On the other hand theories are not arbitrary. They are more than just arbitrary guesses about what might happen. They have real predictive and explanatory power. The Big Bang theory makes a real and verifiable prediction about how much hydrogen and helium there are in the universe. Any new theory would have to explain this too.
Theories provide understanding of how the universe works.
You might say that God maintains the whole universe through his providence and that He keeps the stars and planets in their places. That doesn't conflict with general relativity and the theory of gravity that explains why the Earth orbits the Sun in a year and why the Sun and solar system together orbit the center of our galaxy every 250 million years or so. The American Scientific Affiliation is a group of Christians who are scientists. Last Modified by Todd Hoeksema on 20 Aug 98.