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That's a great idea! I'll throw out a topic first, and tell me what you think of it:
The Big Bang Theory
I was just having a discussion with my little cousin about this the other day. For how young she is, she's exceptionally bright. I, myself, don't believe it was the start of the universe. I'll explain more later.

It's hard to comprehend the fact of there being no beginning of time, and no end (Well, 2012 could be "the end", but that's another story). Scientists have tried to use The Big Bang Theory as their argument to creationism. BUT for the Big Bang Theory to happen, then there had to be something before it, and what created, what started, those things beforehand that led to the Big Bang and henceforth, our universe? I'm sorry, I seem to be starting to bring religion into this... I just think that nothing comes from nothing, so the universe, the planets, the sun, life itself...can't come from nothing. Where would the energy needed to start the Big Bang come from?
I hadn't heard that Black Holes turn into White Holes, that's an interesting bit of info. Could there have been a black hole that took too much energy before the beginning of time, then it resulted in a white hole that released energy?
Not likely.

Anyway, I believe that in the scientific field, there becomes a point when logic or theories can't apply to things. Things we think are laws, things that always happen, could turn out to not be true. You could pick something up, drop it, and who know? It might go up sometime(I'm saying in an area with gravity, not in the vacuum of space). Science has rules, and it breaks them at the same time.

Scientists seem to make theories about things they can't comprehend, things perhaps no one will ever know (like the beginning of the universe), I think some do not understand how small we are, and how little we actually know.

Sorry, my thoughts are sot of all over the place.

I'm reading PoA again right now, and that reminded me of something Stan Shunpike said to Harry
"'How come Muggles don't hear the bus?'Harry said.
"'Them!' said Stan contemptuously. 'Don' listen properly, do they? Don' look properly either. Never notice nuffink, they don' " - p 36
Stan was so right there, and it doesn't just apply to the Knight Bus. Common sense isn't common anymore. I have met so many ignorant people, so many who just didn't care about education, as if they wouldn't have to fend for themselves later in life. As if none of it mattered. You have to work for things, and I think rewards seem so much sweeter when you've worked hard for them. What do the ignorant, the procrastinators (although I must admit I can be one myself), the moronic plan to do with their lives? Some of the most idiotic seem to do just fine in life, but it seems like they miss out on so much, like theirs a all blocking them from the true extent of knowledge, brilliance and socialization. Socializing, now that's another topic. So many people just text/email/IM, etc. other people now that there seems to hardly be any actual face-to-face conversations anymore. I haven't read Fahrenheit 451 before (it's a book right? haha biggrin ) but it sounds interesting. If it's a book, who is it by? I sometimes get lost in books and knowledge and nearly forget reality, so I can see how it would be a problem for those in Fahrenheit 451.

I think some of the best ideas can come to those whose minds aren't narrow or straight-forward, but all over the place (like mine) and open to possibilities, only then, could some of the things we know today be true.

Back to the topic at hand, I cannot explain my view on the Big Bang without religion. Coming from a very religious family (my parents are both pastors) it's just the mindset I've developed. With that being said, there are theories in which the both agree. There are people who will say that everything was in a giant mass and then God, or whatever creator you prefer, said 'go' and then boom, Big Bang. Although it's not entirely scientific or anything, it's a theory none the less.

Frankly, I don't know my view on the topic. I'm just a little speck out here surrounded by ideas and theories. Really, I'm lost on the whole thing. I like things on a smaller scale.

I agree, and since we've already discussed this topic a little bit (as much as we can without bringing in Religion) I suggest we move onto another topic.
Suggestion: Global Warming/Freezing or Pole-Shift?

Scientist's don't how long it that the poles would be shifting. So it could actually take a small amount of time, and it's likely humanity will survive. After all this has happened before and the world didn't go extinct.

I agree it would have detrimental effects on the environment, but I think that it's just as likely to bring about some good as it is to bring about some bad. For all we know cosmic radiation could cause mutations in animal species, creating new sub-species to be studied. Even though it's just as likely other forms of radiation kill us off. I agree it could be bad, but it could also be good.
Let's say it isn't a pole shift, but is just global warming caused by pollution. How are we going to cut down on that? How could America cut down on that? And how could we possibly reverse the effects?