Comparing The Bible And Creationism

It is fascinating how two completely different books played a huge role in Inherit the Wind. The two books discussed in controversy were the Bible and Dawin’s Origin of Species. Right before the end of the play, Drummond holds both of these books. He weighs the Bible and Origin of Species as if his hands were scales, balancing them. Drummond ends up taking both books with them as he leaves. The significance of this last gesture is to show that the Bible and Darwin’s Origin of Species coincide with each other despite their contradictories. These two books played a huge role in the court trial, as the topic of evolution was being discussed. The argument of whether or not teaching the theory of evolution is considered an evil leads to the discussion

I don’t believe the evolution view can be reconcile with the Bible, because it contradicts everything the word of God explains in detailed as to how the universe and earth were formed and by whom. On the other hand even though the old earth view supports the idea that the universe is billions of years old, they believe creation was instructed and commanded by God. Putting them in agreement with some of the message of the Bible.

One of the greatest things that has happened throughout history was the creation of the earth, and the creation of the humans. We aren’t just floating around in the universe with no purpose and God is real. The Secularists and Evolutionists of this day and age shun Christianity, the Bible, and the fact that there is a purpose for each individual on earth. This paper is about some of the different phenomenons that have occurred in the history, but from a Biblical worldview. Many of the Phenomenons mentioned would be: how the dinosaurs became extinct, how the Genesis Flood fits into history, what created the Grand Canyon, and how all of the different languages and skin tones spread throughout the world. The purpose of this paper is to go into

The story of Creation in the Bible begins with God creating a human in his own image, naming him Adam. He created a human to carry out his commandments and to be good. Then, God created Eve, a companion for Adam. Adam and Eve were persuaded by Satan, in the form of a serpent, and took a bite out of the apple that God told them not to eat. When God found out, they were banned from the Garden of Eden. In Mary Shelly’s, Frankenstein, Victor constructs a monster as a template for a new race that would worship him. Unfortunately, Victor did not think past the moment of birth, and the monster, who should have been Victor’s Adam, instead associated more with Satan. Unlike the creation story of Adam and Eve, the creation story of Frankenstein is one that goes horribly wrong due to the pursuit of knowledge.

In the article, “The Bible, Science, and Creation”, Ernest Lucas writes about the biblical and nonbiblical beliefs of the Genesis creation. Throughout his article he talks about how there is one thing that the ‘new atheists’ and fundamentalist Christians agree on; this being that Genesis 1-3 should be read as a scientific account of the origin of the cosmos and of the humans. He states that it leads new atheist to reject the biblical account as a piece of outmoded pre-scientific speculation. And it leads the Christians to reject modern scientific theories of origins. In the article he proposes that Genesis 1-3 should be read as a figurative theological account of the nature and purpose of God’s creation. The article goes on about how we should

We all know that our mothers and fathers gave us birth, and grandmothers and grandfathers gave our parents birth. However, what about the beginning? What does the beginning look like? Who created the sky, the earth, the mountains and rivers, the plants, the animals, and the human beings? How was the world created? What happened to the creator? These questions have puzzled and are asked by every people. However, no one has yet found the answers, and I have heard people saying that the creation of life is as impossible as the natural creation of an airplane from a stack of waste. With the willingness of knowing the self, ancient people tried to create mythological stories

As we have learned in class and as we still see now in the modern world, the topic of evolution vs creationism has been one of much dispute. To many, there is only one side; you either believe in God or in Science, you either believe that Adam and Eve are our ancestors or you believe that through the years and the changes in the world we have evolved from apes. Whichever side you find yourself on there will always be someone that disagrees with you and is willing to tell you why you are wrong.

In the paper, “Darwinism versus Creationism”, the author, Akudo Ejelonu, attempts to provide an overview of this controversial topic. Adopting a tone of objectivity and balance, Ejelonu begins her piece with the statement that “there is a difference between Darwinism and Creationism” -- the former concerned with science and the latter centered in “belief”. However, by the conclusion of the opening paragraph, her argument appears slanted in favor of the Creationist point of view:

Even though the Big Bang and the Biblical Creation story seem to fit together, there are still lots of scientists who claim that people do not need to invoke a higher being to prove how the universe began. John Lennox discusses Hawking in his books and his view on religion which is that “the concept of God, or the gods, is a placeholder for human ignorance- a ‘God of the Gaps’, who will increasingly be displaced as the gaps in our knowledge are filled by scientific explanations” (Lennox 23). This a very popular view of religion, voiced by Hawking’s himself. Atheists believe that science and religion can never mix, and with every scientific advancement, the human race relies less and less on religion and a God to answer all of their questions. With every scientific advancement made, science is getting closer and closer to what religion has been saying for thousands of years. The Big Bang Theory and the Biblical Creationism Story both have many perceived differences, but despite their major faults and the handful of other possibilities, the two theories provide a fuller understanding of the beginning of the universe when both explanations are in use.

Throughout history, there has never been a more debatable question than that of evolution versus creationism. Human evolution always tends to cause a heated dispute in modern society. “These conflicts between Evolution and Creationism occur when evolutionists argue that creationism is not a scientific theory because it cannot be tested by the scientific method (Sarfati Ph.D., n.d.).” Science requires a hypothesis or theory be testable and reinforced by physical evidence, but religion requires one to believe in the Holy Bible without analysis or judgment. The Bible’s Old Testament was written around 1400 BC by the Israelites; thus, it can never be proved wrong because of its long-standing religious belief, that God created this

Two world views on creation were discussed by Lennox between the Israelites and the neighbors of the Israelites. The first being, the Israelites believed that God created the world out of nothing yet the neighbors of the Israelites believed that their gods created the world out of materials that were already present. Israel believed God made humanity with purpose,great design, and good, whereas Israel’s neighbors thought that the gods created humanity as an afterthought, with little purpose, and humans were made from the bad blood of an evil god, so they were not good. Lastly, Israelites believed that God created the world to sustain on it’s own, to continue to grow from itself and thrive, yet their neighbors believed that after all of

After looking at the old-creationist’s views and their supporting arguments to their claims, the focus is now shifted towards young-earth creationism and why it is the one more likely to be true of the two theories.

Imagine a world much like this one whereas mostly everything looks the exact same. Everyone is still happy, maybe even happier than they are in today’s civilization. Birds are still chirping, kids are still playing, and cars are still obnoxiously loud. Same old world with one minor difference: scientific discoveries have been dwindled down to little to none. This is the cause of society as a whole accepting creationism and allowing it to grow and overcome current science and scientists. Without the necessary drive, people would not want to expand our scientific knowledge and they would not discover fascinating new things that the universe has to offer. With creationists claiming that the world was created by a higher being and there is no need to leave, space exploration, for example, would come to a halt. With science on its current track,

There are a number of beliefs in Christianity that if altered would then also heavily impact many other doctrines; the doctrine of ‘creatio ex nihilo’ is one of these. The Latin phrase creatio ex nihilo meaning ‘created out of nothing’ is not an actual phrase found in the bible however it is heavily implied. While Genesis 1:1-3 can be read with the implication of creation out of nothing, further revelation given in later books of the bible provide more evidence to this doctrine (Proverbs 8:22-31, Hebrews 11:3, John 1:3, Colossians 1:16). By examining the doctrine of creation across the Bible we get a more enhanced understanding that God’s sovereignty is limitless by which is a basis for creatio ex nihilo. The bible does necessitate that we do believe in creatio ex nihilo for other truths to not be comprised or changed. If creation out of nothing was taken out it would have to be replaced by another philosophy all of which are problematic.

Creation myths, such as Genesis 1 and 2, exist to describe the creation of the creatures, environments, and overall existence through stories in religious texts. On top of this, they establish key aspects of the natural world through how the myth was written, and the relationship between the physical and spiritual world. When trying to understand this aspect, I’ve looked at Genesis 1 from the Bible and the creation myth of the Zoroastrian faith. Both of these myths serve as a cosmological explanations of the universe, while going about it in different ways that highlight differences such as the power of God/gods.