Yes, the universe had a beginning

Scientists have finally confirmed the universe came into existence nearly instantaneously. An excerpt from an Associated Press story:

Physicists announced Thursday that they now have the smoking gun that shows the universe went through extremely rapid expansion in the moments after the big bang, growing from the size of a marble to a volume larger than all of observable space in less than a trillion-trillionth of a second.

The discovery -- which involves an analysis of variations in the brightness of microwave radiation -- is the first direct evidence to support the two-decade-old theory that the universe went through what is called inflation.

It also helps explain how matter eventually clumped together into planets, stars and galaxies in a universe that began as a remarkably smooth, super-hot soup.

"It's giving us our first clues about how inflation took place," said Michael Turner, assistant director for mathematics and physical sciences at the National Science Foundation. "This is absolutely amazing."

Brian Greene, a Columbia University physicist, said: "The observations are spectacular and the conclusions are stunning."

Note the scientists know virtually nothing about how or why, but only can observe the evidences that this did happen. The Bible, however, does tell us how and why. First, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth," and "God spoke ... and it was good."