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==Creationist and Theistic Evolutionary Views==

==Creationist and Theistic Evolutionary Views==

Most [[Atheist|atheists]] believe in the Big Bang theory. There is active research and speculation into what caused the Big Bang, but atheists agree it was not a deity.   

Most [[Atheist|atheists]] believe in the Big Bang theory{{fact}}. There is active research and speculation into what caused the Big Bang, but atheists agree it was not a deity.   

However, early resistance to the big bang model came from atheistic Soviet Russia -- as the big bang implies a beginning to the universe, this did not fit into the traditional atheistic belief that the universe had always existed, therefore not requiring a deity to create it.  It was originally held as proof for theists that the universe was created by a deity -- as the big bang model implies a beginning to time and space.  Theistic resistance to the big bang model came later with a rise in literalism in biblical criticism.

However, early resistance to the big bang model came from atheistic Soviet Russia -- as the big bang implies a beginning to the universe, this did not fit into the traditional atheistic belief that the universe had always existed, therefore not requiring a deity to create it.  It was originally held as proof for theists that the universe was created by a deity -- as the big bang model implies a beginning to time and space.  Theistic resistance to the big bang model came later with a rise in literalism in biblical criticism.