We don't know the answer 'yet' to certain questions, so let's fabricate an answer instead of attempting to discover why things are the way they are.
The thing is, If you take a step back and really look, Science is just another belief structure that man has created, except it is based on observations that we use as evidence. (Thing is, the evidence we used is based on our ability to comprehend things. Sometimes there isnt a rational scientific explanation for everything. Some things are simply beyond human comprehension.)
There is an equal amount of faith in believe that the universe "inflated" as opposed to believing that their was a creator.
Really take a step back and think about it.
There is EXACTLY the same leap of faith in both theories.
To go a step further, whos to say that "dot" that inflated, wasnt inflated by the creator?
I believe that is what someone else in this thread was getting at.
Both theories, same leap of faith.
However, those who hide behind science, will denounce the other as "rediculous", even though their theory (sounds) equally rediculous when you look at it without bias.
To me, the fact that science and scientists believe that we as humans will be able to comprehend everything and explain everything, is tremendously arrogant in the face of how small and insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things. IMO some things are just beyond us, and while I do believe that we can and should try and explain and move science forward, often I find those who point to science as the-be-all-end-all as highly narcissistic, arrogant, pretentious, and most of all hypocritical people. Not always, but often, especially in the case of someone like Hawking.
My .02