolutionary patterns, depending on their original size. [I’m not going to spend the time cataloging all the possible star evolutionary patterns.] The normal cycle of a star commences as follows: most stars, even normal size stars are large enough celestial objects that their sheer m should cause the star to collapse upon itself, compressing it into a rather small size. [This is because gravity, considered a weak force compared to the stronger forces that hold atoms together, becomes a much stronger force when dealing with large celestial objects] However, the nuclear fusion reaction that takes place in a star counteracts this collapse, preventing it from happening. Eventually though, the nuclear fuel will expire and gravity will take over, causing the star to eventually collapse upon itself, becoming a rather small, but dense object. : When a very mive star (100 times the normal size) expires it’s nuclear fuel, it too collapses upon itself, compressing not down to the size of a rather small object, but instead, due to gravity, continues compressing, overcoming the strong nuclear forces that hold atoms together, until it is an object so dense that it’s m density becomes infinite. The matter that made up the star is no longer matter, (the atom is crushed so that the electrons and the nucleus do not exist as such anymore.) Instead of matter, the center of this once mive star is now what can be called a kind of plasma. (a mixture of compressed matter and energy) Since this collapsed star has infinite m density, it’s gravity becomes so strong that the break away speed from the star exceeds the speed of light. Hence the name “Black Hole”, because it seems to disappear since not even light can escape it’s powerful gravity. Also, at the center of this Black Hole time literally stops. (“0” time) The infinite m allows the center of the Black Hole to drop out of our 3 dimensional reality. It can not exist in our universe of cause and effect. : The “Event Horizon” which is the point of no return surrounding a Black Hole, pulls celestial material and energy into it; crushing it along with the stars original matter. As this happens, the Event Horizon begins to grow. The more material ed into a Black Hole, the more powerful it’s gravitational influence becomes. Eventually, our expanding Universe will gradually be drawn into a Black Hole. Dust, gas, asteroids, planets, stars, and whole galaxies will eventually be crushed to non existence at the center of a Black Hole. Smaller Black Holes will give way to larger ones, until finally there is nothing left except one mive Black Hole, or Singularity. So, the end of the universe will appear exactly as the beginning, before the Big Bang. But where does this infinitely dense, compacted substance/plasma go? There are two possible answers. Remember, this singularity is at “0” time (Which is really a hypothetical perception.) At “0” time, there are no physical “Laws of Nature”. There’s no gravity, no space, no existence. Therefore, there is nothing to stop this super-hot, compressed singularity from expanding outward in all directions; creating time and space, matter and energy and all the substance of a universe as it does. “0” time is merely a reference point to the exact moment when the singularity (final Black Hole) is created and then expands. : One possible explanation is that the singularity expands to form a totally new universe. Then that universe eventually collapses into a final Black Hole, only to expand and form another totally new universe. And this cycle continues infinitely. : Another more plausible explanation is that the singularity expands to form “our” universe. In this scenario, our universe is self creating, through relative time. The universe is created by it’s ending, and it’s beginning leads to it’s end, which is also the beginning. Much like a circle, this type of scenario has no beginning or end. They both occur at the same exact time. (The hypothetical “0” time) Of course both of these possibilities are relative, or point of view. From our point of view, the universe began with the Big Bang, and does finally end with the final Black Hole. But from the universe’s point of view, it is constantly beginning and ending eternally. Remember, time does not behave the way we think it does in our everyday lives. It is subject to point of view or relativity. If I could figure this out by doing some supplemental reading on my own, I’m sure celebrated scientific minds have pondered this also. They would be, however, reluctant to disclose this information to the general public, because it points to a universe that does not need a “first mover”, or creator. Therefore the universe can be seen as not needing a God, outside of our reality to create it. The question “why”?, can be answered without bringing a supernatural being into the picture. And most ordinary people simply would not believe what I’ve just written, even though it follows the scientific principles that are known today. : In both scenarios, It could be said however, that the universe is “God”. Today, we contemplate God as always existing and being all that exists. The only real difference between the conventional idea of God and the explanation I’ve given here is that God did not need to create the universe, because God is the universe, all that exists, self creating through relative time. (The correct way of looking at time) : Is God (The universe) Omnipotent? Yes. Is God a Supreme Being? Yes. Is God beyond destruction or death? Yes. Are human beings godlike, in that we are part of God? Yes. (But so is everything else that exists) Do human beings, or other alien intelligence that might exist, serve a special purpose than solid rock, or lower life forms? I believe so, but what that purpose is can only be speculatory at this time. Maybe, self aware, questioning beings, as ourselves are necessary to eventually perform some function now or in the distant future. Is there life after death? Probably not. However, the infant science of Quantum Physics may hold the answer to that. But when you really think about it, even eternal life in a spiritual paradise, would eventually become boring after some time. And in God’s (the universe’s) point of view, we all live forever. Do we have free will? No. The universe (God) is never changing, because the beginning and end have already happened and continues to occur infinitely. We can not change that, therefore there can be no real free will, it’s just an illusion. (This is true in both the possibilities I’ve suggested of what happens when the final Black Hole is formed) : The science of Quantum Physics, which is almost completely theoretic, points to the possibility that our universe is only one of an infinite amount of universes, co-existing along with our’s. To imagine this, think of a universe that is exactly like our’s, except one blade of gr is missing on your front lawn. Then the opposite extreme, think of a universe that is exactly like ours, except the dinosaurs did not become extinct, evolved into intelligent creatures and basically took the place of humans as the dominant species on Earth, rather than mammals evolving to dominate the planet. One step further, think of a universe that is exactly like ours, except Earth does not exist at all. These are only three examples of an infinite amount of possibilities that could exist in other universes as our own. However, if this would be true, it would not take away from the idea that God, is the universe. All of these universes would be self-creating through relative time. And this notion would make God seem even more omnipotent than if our universe was the only one. : This posted article is about 50% science, 35% theory, and 15% speculation. There is a lot of room for discussion and I would be pleased to read replies to my position. : If you plan to reply, try to be as logical as possible, rather than emotional. And PLEASE, do not quote scriptures from the bible as arguments against my article. I have great admiration for the bible and other holy books and scriptures. Without them civilization would probably not have occurred. And for sure the New Testament, with Christ’s ideas of compion, equality and forgiveness (confession) is the source of democracy. : Regards, : Joe

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