“Can you provide some cites in the Scripture that states that the universe had a beginning?”
Gotta look up those verses.
“And can you cite some scientific statements showing where scientists had concluded that the universe always existed?”
Einstein himself added the *cosmological constant* to his formulas in a vain attempt to discredit the notion that the universe had a beginning and to *prove* the steady state theory that was the scientific consensus of the day. He finally had to take it out when Hubble’s observations showed redshift that indicated that the universe was expanding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmological_constant
http://super.colorado.edu/~michaele/Lambda/blund.html
Yes, the Big Bang theory had not been developed or understood then.
But if you’re trying to argue that Creationistists always believed in the Big Bang, and scientiests always believed they had proof of a universe that always existed, you might be giving credence to the thought of alternate universes.
I’m afraid we’re each living in a different one, and it’s kind of weird that we can be on the same internet forum.
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