George Hein:

I will remain a skeptic - like every good scientist/nerd should.

There are scientists and parrots. You, sir, are not a parrot, but a
scientist.
There are facts and interpretations. The Big Bang hypothesis is not a
fact, but an interpretation.
There is religion and science. The Holy Big Bang Hypothesis is not
science, but religion.
The justification for your scepticism, sir, you will read on my
livejournal page.