THE LIGHT BEGINS TO SHINE BRIGHTLY 

Science tells us that the Big Bang was a singular event.  The Universe had a beginning which means that it didn't always exist.  Metaphysics and Natural Theology tells us the same thing.  Metaphysics also tells us that something can't come from nothing but that something already in existence was necessary to bring the Universe into existence.  Since an infinite series, itself, can't explain this, the Universe must have been created by something that is pure act, God.  Now, for a being to be pure act, it must have both physical and metaphysical simplicity.  And herein are found the direct fingerprints of God in the creation of the Universe.

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From our section on Cosmology, we learned that the Universe, at a split moment after its conception, was extraordinarily simple from a physical standpoint.  It was inconceivably small, unimaginably hot, and all matter was either indiscernible or non-existent and bound by a singular superforce.  Isn't this exactly the type of beginning that one would expect from the Creator who, itself, is simple?  This is much like a detective who figures out the cause by looking at the effect. 

With the great complexity of nature that we see around us, no one would have ever thought 100 years ago that the Universe would have had such a simple origin.  But it does!  From God who is simple, ushered forth a universe that was extraordinarily simple at its origin but which became increasingly complex as it moved away from the moment of its conception. 

The universe at its origin, of course, was not metaphysically simple because it was loaded with potency nor was it physically simple since it was a combination of matter [or it precursor] and force.  14 billion years later, we see a Universe that is highly complex, but which has a certain scientific harmony and beauty which directly derives from the simplicity of its origin.