From where did the Universe Come from ?

Where did the Universe come from? Part 1: Einstein's Big BlunderAbdallah, 100 years ago, Albert Einstein publishedthree papers that rocked the world. These papersproved the existence of the atom, introduced thetheory of relativity, and described quantummechanics. Pretty good debut for a 26 year old scientist, huh? His equations for relativity indicated that the universewas expanding. This bothered him, because if it wasexpanding, it must have had a beginning and a beginner.Since neither of these appealed to him, Einstein introduceda 'fudge factor' that ensured a 'steady state' universe,one that had no beginning or end. But in 1929, Edwin Hubble showed that the furthestgalaxies were fleeing away from each other, just as theBig Bang model predicted. So in 1931, Einstein embracedwhat would later be known as the Big Bang theory, saying,"This is the most beautiful and satisfactory explanationof creation to which I have ever listened." He referredto the 'fudge factor' to achieve a steady-state universeas the biggest blunder of his career. As I'll explain during the next couple of days,Einstein's theories have been thoroughly proved andverified by experiments and measurements. But there'san even more important implication of Einstein's discovery.Not only does the universe have a beginning, but timeitself, our own dimension of cause and effect, beganwith the Big Bang. That's right -- time itself does not exist beforethen. The very line of time begins with that creationevent. Matter, energy, time and space were createdin an instant by an intelligence outside of spaceand time. About this intelligence, Albert Einstein wrotein his book "The World As I See It" that the harmonyof natural law "Reveals an intelligence of suchsuperiority that, compared with it, all thesystematic thinking and acting of human beings isan utterly insignificant reflection." He went on to write, "Everyone who is seriouslyinvolved in the pursuit of science becomes convincedthat a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe--a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one inthe face of which we with our modest powers must feelhumble." Pretty significant statement, wouldn't you say? Stay tuned for tomorrow's installment: "Bird Droppingson my Telescope."Respectfully Submitted,Perry Marshall