Originally posted by CreepySlash
Ok the big bang theory and evolution are different.I have investigated others,but none make sense to me.Please then eplai the basics of evolutin to me then...
Dude, I am glad that you hold to creationism. I to believe in creationism, however, this does not necessarily mean there was not a "Big Bang" and that the earth is not billions of years old. I am what you would call an "Old Earth Creationist". The camp is split between old earth and new earth creationists. For a good explanation of the OEC position please have a look at this site.
http://www.worshipradio.com/home/ZolaVideo.html
Just go to the site and click on a video called the six days of creation. One of the points made by Dr. Schroder, who is a physicist, is that science and religion need not be at odds with each other. However, know that Genesis is not a scientific text and science not concern itself with religion. Therefore, the connection between the two can be difficult to assimulate. He points out, for example, that the ancient Hebrew terms for morning and evening are used no where else in the Bible except during the six days of creation. The term evening can be interpreted as "chaos" and morning can be interpreted as "order". Then when Adam and Eve come into being the description of time changes and time becomes normal human time. Inferences can be made in scripture such as Deuteronomy 32:7 "Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations......." Here we see a reference to the days of creation and then human time begining. Also look at Psalms 90:4 that says, "For a 1000 years to thy sight are but yesterday when it past, and as a watch to the night." Also consider Genesis 2:4. "These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens." Here we see clues to what a day might have meant in Genesis. Also consider what a day represents. A day is one rotation on the earths axis as it rotates around the sun, no? How is it then that the sun was created on the 4rth day? Were the authors stupid or is there something that young earth creationists are missing thinking the days are a literal human type day.
He then goes into a discussion about the expansion of the universe after the Big Bang and the "red shift effect". He correctly states that time varies from place to place in the universe. For example, if you travel in a space ship at thousands of miles an hour and come back to earth after about an hours ride, you may come back to earth after years have passed by even though you only experienced an hour passing. Time can be distorted. He states that every time the universe doubles in size, time halves. He then creates a time line of day one equaling 8 billion years, day two equaling 4 billion years ago and so forth. He shows that the first life occured on day three which was about 3.8 billion years ago and which science supporsts. Day 5 was about 750 million years ago and is when the creatures of the sea were created in Genesis. This simultaneous generation of life is supported by scientific finding and is known as the Cambrian explosion. For me the explosion of life must be creation and not the product of a quick simultaneous evolutionary birth as scientists speculate. All 6 days of creation add up to about 15 billion years which is about what scientists estimate the age of the Big Bang. The video is quite interesting but is a little long. Hope you have time to check it out.
Just keep in mind that science merely observes and then formulates theories based on those observations. Their findings are not manufactured to attack creationists. I will admit that their conclusions are not always accurate and they should admitt as such. They simply formulate the best theories that they can until a better theory comes along based on their findings. However, what choice do they have except believing species evolve into other species unless they incorporate creation into their theory? I am not prepared to believe species can and have evolved into other species. However, there are some evolutionists that are also creationists and believe this is how God creates. Also know that science cannot put God in a test tube and God will not be placed to the test as scripture indicates. THerefore, science does not refer to God because sceince is all about the scientific method and testing things. This does not make science bad, however, and is useful in understanding the laws in which God set up our physical, natural universe.
Evolution
02 Jun '06 16:23
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