[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by downquark1

The universe is seen to be expanding, if you run it in reverse it looks like it came from a point. That is empirical backing.

There are other problems with the model but that bit is uncontroversial.

I wish that were so; it would solve a lot of problems associated with creation. But that is no longer the scientific consensus - hence it is a controversial assertion that there was a big bang.