Is the Cosmic Microwave Background Proof of the Big Bang?

Echo of Creation

The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMB) has been hailed since its discovery in 1965 as the ultimate proof of the Big Bang theory. It is believed by many scientists, professors, astronomers, and students to be the echo of creation called for by the theory. However, is it really?

Big Bang theory predicts that the mammoth event that created all of existence should leave behind some remnant, some trace, of its occurrence. That trace should manifest as a very weak background signal visible throughout the whole of the universe. On the surface, the CMB seems to be the evidence needed to prove the theory. Deeper examination, however, reveals another story.

The CMB matches many of the requirements of theory. For one, it is the only known source of omni-directional radiation. That is, it can be seen equally well in every direction (Hinshaw, 2007 & Singh, 2005). For another, it is isotropic, or very smooth. The observed radiation is identical in every direction to one part in 100,000 (Hinshaw, 2007 & Singh, 2005).

Despite these facts, the CMB also has a number of problems in living up to the expectations of the theory. More precisely, although it meets some of the requirements for the echo of creation, it does not meet them all - not by a far cry.

There is a veritable mountain of evidence showing how far the CMB deviates from the requirements of theory. This article will examine only a few of these inconsistencies.

First, the echo of creation, by its nature, must originate from the farthest reaches of the universe. While, according to modern science, it is believed that the whole of the universe was filled with the photons that comprise the CMB at the moment of creation, the radiation that would have begun its journey through the cosmos near the Earth's current location would have long since moved on. All electromagnetic radiation must travel at the speed of light; the photons of that energy that were here at the beginning of time are now long gone. Likewise, the energy now being received from the CMB must have traveled across the whole of the cosmos to reach this location at this time.