how did god create the universe in 7 days, thats well quick?

Answer 1

Well, what is a day? Didn't he not create the sun and moon until like day 3 or something? I think that it isn't to be taken literally. Just that God took His time creating creation. He could have done it instantaneously but I believe by showing that He dragged it out shows us that He enjoyed it. After all, science says it was created all at once within like one billionith of a second--- big bang theory.

Answer 2

Ok, first I support the idea of getting the subject here in the mathematics and science section but in the other hand those science-literal-only people must have an answer, so here's my point.

First let's forget about the literal-nonliteral perception on the genesis, let's take it such as it was written.

Considering the other point the Thomas, John and other books were written by diferent writers in different contexts and different moments in history and places, actually some aspects on the new testament reconsidered some ideas in the old one (such as the commandments restrictions for the jewish and meal habits, something with no importance today but with much meaning 2000 years ago in the jewish society), so they must be taken into account in a separate way, this way the bible is not a book but a collection of them.

Ok, explained this, now the 7 days -- In those days the concept of the earth as we know it wasn't that which we have today, now imagine going to the middle east and explain about the creation of the universe to someone who has never heard of the word "Universe", some 4000 years ago, basicly the only time measure you could possibly have is "day", considering that in those days the second and hours measure were more complicated than saying just "day" due to the lack of precise clocks and time measure tools given the simplicity of the society those days.

Well, that explains "day", now the "7" -- it's a way to say that the world was created by an all-powerfull-conscience in more than 1 step and once done that all-powerfull-creator rests and awaits. Just the way the jewish tradition commanded (Six days for work and one for rest). A perfect way to describe the universe creation given the hebrew context.

Now the other important aspect of the Genesis is that it doesn't explain in details how the Universe was created, it only explains the order and define only one true God as the creator but not the methods by which the will of that all-powerful-creator is fulfilled, in other words the book doesn't deep into details. The reason is that the basis of that spiritual current for those days didn't really want (or care) to step on it, actually there's no deep research on the creation of the world in any of the books of the new testament (Except for some apocryphon gospels, like "The Gospel of the truth" and the "Treatise on the authorities" which were set upon a knowledge of the all and spiritual wealth through God in a paralell current) but neither the creation of world nor the end of it were the center of the message in many of the books in the new and old testament (including Genesis) but the love of God (Seen more times as a Father and not as a creator) and his Son Jesus who lays down his life for the sake of the humanity, being this last point the base for the christianity since the early moments after the first century up to these days.

Answer 3

Yeah, I really wish ignorant fools would stop asking these ridiculous questions in the Math and Science section.

It is also funny how retarded Christians can be, for over a thousand years they believed the crap that the universe or whatever was created in 6 days, then when science proved them wrong, what do they say? "Oh, well, the Bible can't be taken literally, the 6 days could mean 6 million years". Well why do you take some parts of it literally but some parts not literally?
For example, lets take the "Jesus turned water into wine" crap, maybe we can't take that literally, maybe by "wine" back then they meant "pee" and Jesus drank some water and after a while turned it into pee.

I guess my point is either take the bible as a whole literally, or don't take it literally at all, in which case I don't know why you'd believe it and swear by it if it wasn't literal.....

Answer 4

He (She) did it in 6 days and watched college football on the day of rest (Saturday). Remember the the bible for the Hebrews was a story that they passed on to remind them of their heritage as a nation and the connection with their God. Ask any Hebrew and they will tell you it's not a literal history but some modern Christians have to tell the Hebrews how to interpret their book after it was adopted by the Christians.

Answer 5

There is a lot of debate as to whether it literally means 7 days or was just representative of 7 'periods' of who knows what length. Remember, the bible was (originally) written a long time ago by very simplistic people. Of course, being an atheist, I don't believe any of it.

Answer 6

God created the universe in six days and rested on the seventh day. He created it by speaking it into existance. Read Genesis 1.

And God said...and it was so.

Answer 7

Ask Gork of the Cave Bear Clan, he created god in the first place, in the Year 39,536 BC....

Answer 8

Well actually he created it in 6 days - he rested on the seventh.
And the Bible is absolutely clear that these are days as we understand them - not vast ages. The Hebrew emphasises this by use of the number with the word 'yom' (day), and also by use of the words evening and morning.

Since God is all-powerful you might ask why did he take so long?
The answer to that is that he set the model for our working week - which unlike the day/month/year has no astronomical basis.

Answer 9

It is quick. Of course, it helps that He is omnipotent (all-powerful). If you look at the Genesis account, all He had to do was to speak, and the things came into existence. As simple as that. Practically speaking, He really could have chosen to create it all in seven minutes if He had wanted to.

Answer 10

God is omnipotent. He can do anything. With a blink of his eyes he could create everything in existence.