The big bang theory is more religion than science. Hawking spent time with the mathematics of this creation but part of his agreement for science funding with Pope Paul II was that he would not speculate about before the big bang event because that would be the domain of God alone.
Egypt
Many Egyptologists search for confirmation for their own religion when examining and translating these texts. The search for monotheism, is often the motivation for the translations.
It has been said that Ancient Egypt sounds a lot like religion. I think it is religion that sounds a lot like Ancient Egypt!