Do you see him as a wizard waving a magic wand?
Maybe a chemist mixing up all the ingredients we know as elements?
Maybe he was sitting around in oblivion and just willed it into existence?
Something else?
2006-10-03 06:42:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe God created the world in a scientific way. Why wouldn't God utilize science in the creation of the world? I don't agree with the romanticized view of God creating the world in a certain number of days, just by a point of a magic finger. All of that is simply metaphorical, and people tend to take it literally. I think it is much more plausible and logical to think that God created the world with something else he/she/it created: science.
2006-10-03 07:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by Paley Pale 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says that He "spoke" the world into existence.
What is even more fascinating to me about this is that if God spoke the world *into* existence, then he could just as easily speak something *out of* existence. What an amazing God!
2006-10-03 14:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by NONAME 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gary Larson of the Farside cartoons had a really funny example once. God was at his work bench and there was the world sitting in front of him and behind him on the shelf were all kinds of boxes (animals, birds etc.) he was chuckling while he sprinkled out a box of jerks on the world.
2006-10-03 13:58:48 · answer #3 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do humans create automobiles? Do they just let them evolve from ore and treesap?
The story of creation was told to early people in a way they could understand at the time. Even Albert Einstein believed in the creation.
Homo sapiens apparently did exist as well as other sub species of homo sapiens. The Genesis story pretty well parallels evolution theory. The time span does not, unless you consider that God’s “time” is not the same as we know it. His “days” should be considered as time periods (for lack of another description). Read that account AGAIN, word for word, in Genesis
Thus God created this planet and its species, including homo sapiens, over 5 time periods. All “creatures” were created “AFTER ITS KIND” and able to “multiply” (procreate).
Then in the sixth time period Adam was created “AFTER OUR IMAGE”! Not “AFTER ITS KIND”. Adam was created as a single new being. He was as “perfect” as all creation before him. But, he was given “God’s spirit” (a soul). Gen. 2:7-9, 16&17. HE was created to live indefinitely within his special environment, the Garden of Eden. That’s why he was informed that it would be fatal for him to eat from the “tree of knowledge of good and evil”. Gen. 2:17.
Eve was an afterthought so Adam would not be all by himself. Gen. 2:21,22
Meant to live indefinitely, Adam and Eve did NOT NEED to procreate! They had no sense or ambition of sexuality. Gen. 2:25. They were naked but not ashamed – innocent, without sin.
God gave them the power of choice, to obey his instructions or not.
After eating the forbidden fruit – also known as the “original sin” - they were sexually “activated” (Gen. 3:7-11 & 16) (they were ashamed! They covered them selves up!) and God had to change His plans for them. So Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden in order to KEEP THEM AWAY from the “tree of live” which could have sustained their life (and that of now possible offsprings) indefinitely - Gen. 3:22-24.
They were now condemned to live their life in the outside world and procreate like the “creatures” (Neanderthals & Co.) created before them. (Gen. 3:16) They now also were destined to die like them.
If you care to do a "scientific" experiment, follow the basic teaching of loving (respecting) your creator and loving (willingly acting with compassion AND forgiveness towards) our neighbours, even if they may be our enemies(!), and judge by your experience and results.
Just imagine! If all "Christians", Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Sihks and Jews would willingly (not because they have been told) act out of compassion toward the "others" (as they ALL were taught!) there truly would be peace on Earth!
2006-10-03 14:16:39 · answer #4 · answered by fresch2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he willed it into existence. If there isn't anything to mix or touch how can He do that? It would have to be the very thought.
2006-10-03 13:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by Baby girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe He spoke and it came into existence. Something similar to the Narnia books, when Aslan was breathing creation into existence. :) It does sound awesome doesn't it?
2006-10-03 13:51:22 · answer #6 · answered by pineapple 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've always pictured a guy using clay on a potters wheel.
When I used to be agnostic
2006-10-03 13:49:51 · answer #7 · answered by Southpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says that he spoke it into existance. " then God said "let there be light" and there was light and God saw the light and that it was good."
2006-10-03 13:46:56 · answer #8 · answered by zero 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Big Bang theory is fine with me.
2006-10-03 13:48:31 · answer #9 · answered by Char 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A giant fart? I totally stole that from The Family Guy....
2006-10-03 13:51:11 · answer #10 · answered by mutterhals 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋