How is is possible that everything all of the sudden with one giant "bang" everything suddenly was thrown into place? and if everything was thrown into orbit that why are there moons that rotate backwards? how can there be such great orginization on our own bodies? Dont you feel alone like what you believe in (the earth) is not enough? If you put your faith in the earth and it is day by day breaking down than isnt your faith breaking down? dont you hav enough signs that your beliefs are false? what about the missing links? Please help me understand this religion!
2006-09-01 17:48:35 · 31 answers · asked by unknown 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Obviously, you're ignorant to the theory of evolution.
It has nothing to do with the "big bang".
2006-09-01 17:51:19 · answer #1 · answered by umwut? 6 · 8⤊ 3⤋
Actually Evolution is an extension of Big Bang.
Big Bang is how the Universe got created and once it cooled and waters and land masses occurred and there was "primordial" muck, Darwin's theory of Evolution begins with Amino Acids coming together to create Amoebas and viruses, which then evolved into everything else.
You might say Big Bang is about Inoraganic Chemistry and Physics and Evolution is about ORgnaic Chemistry and Biology.
Of course there are so many holes in both of these theories that it's rediculous.
Anyone who criticises religion has to take a good look at the holes.
First hole.
The MASS of the Universe, which HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE AND ALWAYS WILL BE IN in basically the same quantity.
Where did that MASS come from?
Sounds like the definition of God. Someone who ALWAYS WAS HERE and ALWAYS WILL BE HERE
Something FOREVER AND EVER.
That's what Sceince defines MASS (Atomic and Subatomic particles) as!
And it's been here forever.
It just changes form. It evolves. It mutates. It reincarnates.
There is basically as much MASS (Energy, sub atomic particle, particals, free matter) TODAY as there was on the DAY BEFORE THE BIG BANG as there will be when the universe ends, which will lead to the next BIG BANG.
The mass, for all intents and purposes, will stay the same.
When the sun goes nova, there will be a huge burst of gamma radiation as the MAtter in the sun expolodes or collapses. That vanishing matter RETAINS its MASS as radiation and photons, which get sent out into space instead of being in the Sun. So a large portion of the Matter or MASS of the SUN becomes background radiation and particles scattered through the universe.
The conservation of mass and energy, a cornerstone in science.
But where did it come from!
2006-09-01 18:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before asking such a question, it would behoove you to understand the subjects about which you speak.
Much like a 'Christian' fellow at my work, your question impiues that the Big Bang and Evolution are somehow connected.
Evolution is a biological funtion. There is notghing biological about the big bang.
Also nothing was 'thrown into orbit'. You imply the universe sprung full grown from the abyss, with everything in it's place. This is not the belief of science, and to claim so as an attack of said science is sloppy at best.
But let me answer the core of your question, how can I help you understand this religion?
It's simple, becuase there is nothing in science, or evolution, or the big bang the contradicts the Bible. Many scientists are very religious.
Instead of being afraid of the huge, hard to comprehend truths however, they embrace them as futher proof of the glory of God.
Face it, a god who created the multi-billion year process that science posits, along with evolution and all it's other amazing aspects is a far greater god then one who created the univers 6,000 years ago, and put all the species down as is.
All science ever tries to do is uncover the truth.
By definition, God IS the truth.
Thus scientists are the ones who truly appreciate the works of god, for they see the universe in a grander light then closed minded people can ever imagine. Theology defines God as the ultimate in all aspect, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent. As such, the greater the nature of God you imagine, the closer to the truth you must me.
People like the creationists are really the people who are 'anti-god', but they imagine that simply holding a bible in ones hand makes you pro-God. Nothing could be further from the truth, and the foulest of sinners will shield their iniquity by holding up a bible. Those with small minds, unable to realize that reality is out there, waiting for us to see/learn/know and enjoy are betrayers of their own faith, for they strive to make God small enough to fit into the minds, rather then try to expand their mind to embrace as large of piece of God's grandeur as they possibly can.
Does that answer your question?
2006-09-01 18:02:24 · answer #3 · answered by PtolemyJones 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that was quite a bit for one question. Let's see...
a) not a religion
b) take a astro physics class if you want to learn more about the possible (yes likely origins of tghe universe) - they probably dont offer one at your church so you'll have to think and travel outside the box
c) I don't feel alone, actually in pretty good company, albeit not the majority (which is a good thing)
d) I don't see the "signs" but you seem to be attempting to falsify the evidence for naturalistic beliefs when your own beliefs are justified by NO evidence at all.
I'm sure you really are trying to learn here, but maybe this isn't the best place. Take some objective college courses and experience a little more life...
2006-09-01 18:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by Unconvincable 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, for one thing it wasn't a "bang" but more of a critical point in which a singularity could no longer be as it was. Questions as to what was before such a thing are currently beyond science or religion but we have a great deal of knowledge which suggests that the laws of nature are more akin to habits which have built up over time.
For another thing, our bodies are simply a part of a process rather than a finished work. It's only finished if we are extinct.
As for aloneness, well..none of us can experience truly what happens from within another person's skull but we have some pretty good ideas about the nature of consciousness and behavioralisms to make educated guesses, which is more than I can say for religious believers.
Faith can come in many forms. I put a lot more faith in science than do religion because that appeals to me in a logical manner.
Signs? As in omens? Please, let's try and get out of the dark ages and be real.
2006-09-01 18:00:06 · answer #5 · answered by synchronicity915 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody knows for sure what set off the Big Bang, but there are some theories: Our universe started inside a microscopic black hole from another universe. Two multi-dimensional "branes" collided and created the space we live in now. Or maybe it was something else.
Moons can orbit "backwards" if they were captured by their planet's gravity, depending on which direction the moon was going at the time.
Our bodies are organized because of evolutionary selective pressure. You should study evolution to understand this, it's too complicated to explain in this space.
The earth is not the source of my beliefs. I believe in things like reason, science, and Occam's Razor.
Despite "missing links", the fossil record clearly shows that we had many ancestors in varying stages of evolution between apes and modern humans. Many other branches of human-like species died out.
Finally, evolution is not a religion. It's a scientific idea, supported by scientific evidence.
2006-09-01 18:00:44 · answer #6 · answered by rainfingers 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, belief in the big bang and evolution are not religions. Religions invariably have a moral code provided by a higher order of some variety- something that both evolution and the big bang fail to provide. So, please, stop calling scientific research religions.
Secondly: Some moons rotate backwards. That has nothing to do with anything - it's dumb luck. The reason that some moons rotate counter to the rotation of other objects in orbit around a planet is that very often those objects were pulled into the planet's gravitational well when traveling past - that is, they weren't created from the same disc of dust that created the planet and its moon in the first place. Rotation of extraplanetary objects has nothing to do with anything.
Thirdly: the organization in our bodies is the result of millions of years of (unintentional) successes and failures as life evolved from single-celled organisms to more complex objects. It's just a matter of, again, dumb luck: we are here because for millions of years previously, our ancestors managed to not die.
Luck is the basis for our existance. Sheer, unexplainable, dumb luck over the last 16 billion years or so since the creation of the universe. Consider yourself lucky - that's what you, I, and everyone else in existence are.
2006-09-01 17:58:01 · answer #7 · answered by Brian L 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The evolution theory is not a religion. A lot of scientists believed in this theory because they refused to accept the existence of a Supreme Being responsible for all living creatures great and small. Even the human body with all its complexities. The order of things in the whole universe. The existence of earth itself. Their denial justifies their being atheists. They don't explain the evolution theory with a big bang. The evolution theory is based on the belief that everything evolved from something. Primarily, man came from primates or monkeys,etc ........
2006-09-01 18:05:32 · answer #8 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "evolution" comes from the root "to evolve" which simply means "to change." Of course, there is evolution because everything in our universe goes through constant change. Stars, moons, planets, etc. constantly move. The earth itself constantly moves and changes through plate tectonics. Nothing remains the same unless it is dead and even then the remains of what was once alive decompose to breakdown into their basic components. Therefore, all evolves.
Look at it this way..... You were once a zygote that evolved into an embryo, that evolved into a fetus that received all your body's needs from your mother through the placenta. You grew and when it was time you were born eventually crawling and sitting. You grew some more and stood and as you stood up and walked upright your body adapted to this change by your spine acquiring its distinctive curve. You continued to grow and experience life and, therefore, learned to adapt to your experiences, environment. You and we are quite literally shaped by where and how we live.
It is widely known that mutations can and do occur as an adaptation to environmental influences and so do we and all living creatures. Everything changes, therefore, everything evolves.
2006-09-01 18:45:25 · answer #9 · answered by Mater Natura 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, you really are an idiot. Let me ask you these questions:
How could a "god" create the world? Who created god? If god existed why would there be rape and tourture and murder and all these things in the world? Why would god create the angle lucifer knowing he would turn dark and his sole purpose would be to destroy humanity and god? Ya know, you're an idiot. Why don't you just study Quantum physics? But no, even though it's been PROVEN- THAT'S RIGHT WITH THE HELP OF QUANTUM PHYSICS ITS BEEN PROVEN- THAT GOD DOESN'T EXIST. But you guys are just so ignorant. And how do you not feel guilty that your religion, from the time of Constantine to modern times- You have killed millions of people with persuction and religious wars. How about you think of that for a bit.
2006-09-01 17:55:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all, you are asking very interesting questions.
Nature is cruel. You have to accept that!
What human can do is to study Nature!
You shouldn't believe in something that will not help your next generation.
Please study science, because you can do more than having just a simple faith.
Quote :"Don't you hav enough signs that your beliefs are false?"
"Your beliefs"?
It is a scienctific fact! Not a belief!
2006-09-01 17:58:24 · answer #11 · answered by Vector_The Positivism 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋