Science, Skepticism, and the Beginning of Everything: Why the Universe Still Points to a Designer

A universe that begins in order, runs on law, whispers with information, and brims with beauty is not an accident — it’s a signature.

Modern discussions about science and faith often start with a faulty assumption: that science somehow sits in opposition to belief in God. But when you take a closer look, not at the theories, not at the politics, not at the talking points, but at the foundations of science itself, a different picture emerges.

In fact, the very things that make scientific inquiry possible point not to a universe without God, but to a universe that requires Him.

Let me be clear up front: I am personally skeptical of the Big Bang theory. Not because it contradicts the Bible, God could create any way He chooses, but because the theory raises as many questions as it answers. And because the further we explore the underlying assumptions required for the Big Bang to work, the more obvious it becomes that no version of the theory escapes the need for a Designer.

But for the sake of the argument, and to meet the scientific community on their own ground, let’s grant the Big Bang exactly as most cosmologists describe it. Even if it happened, it still screams Design.

And if someone tries to slip the multiverse in as an escape hatch?

Same problem.

In fact, the foundations of science, the Big Bang, evolution, the multiverse, all of them, rest on pillars that atheism simply cannot produce.

Let’s walk through this clearly and logically.

Before Any Scientist Can Do Science, Several Things Must Already Be True

This is the part most people never think about. Science does not begin with microscopes or telescopes or equations. It begins with presuppositions, foundational truths that science cannot prove but must assume in order to function.

These include:

1. The universe is real.

If everything is illusion or simulation, science collapses instantly.

2. The universe is orderly and governed by laws.

Scientists must assume the cosmos runs on consistent, discoverable principles.

3. Nature is uniform.

What is true today will be true tomorrow. What is true in Indiana is true on Mars.

4. Human minds are reliable.

We must assume our senses, logic, and reasoning abilities reflect reality.

5. Mathematics and logic hold universally.

These abstract, non-material truths must be real and stable.

6. Morality exists.

Science requires honesty, integrity, value of human life, and commitment to truth.

7. Language can communicate truth.

Without shared meaning, scientific communication is impossible.

Not one of these assumptions comes from science itself. Science requires them before it can do anything at all.

But these foundations perfectly align with what we would expect if:

• the universe is created,

• human beings are made in God’s image,

• and the natural world reflects the order and rationality of its Maker.

The Foundations of Science Look Exactly Like the Footprint of a Designer

If you take each scientific presupposition and set it next to the biblical worldview, the match is startling:

Science Requires…	Christianity Provides…
Order	A rational Creator
Laws	A Lawgiver
Uniformity	A consistent God
Rational minds	Imago Dei — human reason from God
Morality	A moral Lawgiver
Language	A communicating God
Mathematics	A God of order, logic, and structure
Existence	A necessary, eternal Being

Science doesn’t undermine God. Science rests on the worldview God makes possible.

Now Let’s Talk About the Big Bang — From a Skeptic’s Perspective

I’m not sold on the Big Bang theory. Not because it contradicts Scripture, but because:

• “something from nothing” is philosophically impossible,

• the theory requires unprovable assumptions,

• and every time new data appears, the model must be adjusted.

But let’s say, generously, that the Big Bang happened exactly as described. That still doesn’t solve the problem. In fact, granting the Big Bang only makes the case for God stronger.

Even If the Big Bang Happened… It Still Requires an Intelligent Designer

Here’s what the Big Bang cannot escape:

A. Laws Must Exist Before the Bang

The Big Bang operated according to:

• gravity

• electromagnetism

• nuclear forces

• quantum laws

• mathematical constants

But the bang did not create those laws. They had to be in place for the event to occur at all. Laws require a Lawgiver.

B. The Big Bang Requires Massive, Precise Information

The universe from its first moment contained staggering, structured information:

• entropy levels

• expansion rates

• particle interactions

• force strengths

• mathematical boundaries

Information always comes from a mind. Never from chaos.

C. The Big Bang Requires Impossible Fine-Tuning

The math doesn’t lie:

• If expansion was off by 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000…

• If gravity was fractionally stronger or weaker…

• If the cosmological constant varied by even 10⁻¹²⁰…

…the universe would be dead on arrival.

This isn’t random. This is engineering.

D. The Big Bang Requires a Cause Outside the Universe

Because:

• matter cannot cause itself

• space cannot create itself

• time cannot begin itself

• laws cannot write themselves

• nothing cannot become something

So the first cause must be:

• timeless

• spaceless

• immaterial

• intelligent

• powerful

• intentional

That is not “the universe.”That is God.

E. The Big Bang Requires Rational Beings to Discover It

If evolution produced minds built merely for survival, not truth…

…why trust them to map the universe back to its origin?

Why should cosmic truth be accessible to human intelligence at all?

Christianity answers simply:

A rational God made a rational universe and rational beings to understand it.

And If Someone Tries to Use the Multiverse to Avoid Design… It Only Makes It Worse

Let’s deal with this too.

Some use the multiverse as a last-ditch attempt to avoid the implications of fine-tuning:

“We just got lucky! Ours is the universe that happened to work!”

But the multiverse, even if it existed, needs:

• laws

• mechanisms

• order

• constants

• information

• a system that produces universes

• rules governing universe generation

• and a rational structure to hold the multiverse itself together

That is exponentially more complicated than a single universe.

• A multiverse doesn’t eliminate the Designer. It multiplies the evidence for Him.

• A machine creating universes requires a Machinist.

• A system generating laws requires a Lawgiver.

• A multiverse requires a Multi-Creator.

No escape hatch. No loophole. No cosmic backdoor.

Science, Cosmology, and Philosophy All Lead Back to the Same Place

Whether you:

• accept the Big Bang,

• are skeptical of it,

• believe in one universe,

• propose many universes,

• or think the universe began in a different way entirely…

…you still end up in the same room:

The universe, in any configuration, cannot exist without an eternal, rational, moral, intentional Creator. Science doesn’t erase God. Science exposes Him.

Natural laws reflect His order. Fine-tuning reflects His wisdom. Consciousness reflects His image. Morality reflects His character. Information reflects His mind. Existence itself reflects His necessity.

Psalm 19 wasn’t poetic sentiment, it was scientific prophecy:

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.”

The deeper we dig into the cosmos, the louder that declaration becomes.