How do you explain all this stuff?

When pushed into a corner a Christians last ditch effort usually just throws up their hands and exclaims, "well, how do you explain all of this??!" This usually refers to the universe in general, they just can't wrap their heads around how the universe came about. It can also be worded "how can something come from nothing"? Some physicists have said that there HAS to be "something" and that nothing is a lot more unstable than something.

Many physicists have tried to work on this question and are getting a lot closer to finding out an answer. But, we may never find out the answer to that question. By not knowing does not by default allow you to insert the god of your choice. It's a non answer as you're trying to explain something complicated by something even more complicated. If you are going to make the assertion that the god in question didn't have to be created and as always existed, I can make the assertion to say that the universe in one form or another as always existed. I can wrap my brain around that easier than a god that has always existed. Do I know that 100 percent? Of course not. I prefer to say that "I don't know, but am trying to work on it" than, "nope, can't figure it out, must have been some sort of god"

This video posted on YouTube really addresses the above points well, really takes hold of the "god of the gaps" argument and makes the point in an entertaining way.

The video is called "The thing that made the things for which there is no known maker."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVbnciQYMiM

Enjoy!