Why Atheists Are Illogical Too

If you ask someone today how the universe was created, and were able to really press them with questions, somehow defying the odds and avoiding a fist fight, and forced them to answer I believe you would get one of two responses: "God" (or another word referring to the same concept, some all powerful creative force or entity, perhaps multiple gods etc), or "I don't know". Except maybe from the Buddhists who would dodge the question and tell you your personal liberation is what you should be thinking about. Some will respond that the Big Bang created the universe and might tell you as much as they know about that theory, but you, the whip snap learned person you are, would ask them what created the high density, high temperature state which precipitated the Big Bang, and at a certain point in the conversation they would not be able to give any further explanation as to how the universe was created.

Of course, the question itself might be bullshit. It's possible that the universe was never created and has simply always just existed. But you could then try the same line of questioning on “Why does the universe exist?” and get the same two answers.