My friend, as an ex-Catholic (born and raised.. ) I am compelled to tell you that Pope John Paul II acknowledged the Big Bang theory as being in agreement with the Catholic Church. He said it was the instance of creation. So I guess if you dont believe in the Big Bang you arent a very good Catholic.

And I also feel compelled to mention that "I dont understand it.. its too complicated, therefor God exists!" Is the most embarrassing argument for your cause.

Somebody, I forget who, on these boards had an awesome quote in his signature:

"I dont like religion because it teaches us to be OK with not understanding the universe."

ya i am aware of the whole thing with pope john paul thing, but what he did was "recognize" the Big Bang as a possibility.

oh, and anyways, call it a "Big Bang" or whatever you like, but I meant "Big Bang" as the creation of the world by a chemical reaction, and not by a higher power. i mean i guess you can call God's creation of the world as a Big Bang, but i meant the Big Bang to mean no God.

But ya, i get u