What Happened before the Big Bang?

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>Adnan

>Yes, if the universe is eternal then the time is eternal. But the theists

>do not believe that the universe is eternal, so for them the time is not

>eternal. Steve Stokes wrote that the Bible begins with "In the

>beginning..." and that this is an error, because the time is eternal. Now,

>this can be an error if the universe is eternal (not the time), but for the

>theist who believe that the universe is created, this is not an error. Am I

>missing something? 



>TILL

>Your answer begs the question that Stokes was addressing.  If there is

>evidence or reason to believe that the universe is eternal, then it would be

>correct to state that the Bible could be wrong in saying, "In the

>beginning...," because there would be no beginning to an eternal universe.



ADNAN:
So is there undisputed evidence to believe that the universe is eternal? An
inerrantist wil never beieve in eternal universe even if there is evidence.
No theist will believe in eternal universe. If a theist believes that the
univese is eternal, then he is no longer a theist. Because a theist by
definitin is one who believes that the universe is created. So to say that
the Bible is wrong because it speaks about creation is similar as saying
that the Bible is wrong because it says that God exists. Now, the Bible can
be wrong about the existence of God, but the question: "Does God Exist" is
no longer directly related to errancy/inerrancy debate. 

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