do you thing that the earth was formed by the big bang or that god created?

Answer 1

Personally I don't believe in God, but if you do that is fine too. However, all scientific evidence points toward the big bang theory. The theory is based on the mathematical equations, known as the field equations, of the general theory of relativity set forth in 1915 by Albert Einstein. In 1922 Russian physicist Alexander Friedmann provided a set of solutions to the field equations. These solutions have served as the framework for much of the current theoretical work on the big bang theory. American astronomer Edwin Hubble provided some of the greatest supporting evidence for the theory with his 1929 discovery that the light of distant galaxies was universally shifted toward the red end of the spectrum (see Redshift). This proved that the galaxies were moving away from each other. He found that galaxies farther away were moving away faster, showing that the universe is expanding uniformly. However, the universe’s initial state was still unknown.

Answer 2

Well, this question really just boils down to what camp you pitch your tent in.

Are you religious, and believe in the words of a book handed down over milennia?

Are you empirical, only believe what you can see, touch, and sense, and need facts to back up thoughts?

Either one is valid really. You could see science as a religion based in fact, whereas religion is a science based on faith. Or jumble it all together, humans are, after all, fallible creatures and we make mistakes, assumptions, and use our gut instincts more often than good common sense sometimes.

Personally, I believe our that the universe is cyclical, whether by the Big Bang->Big Crunch cycle, or the multiverse/membrane theory, is largely irrelevant. The one constant, at least in our universe, is the passage of time, or more accurately, general fluctuations in space-time. The nature of our universe is one of creation and destruction, light and dark, polar opposites, so having a cycle of existence and non-existence makes the most sense.

Yin and Yang! ;)

But whereas I don't believe in a God who wears a toga and has a flowing white beard and speaks through burning bushes, I think perhaps that there IS a force or entity of some sort, which may not even be sentient or self awar as we understand it, who regulates the laws by which existence operates, as well as the passage of time. Father Time and Mother Nature if you will. These forces are universal and exist outside of our known plane or dimension, so empirical detection is probably impossible.

So while the scientists have existence more or less correct, the evangelists have the spiritual more or less correct. And the two disciplines, with their opposing ideas are kind of like oil and water mostly. Until both sides realize that BOTH their ideas are valid, as long as they deal in their respective areas of expertise. The bible doesn't explain dinosaur bones, evolution, origin of species, star and galaxy formation, etc. But neither does science explain the presence of a soul or spirit, the afterlife, and other areas of metaphysical existence.

Answer 3

Examination of the earth and the universe clearly shows that it originated billions of years ago - with the universe created in a big bang and the earth forming from accumulating debris around the sun.
So either the universe is due to a big bang or God has deliberatly chosen to construct it as a big lie. I refuse to believe god is a liar.

Answer 4

The Earth was NOT formed by the Big Bang. Planetary systems are forming all the time. If you get into astronomy, you'll find that accretion discs are forming all around the galaxy and stars are being born at this very minute (except that it takes light from those systems a while before it reaches us). We have a 4.5 billion year jump on these newborns but the rest of the universe got here around 10 billion years before us! Give or take a couple billion ;-)

Answer 5

neither. or both.
Who are we to tell God how he should have created it?

When the solar system was formed (well after the big bang or whatever else triggered the expansion), the leftover stuff in the protosolar disk formed the planets.

Did god create the conditions for the gas and dust to gather and form the solar system? We can't tell by looking at the solar system, but if he did, then he is most likely the one who left the clues that tell us that the solar system is almost 5 billion years old.

Answer 6

Earth wasn't created by the big bang, no planets were. Earth was created by a cosmic soup of dust and debris running into each other and due to heavy metals a gravitational pull started to form. Due to the gravity the earth grew in size as it attracted more material and the more material the more gravity,ect.

Earth stopped growing when it consumed all the avaliable dust in its region. When comets started to hit earth they brought water and life in the form of microbes and maybe even more complex building blocks of life.

Answer 7

To me, God is the force that powers the universe, not the hero guy from any scripture. Our universe came from the big bang, which is how God creates, works, created it, or whatever you want to call it. Whatever you think about God, the Big Bang is real. Read your science.

Answer 8

Well basically your question regarding what God did or didn't do belongs over in the religious section, not in the Science section.

Next...If a being called God created "Earth", then he didn't live on Earth, wasn't an Earthling, and therefore was an "Alien" which is what we call people from some other place than Earth - Right?

Now do you believe in Aliens or not?

Answer 9

The earth is a long way down the line but,a result of the big bang.

Answer 10

The big bang theory is insane. If you read a bible, you'd see how many truths there are. God gave us many signs that would lead to the end days of time. They have nearly all happened. So, why would I not believe in him now?