The Big Bang theory cannot seriously be questioned, due to the enormous volume of evidence. But there are gaps and inconsistencies which suggest we don’t fully understand it. Inflation is one “patch” that seems to cover most of those gaps, but lacks empirical evidence other than conveniently explaining the lack of clumpiness that mathematical models otherwise produce. We can see from the microwave background a certain amount of clumpiness that shouldn’t be there as well. Science isn’t perfect, but what are the alternatives?
"The Big Bang theory cannot seriously be questioned, due to the enormous volume of evidence"Cite ONE non self-referential piece of evidence.
“Science isn’t perfect, but what are the alternatives?”
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
A very good description of how science is supposed to work. The problem with some folks is if you believe that a particular book is 100% the unerring word of God then you cannot allow even one tiny part of it to be shown inaccurate or your whole world view is demolished. They then project that onto scientific theory, attempting to say that if any part of a theory has problems it disproves the whole. Science doesn’t work that way, but you cannot argue with a closed mind, be it religious faith or global warming pseudo science.