Problems with the Big Bang theory

[devonin]

Is the issue of an infinte past necessarily grounds for objecting to the theory?

You don't actually have any infinity going on here. You can have each iteration of the universe end in a "super massive black hole" and each iteration of the universe start in a "super massive black hole" and you can even claim that they are the same black hole, without -having- to require that such has been going on back into infinity.

I mean, you can, and seem to be doing so, but you could easily enough propose a very first universe along more traditionally accepted scientific lines. However, I rather strongly suspect that the concept of the eventual heat death of the universe (hooray entropy!) seems to me to be far more likely. The laws of thermodynamics seem pretty strong to me.

As an aside: Bearing an hourglass contains the idea that Chronos moves backwards in time, from the moment he takes up his office until the objective moment of his own birth/conception. Since there cannot be an officeholder for the incarnation of Time until such time as there are people to hold such an office, he actually needs only have persisted as far back as the first humans.

While theoretically the existance of office holders of Chronos living backwards tends to argue for the infinite -future- progression of the universe, basing your beliefs on time and the nature of the universe on Anthony's work seems to run counter to how you actually defined your belief above.

I'm really curious to hear about the influence of Anthony on this belief of yours.