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Many years ago, people were thought to be crazy or sacrilegious if they believed the world was round. Going to school, I remember reading the world wasn't really round. It was more accurately described as oblate spheroid. In our time, I see people ridiculing the flat Earth theory. However, there are some scientists seriously postulating that the universe may actually be 2D, based on calculations studying black holes. Everything old is new again. You cannot totally write off a theory just because evidence may temporarily point in another direction. Further evidence may lead you to a new view of an old theory.

For more information on a 2D reality from a discussion by scientists at the World Science Festival:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnETCBOlzJs&t=2449s

For me, the Big Bang theory was always missing something. Creating the universe by contraction seems counterintuitive. It seemed a little less counterintuitive when coupled with a Kabbalistic view of creation. That view also postulated contraction of the universe, aka tzimtzum. Some of the noise people used to see on their analog TV screens was attributed to cosmic microwave background and is considered evidence that the Big Bang took place. The holographic theory presents a new theory that's still compatible with background noise observations, but also conceives the universe as being created as part of an expansive process rather than a contraction.

Some people like to point out that information in the bible can't be true by highlighting statements such as the creation of the world in 6 days and how that seems at odds with what scientists know about the universe and the creation of galaxies and worlds. According to modern physics theories, time near a black hole slows to a crawl for an observer. So, when someone speaks of something taking 6 days, one would need to know how those 6 days were being measured. Was it being observed on Earth or near a black hole? While both are 6 days to the observer, there's a huge difference to someone from a different vantage point as to how much time might pass in those six days.

Years ago, people viewed the Earth as the center of the universe. Just like the flat Earth theory, today, people feel that concept of the universe is very outdated. However, according to Einstein's theories, everything is relative. Motion is
relative to an observer. So, are people really being self-centered when they consider themselves as the center of the universe? I love the observation from Darwin in the show Seaquest that the center of the universe is within you.

When the movie Tron came out, it was ahead of its time and broke a lot of new ground. However, the comparison between programs and users to people in our world and a deity seemed far from reality, especially with the limitations of computers and programs at the time. Even with all the improvements in AI, I find it difficult to compare programs to the human mind. However, I found this video, from the
World Science Fair which expounds on the holographic universe theory and postulates the likelihood that we're living in a simulation, very fascinating:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atMuFCpxnUQ

Many people today are very adamant about their beliefs and quote science or quote religion to back them up. Their theories seem very clear to them and other ideas seem preposterous or dated. However, if you look carefully, you might find that something that's dated or sounds unlikely, viewed in an alternate light and with an open mind, might actually make a lot of sense. It may even help provide a clearer view of your universe.

In the spirit of old things being new again, I'll end with a link to the wonderful book, Flatland, that came out back in 1884:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/97