Cosmic background radiation and redshift are just observations that have an interpretation, not necessarily scientific proof of a Big Bang. The Big Bang isn't a scientific theory because it can't be tested, scientific theories MUST be testable and falsifiable; the concept of dark matter and dark energy are both requirements for the Big Bang model to work, but the very nature of these "elements" and "energy" are that they are unidentifiable, and are therefore as testable as the theory that there is a God.
As for the idea of a God, the question of whether or not a God exists hasn't been answered - that question NEEDS to be answered before even asking the question "Did a God create the Universe?". Even if a God exists, there is no evidence that a God created the Universe. Why would the Universe be so vast and empty? What is the point of planets, moons, and asteroids? If an intelligent creator existed, you would imagine it would have done a better job. With all of the elements and make-up of the Universe, it is easy to imagine that a God sees us as rather insignificant. The only way we're going to get out and explore the Universe is not through any means that the religious universe is providing. Christians, Muslims, you guys don't exactly worship Minerva. I can fully understand why the Athenians considered Minerva to be their matron Goddess, why the Romans considered Minerva as a part of their Holy Trinity (with Juno and Jupiter).
The Christian Holy Trinity is not even mentioned in Christian scripture. Why not go back to the roots of Christianity when Sophia was a major concept - Sophia is Wisdom. Why not also go back to the time when Jesus was not a historical figure, but rather a personification of the Logos? Take these concepts to heart, and then protect the environmental integrity of the Earth, and explore the Universe - as that is all perfectly in line with the Christian Destiny as it was before the perversions of the Early Catholic Church in the 4th through 15th centuries.
Scientists, remember that the the true mark of a scientist is constant doubt, not acceptance of philosophical theories of the Universe that are only "What seems most likely at the moment".
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