There is nothing in science.

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asked 3 years ago

Hello Rabbi
Does the Big Bang theory actually talk about something coming from nothing? That is, that matter arose from nothingness? Of course, we cannot talk about before the bang, but is the conclusion that arises that matter is not eternal? Hence, the strongest argument (for a believer, of course) is that God is distinct and is not matter, etc. And hence, there is no need for such and such philosophical arguments as those of Rav Saadia Gaon and the Rambam regarding the immateriality of God? I would also be happy if you could elaborate on whether, in your opinion, God’s immateriality is empirical proof and what philosophical arguments support this. Thank you very much.

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מיכי Staff answered 3 years ago

The Big Bang theory does not prove that matter is not eternal. At most, matter in our universe exists for a finite time. But perhaps eternal matter is possible in another universe. Its lack of materiality has no empirical proof, just as there is no such proof for its existence. This is a tradition that we have received. Indeed, there is a reasonable assumption that matter cannot be ancient but was created at some stage, although no evidence for this can be provided from the big bang and the like.

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א replied 3 years ago

So why do you think there is a God? Because the argument from tradition has many weaknesses - both Christians received their teachings from tradition and Islam, and beyond that it is difficult to learn anything conclusive from history. And if the classical arguments for the existence of God from your perspective are nothing more than probability, as well as his lack of corporeality, isn't this a belief based on probability? Why do you think he is not corporeal, for example? Tradition or arguments? Because from the Torah it is also possible to be mistaken and think that this is a corporeal God… or is it the scientific findings that led you to believe? Not that I am disparaging, God forbid, it is simply that if the classical philosophical arguments fail, then much of the spiritual world is in question…

מיכי Staff replied 3 years ago

I wrote a book about it: The First Found. There are better philosophical arguments there than these ancient arguments.