When Worlds Collide
God said “Let there be light”. That is the most known line from the bible that starts a large controversy against science, and has been debated among people for decades. The best way to find this information is to go directly to the source.
Creation occurred in what was said to be seven days. In day one God created light, though the source of light was not specified. Next, the separation of light, more commonly known as night and day. On the second day God created a firmament that separated two spaces from each other, and it was called heaven. On the third day God created land to separate the oceans, along with earth vegetation. On the fourth day Measurements of time were made for days, weeks, months, seasons, and years for the light to shine on the earth. The lights are the sun the moon and the stars. On the fifth day God created sea creatures and flying creatures and allowed them to reproduce. On the sixth day God created land animals such as cattle and
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Creation and evolution have different time time perception. The creation time period takes place within seven days. While the evolution time period takes place in the time of several billion years. Some sources say that the time that took place in the time of creation is equal to the time in evolution because the Bible does not specifically state how long a day or week was. When the universe was created it in the bible, God was the creator but in the books it has no specific creator, or reason. Creation is a belief because there is no scientific evidence and cannot be tested, but Evolution has scientific evidence and can be tested. The belief of creation is just called creationism, and the belief in the theory is called atheism. In the bible it says that the earth is created, but it does not state that other planets or the entire universe was created. In Evolution it says that the entire universe was created at once and is ever
In order to explain creation, the Hebrews follow what the bible says and turn to God. Within this culture it is said that God created the world in seven days. During these seven days, God created the light, sky, land, oceans, plants, sun, moon, stars, birds, fish, sea creatures, land animals, and people. On the seventh day God rested and looked down in amazement at all he had created. Today, people worship God and follow his ten commandments in their lives. Even though there are many new religions that have branched off
talking about His creation (Genesis 1). It also says: “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there
If you take the bible literally you will know that the earth was created in six literal days. The world was spoken into existence by God’s Word. The bible says in Hebrews 11:3 that through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. As christians we believe through faith that this is the true account of the earth but, evolution teaches the exact opposite. Evolution turns the creation event into a process that spanned billions of years and is still not complete.
The debate over Evolutionary theories and Creationism beliefs has been a major debate throughout our churches, education system, and even our homes. There have been countless scientists, theologians, journalists and Christians that have studied both sides of the spectrum, that argue how the world we live in was created. Many empty statements, with little to no facts, just assertions about this particular question have been stated in many debates all over the world. So on one side we have Creationism belief that essentially argues that God is the “intelligent designer” and on the other side Evolutionary theories that state the world has evolved over the centuries. In the Merriam- Webster dictionary, Creationism is defined as, “a doctrine or theory holding that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by God out of nothing and usually in the way described in Genesis “. Merriam- Webster dictionary also defines Evolution as, “a theory that the differences between modern plants and animals are because of changes that happened by a natural process over a very long time; the process by which changes in plants and animals happen over time; a process of slow change and development”. So is it possible to believe both of those definitions?
The subject of origins, or how we got here, is one of the most fundamental questions that can be asked. The important question of why we are here can’t be answered by science alone. How we answer these questions provides the basis for how we think about things, it defines our world-view. The Evolution vs. Creation debate is often referred to as the Great Debate. 20th century science has made the compelling discovery that, at some point, the universe began. Both sides of the debate Evolutionists and Creationists agree on one thing only, that the universe has not always existed. This is where their agreement ends. The why and how the universe began is where the division and dispute begins.
First, evolutionists believe that the world came into existence through a Big Bang. They believe the reason people are here today is because of the random chance of
The book of Genesis gives us the following information: Day 1- God created heaven and earth, light and dark. Day 2- Waters and land, Day 3- day and night, Day 4- Sun and stars, Day
In the Catholic Church, Genesis 1 explains how the universe was created by God. Gen. 1 says that God created the Earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. These 7 days could be a symbol that God could have created the Earth over a period of millions of years. The Bible states that the Earth was created in 7 days. This is a symbol that people know and understand; people know the seven day week. One day could be equivalent to a million years. There is no evidence that makes readers believe the Earth was created in seven 24-hour days.
In the beginning, within Genesis, the story of creation exists. Creation, according to the Bible, occurs over the course of six days. Each day ends with "and God saw that it was good. And there was evening and morning, the ___ day“ (Genesis 1: 10).
If the question was posed as to what is the debate between creationism vs. evolution consist of, the thought that it is ‘“God did it” vs. “Natural processes did it,”’ (Scott, 2004) may arise. Science cannot absolutely prove or disprove Creation or Evolution. Yet scientist and the remainder of society use creationism and evolution to prove our existence. Creationist believe in the Christian account of the origin as recorded in Genesis. Creationism is the belief that statements such as “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (NIV) found in Genesis 1:1 and also “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (NIV) found in John 1:1. Evolution is the belief that everything just changed over
The argument of creation vs. Evolution has been a debate for many years. Media has influenced this debate down to Religion vs. Science. People have personal views on the human origins. With it only being the "theory" of Evolution, the question has always been unanswered. For the Evolutionists argument, they argue that the Earth formed from the Big Bang which is made up of the formation of complex organisms with long lifespans that adapt physically and emotionally. Creationists believe quite the opposite of this scientific view. They contradict that God created all things we see in everyday life. To them, man came from the dust of the ground, been given the breath of life, and a living soul. They
This narrative, which describes how God created the universe in six days, can be found in the first few paragraphs of the Bible. It is said that on Day One, God created the heavens and the earth and allowed there to be light upon the earth. God then allowed a separation of waters above from the waters below on day Two; this separated the skies and the seas. On the third day, God formed dry land and allowed the earth to sprout vegetation. God then allowed the heavenly lights to appear on the earth on Day Four. On Day Five, God created animals to inhabit the earth. The sixth and final day of creation of the universe saw God creating other animals such as carnivores and humans to inhabit the earth as well (The literal interpretation of the Genesis One Creation account, 2007).
Creation and evolution, may be very different theories, but do they have to conflicted each other so much as seen in society? Could they in fact complement each other? The ideas of both evolution and creation, separates science from believe. It is seen as the dividing line, for two sides, science and biblical believers, trying to explain how we how we have come to what we are today. Creationism describes that there is a God, who created the world and the universe. From the bible, they have come to an conclusion that the world was created 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, and was made within 7 days. God created the world and made the animals and created humans, in his image (Genesis). Evolution on the other hand, is conflicted on what creationism says. They believe that living organisms developed from simple one celled organisms into what they are today, through natural selection. The world was made 4.5 billion years ago, letting there be change in kinds (fish to a monkey, etc.), not just as adaptation, but changing with time, becoming smarter into what humans are today. Creationism is more centred to the God based information and His word, the Bible, and evolution is more science based, more time based. This brings conflict towards different groups and societies, all around the world.
Some examples would be that God needed for the creation 6 days, that means universe, earth and humankind would have the same age about 15000 years, but the evolution says that the universe is about 15000000000 years old, the earth about 4500000000 years old and the humankind 3000000 years and that means evolution took a long time to develop. A other example for a difference is us. The creation says that we are created in the image of god and that we have an everlasting life, either in Heaven or in Hell, which are according to the creation both real places. But on the other hand the evolution says that our bodies are the result of a long time of evolution and when we die it is the end of it and there is no eternal soul and no after
The debate between creation and evolution has been around for a long time. For much of it, it has presented a choice between the two. Some claim that you either believe in God or evolution, not both. Others, that you have to choose young earth creationism simply because theistic evolution is not a viable option. Still more present young earth creationism as a naive understanding of both the Bible and science. However, since each position has evidence in support of it and against it, it is in no way true that any of them present us with an undeniable position of definite accuracy. Furthermore, the idea that there is only a choice between creation and evolution is false. Indeed, there are more positions than even creationism and theistic