For Christians who dislike evolution, the big bang, & science's attempt to explain things, what would you do..

Question

..if you were suddenly dropped into the time of Jesus Christ, knowing all the things you know today to be true?

Would you reject leeches, and tell people to wash to get rid of disease & germs?

Would you claim the earth is round?

Would you tell everyone that the sun does not go around the earth?

Would you give up the knowledge that man would one day fly, or that images would be captured and printed on paper, or that there would be faster ways to travel the land than on the backs of donkeys and camels?

You realize these "theories" would be considered heresy, and you'd probably be crucified.

It seems that for many Christians, old scientific theories that would have been heresy in Christ's day are now acceptable facts, but when it comes to NEW scientific theories like evolution, the Big Bang, etc, they are once again seen as heresy, even though it's likely that they too will eventually be as readily accepted as flight, and germ theory, and the roundness of the planet.

Why is this?

Answer 1

You have to love some of the answers.

Mel said: "First of all sweetie, the Big Bang and evolution THEORIES are not new and they are simply theories.

Thirdly, the laws of thermodynamics (entropy) are violated by your so called "scientific" theories."

This is hilarious. Let's try to explain why. Firstly, Mel misunderstands the word 'theory'. They are not simply theories in the colloquial sense. They are scientific theories which means they have been (and will continue to be) tested rigorously. Another scientific theory you may have heard of is gravity (the scientific theory is best known as the General Theory of Relativity).

Next basic error - the entropy law Mel refers to is also a theory. The assumption that it is better because it's called a law doesn't work (to use the previous example, Eiunstein's General Theory of Relativity replaced Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation).

And the biggest error of all - the thermodynamics theory being refered to relates only to closed systems. The Earth is not a closed system and therefore the theory cannot be related to evolution.

Of course Mel should know this, as no scientist has EVER claimed otherwise.

Answer 2

"Are you guys/girls ever concerned when you see your fellow Christians scoff at modern science, or do you really not care?" Quite honestly, from some of the responses I've seen from the fundagelicals [of any religion, actually] and the black-and-white, either-or dogmatism which goes with the fundagelical belief system -- I'm wonder if we might be falling headlong into a Second Dark Ages. It's bad enough when fundagelicals insist that: • dinosaurs and humans roamed the earth together 6,012 years ago; • water reached to a height of 29,135 feet and suddenly and mysteriously flowed back into the middle of the earth; • a falling ziggurat created all the world's languages; and that the world was created in six literal 24-hour days; but when these same fundagelicals turn around and INSIST that: • our system of civil laws and courts need to revert back to that of a primitive culture 4,000 years ago with the same punishments as were proscribed in the Old Testament; • "everything we need to know is in the Bible" ; • if we don't believe the Bible is literally, word-for-word true and never contradicts itself, then we don't believe in God; and • the Sun and the planets and the universe revolve around the Earth (just as is stated in the Bible) then I find myself more and more convinced that our educational system has been co-opted by the fundagelicals and is becoming (or has become) irretrievably broken, and we're headed down a path towards greater and greater ignorance. And by the way: I'm a practicing Christian, and I believe in the Big Bang and evolution; and I also believe that it is physically impossible for the atmosphere to have contained enough water vapor to precipitate into a world-wide flood which rained eight inches a minute for 40 24-hour days without stopping; and I also believe the Moon revolves around the Earth and the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Answer 3

OK, let's look at your question logically. None of these things would be heresy in Christ’s time.

First, the science of medicine is something that they didn't have at that time and no matter how much you tell them they won't be able to "see" the germs.

Secondly, the earth is round and at that time many understood it to be. We have evidence of agricultural trade between the "New World" and the area known as France from that time. There are drawings and manuscripts of corn, that date to around 250 .CB.,which incidentally was not introduced as a growthcrop in that region until the 1530's.

Lastly, if you went back to Jesus time with the knowledge of how to make a plane, a picture, a bike or a car, you could make one and they wouldn't think you were a heretic. They may label you as a lunatic while you build it, or try to explain the concept before you show them the finished product.

The Big Bang is ridiculous because nothing has ever come from nothing. Evolution is just as un-provable because, the theory states “that nothing is happening now that hasn’t happened in the past." Right? So show me ONE instance of a mutation that has either improved or survived the course of time in the past 6000 years of written history. We know that monkeys are supposed to be our ancestors, but they don't have as many chromosomes as humans. The only instance of Human evolution is the addition of one chromosome, which produces a person with "Downs Syndrome", will you call that an advancement? So in 6000 years humans haven't changed for the better even in one chromosome. Any change that we do see is the devolution of the race. Why do you think that if teachers pursue the course of "Special Education" they are guaranteed a job? People are progressing to the "dumber" side not the smarter side.
Please explain this.

God Bless

Answer 4

Christians have no quarrel with science. The problem arises when scientist out-step their area, and attempt to explain various phenomena that just not subjects of scientific research.

A scientist trying to explain the origin of life, just makes a fool of himself. He can speculate, but he can't demonstrate. Well hell, I can do that too. It is easy to come up with speculation, but science, that's not easy. That takes research. It takes observation. It takes the Scientific Method. When was the last time a scientist demonstrated evolution? Or observed it?

Can science tell us what happens to consciousness when we die? Surely, scientists can speculate. And so can I, but I don't call my speculation science.

Incidentally, educated people have always know that the earth was round. How could it be flat? What held it up? What was underneath it? People were not all stupid.

As for the Big Bang, that is the current belief among many scientists. What will they believe in another fifty years? Will that be the truth? How about in another hundred years? If science is the search for truth, and we know that the truth doesn't change, haw can we call the changing views, science?

Answer 5

Let me explain the meaning of the term "Theories" to all the believers who still insist that it is synonymous with "Speculation".

When scientists refer to a "theory" they mean "the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another". Look it up.

I suspect you may have a few answers that go something like this- "I would love to have met/spoken to/gazed upon the face of Jesus."

Very few of them will actually answer your question.

Answer 6

Science has shown me the incomprehensible immensity of the universe. God is indeed puny to be concerned with the goings on of this speck of dust we call Earth.

Answer 7

I suspect you're not about to get too many answers from Christians on this perfectly valid question. I can hear them all running... it's a stampede.

Answer 8

First of all sweetie, the Big Bang and evolution THEORIES are not new and they are simply theories.

Second I would pay to be dropped in the time and age when my savior walked the earth.

Thirdly, the laws of thermodynamics (entropy) are violated by your so called "scientific" theories.

I would be glad to live in that time, I would be honored to look upon the face of the Lord Jesus. I would welcome not living in this irresponsible but calling it technologically advanced society who denies the existence of the one creator who made this all possible for you and I to dispute our beliefs via the Internet.

God Bless

Answer 9

use science to explain things without limiting it to one theory ... whats the big problem with that ...

Answer 10

If Christians could only be as smart as you atheists.....you all do have all the answers....we's all just a dumm bunch.....