The most popular and accepted theory for the origin of the universe is the Big Bang Theory. This theory states that the universe began about 10 billion years ago in a violent explosion; every particle started rushing apart from every other particle in an early super-dense phase. This explosion sent energy and matter flying all over the place. However, there is an argument about whether time and space existed before the big bang, or did the …showed first 75 words of 503 total…

…showed last 75 words of 503 total…have evolved or been created. Old Earth creationists - who believe that geology and, radiometric dating has shown that the world is billions of years old. However, they believe that God created the earth and the rest of the universe. These are the two main theories on how the universe was created. Although there is some proof, these theories are still theories, and until better technology is invented, the truth will never really be known.