How did the world get here?

Question

Was it created by an intelligent source? (Creationism)
Did it just happen by a combination of natural law and chance? (Darwinism)
Is it a construct of human consciousness? (Constructivism, Kant)

Answer 1

Actually Darwinism's theories are only a part of microevolution now, microevolution being the part of evolution that is fact, where species grow different traits as necessary for survival. Macroevolution however, where species actually evolve into other species, is subject to considerably more scrutiny, and to me seems to be a complete joke.

Of course, the main problem is that we don't even fully understand the universe as it is now, so we could hardly make any firm assertions as to how it was created. It could have been god, it could have been evolution, it could have been both, it could have been something else entirely. Any self-respecting scientist will tell you that there really isn't any conclusive evidence to say that either theory is necessarily true or false.

A number of people are about to give you their biased answers, but the truth is we really don't know. Personally, if I have to choose among the current theories presented, I'd go with creationism, not because I see it as any more plausible, but because I like the philosophy presented by christianity, at least, when it's done right, and one serves the constructive purpose of their life toward's god's love for all humanity. That's why I like Christianity above other religions too,(when done properly), it tells people to go about themselves the same way as the other religions, love people, be generally nice, be charitable, etc.. however, Christianity doesn't encourage people to step away from being active participants in human history. Buddhist monks and other similar religions go and shave their heads and live in a temple all their life, and what good do they serve? Where as christianity takes that same philosophy but instead tells people to work towards the advancement of humanity with that love.

So I choose to believe in creationism because I like Christianity's philosophy. However, I can not make any firm assertions to say that god does necessarily exist, nor can anyone else, nor can anyone firmly say that any other theory is true at this point.

Answer 2

I am a full believer in darwinisn and that we evolved over many many years but if you think about it, somthing or someone had to be here in the beginning. Yes the planets all came together and galaxies were formed (darwinism), but did the gases just mix or did someone arrange this stuff to happen (creationism)? I dont kno about the whole god idea but there had to be an intelligent source

and when I say intelligent source I dont mean a religous god, just one person or thing that was able to get things goin

Answer 3

I believe it was created by a mind, creator, whatever you'd like to think of but a force with intelligence far beyond our own understanding. I don't think our minds are even capable of grasping existence, and all of the universes oddities including its origins. The universe is too geometrically correct to not be made intelligently. Natural law and chance are human concepts and ideas, we must think outside the box, that may be hard without an omniscience mind set, and we all know that is impossible.

Answer 4

In that it we who conceive of the reality we see, Kant is somewhat correct. However, the universe churns on with or without us. Thus it is that none of your other statements are completely correct.

It did not happen by chance but by rigid, inflexible physical law. Our sun is young compared to the universe. Roughly equivalent to a 30 year old human. We are the result of at least one previous explosion. The one that created our galaxy. Think of it as a celestial fireworks display. Our sun was one of those tiny pin balls of color and through the dynamics of spinning bodies in a gravitational field, our world coalesced into a ball. It was not the end of our adventure but its beginning. That is another matter.

Answer 5

God visualized all of creation to the smallest of detail,then he released his vision into manifestation through the "big bang". the process of creation is still in progress today. The facts of evolution and the expanding universe is proof that God exists.

Answer 6

There was no Here before there was the world. It wasn't even an Emptiness, because that implies a container. It wasn't a Nothingness, because "-ness" implies an entity. It was a Not. It wasn't.

Answer 7

Big Bang started it ... and then throw in some higher life form interventions ( extraterrestrial )and wha-la!

Answer 8

Actually it was brought here in a large moving van, from just outside of Dallas.

Answer 9

I'm told it had something to do with a rather large bang!

Answer 10

Big bang, germs, life