The End of Time: Part 1 of 2

One concept Christians haven't emphasized nearly enough in the past several decades is the importance of the discovery of evidence which supports a big bang.

Before this evidence was available, it was possible to argue that the cosmos had eternal existence. An eternal universe needs no creator.

Now we have an estimated maximum age of the universe.

Christians have been too busy arguing for a young earth and a literal seven days of creation with people who find the scientific theory more compelling. The key is not attaching the correct number to the age of the universe. The key is that there is a moment of creation. This is a qualitative distinction and much more philosophically important than today's ID / evolution debate.

Scientists have put forth materialistic theories about big crunches and the like, but this is no better-supported by the evidence than the biblical record.