Atheists do you believe the universe is eternal?

your 2# is wrong, another option is the one that most believe is in the big bang/big crash. the matter of the universe has been expanding and contracting in big bangs for, well nobody knows. Einsteins views on the Christan god are to well known to waste time calling you out on your creative quotes but your argument can still be summed up as . We do not fully understand it therefore god did it, your god in fact how lucky is that.