The religion that aligns most closely with Big Bang cosmology—in terms of describing a universe that had a definite beginning—is generally considered to be the Abrahamic religions, particularly:
🟦 Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
These faiths share the belief in creation ex nihilo (creation out of nothing), which mirrors the Big Bang idea that the universe had a sudden origin from a singularity (or a boundary to time and space).
🔹 Christianity
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Genesis 1:1 – “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
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Interpreted by many as supporting a definite beginning to time, space, and matter.
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Modern theologians and scientists (like Georges Lemaître, a Catholic priest and physicist) saw harmony between the Big Bang and Christian doctrine.
🔹 Judaism
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Shares the Genesis creation narrative with Christianity.
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Rabbinic tradition teaches that God brought the universe into being from nothing (yesh me’ayin).
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Some Jewish scholars embrace Big Bang cosmology as consistent with this view.
🔹 Islam
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Qur’an 21:30 – “Do not the unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together, then We split them apart?”
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Many Muslims interpret this as referring to an original singularity or cosmic unity.
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Islamic theology also holds that God created the universe at a finite point in the past.
🟨 In contrast:
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Hinduism teaches cyclical cosmology—eternal cycles of creation and destruction, which contrasts with the one-time origin of the Big Bang.
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Buddhism typically avoids origin stories altogether or teaches an eternal universe in many schools.
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Taoism and other Eastern traditions focus more on balance and energy flow than cosmological origins.
🔭 Summary:
The Big Bang theory, which posits a finite beginning of time, space, and matter, is most conceptually aligned with Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, all of which teach that the universe had a definite beginning caused by a transcendent Creator.
Either the Stone Age shepherds were brilliant with advanced technology or maybe they actually heard from God, what do you say?
Did you realize there is no objective science that violates what Scripture says?
John Keefe
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