Big Bang

"If the big bang is truly the beginning of the cosmos, then it is astonishing that it had just that character that made possible the emergence of life in general and of sophisticated forms of life as well. So many things that appear arbitarary in themselves had to have just the character they had and have in order for this to be. The role of a cosmic intelligence concerned for the emergence of complex forms of life would be a natural explanation." - John B. Cobb, Jr., theologian/philosopher