Many naturalist scientists have begrudgingly accepted that the universe has a beginning, conceding that "an agent outside of space and time" caused our universe. Many also acknowledge the "anthropic principle," that the universe is intelligently designed. Romans 1:19-20 and Psalm 19, of course, attest to these facts.
Gen 1 and the “anthropic principle”
Big bang cosmology has forced naturalistic scientists to dead with the "problem" of a beginning. Many are now also reckoning with the "anthropic principle," that the universe is intelligently designed. According to Fred Hoyle "a super-intellect has monkied" with physics and biology.
Genesis 1:1 and naturalism
Acceptance or rejection of Genesis 1:1 largely determines the lens through which people see God as potentially involved in the universe. A priori commitment to naturalism became evident in many scientists' resistance to the philosophical implications of the Big Bang, which threatened the naturalistic presumptions held by many scientists.
The opposition of scientists to the “big bang”
Big bang cosmology encountered much resistance by scientists early on, not because the evidence was lacking, but rather because many were philosophically predisposed against it. The theory ultimately demanded that a "causal agent outside of space and time" began the universe and time itself. Well that is exactly what Genesis 1:1 says.
Big Bang cosmology confirms Genesis 1:1
This initial episode introduces the potential areas of conflict between science and the Genesis 1, focusing on the last century's revolutionary developments in big bang cosmology. Scientists like Einstein initially resisted the implications of big bang cosmology because of an a priori commitment to naturalism. Big bang cosmology posited a beginning of everything, even time itself, and this conclusion naturally begs the question, Who or what began everything?