Hi Lester and Chris
I haven’t heard it put in quite that way among cosmologists; they typically don’t use the term “information.” But they of course see matter and energy in a unified way (along with space and time), and see that several fundamental constants were set in our universe to allow life. A lot of the focus in that area is on the inflation model and other multiverse theories that postulate different universes with different fundamental constants, a possible natural explanation for why our universe has constants that work for us. The idea of a multiverse is definitely an area where Christians are engaging. For my thoughts, see the BioLogos common question on multiverse and fine-tuning , an article I wrote on multiverse , and my lecture on God and the Multiverse last February at Univ of Wisconsin Madison. hope that helps!

Yes — thanks for pointing this out David. Creation ex nihilo must start before any Big Bang, I agree

Thanks for the encouraging note ‑I enjoyed researching and writing this article more than any other I can remember 🙂

I think your suggestion is really fascinating Lester — “completely brilliant in MY view” 🙂
The idea that the Big Bang required Energy (and that includes matter) AND information in which somehow was inculcated all the intelligence, scientific constants and so forth, needed for our world to form, is completely new to me. I will run it past one or both of the Profs referenced above — let’s see what they think! Thanks!

Yes there is a whole set of theories that Christians have come up with re “what if there are intelligent beings elsewhere?” inc: were they also visited by God incarnate, does the work of Christ on earth somehow include them .… all the way to the possibility that they simply don’t need salvation — and as you say, “no need to run Alpha courses there”! All rather hypothetical! Thanks John

Yes, this is certainly mind-blowing! I’m not a scientist but I love science — keep feeding us all these fascinating articles — thanks for your time and interest! Wonder if there is any way you could present this to Christian Unions in the Universities?

We are agreed there can only be one Creator, one God. And if only one God, then there can only be one truth. Seek it friend.