True. How the universe(s) was actually created is something that I find to be facinating, but of not real consequence to my faith. Is it really more miraculous that G-d could create the universe we see in 6 days or that His act of creation was actually 15 billion years ago, when he spoke The Word, and the universe sprang from a BigBang (let there be light) with the physical laws and properties we have become familiar with. Those same physical laws that allow and perhaps guarantee the creation of Life, to keep Him company?
If you would like to see the handiwork of a awesome, powerful, and artistic G-d, click here. In the linked image, which covers an incredibly tiny spot of the heavens, every single point of light and smudge you see is a galaxy. I find this to be truely awe inspiring.
That is, indeed, an amazing photo. I've seen it before and marvelled at what it represents.
Unlike you, I don't attribute this to a deity, but that does not make it any less marvelous. 15 billion years! It is an amount of time that none of us can truly comprehend.
