Is it possible to believe in the Big Bang theory and still be a Christian?

Question

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Do you think that we should have brilliant politicians determining our educational and spiritual beliefs?

Good answers from everyone so far...

I respect all of your opinions, but please don't determine mine unless I have stated them.

Answer 1

Yes it is possible to believe in the Big Bang theory and still be a Christian....although it is somewhat contradictory.

To be a Christian means that you believe that Jesus Christ died to save you and the world, that's what makes you a christian.

However the bible tells us how the world was created......that's where it gets contradictory. But then again there are many different groups of Christians who have different beliefs about how everything began (even with the bible present). So I guess you need to answer another question first in order to answer that question--Do you believe the bible is fact?

And No I do not think we should have "brilliant politicians" telling us what to believe.......I think everyone should make that decision on their own. And if you really think about it people do anyways. A person only believes what he/she chooses, you can't make someone believe anything, educational or spiritual.
I do see your point however, because often times people end up choosing what is easiest to believe, and often times people choose to believe what they grew up hearing and or learning.

The politicians should step out of the way and let each person decide for themselves......and what happens when they change what they believe?!! Are we supposed to change our beliefs as well.....only you can choose what you believe thats something I know all too well.

And if you are a Christian......what does this matter how the world started? It started!! And we are here. If we were supposed to know everything we would be born knowing everything. I am a christian and I believe that we need to stop analyzing what God did. We don't need to understand it. All we need to understand is that we are here and that we have a purpose.

I hope this answers your question.

Answer 2

It is difficult to integrate Christianity with science, but in some ways it can be done to satisfy both sides. The big bang (if it is really a fact rather than merely a theory) can tell us how the solar system began. OK. So let's say it began with a infinitesimal particle exploding and forming the solar system. This does not interfere with the story told in the bible which merely says that God created the earth and everything on it in six days. I am a scientist but that does not mean that I cannot believe in God. I can say, for example, that God created the infinitesimal spec that blow up into the solar system. God made all planets, suns and moons. God created evolution which is still working today. I can go on and on and in most instances I can say that God was the Creator. I am not a Christian and do not adhere to any particular religion but I believe in a creator (God if you wish to call him such) and I easily mix God and science all the time.

Answer 3

Hate to tell ya this, but the big bang theory has been proven. We live in a expanding universe. Also it's for people to open up their minds, there always two ways to look at things. Yes you can be a Christian, and believe in the big bang theory to. Have you ever thought it was god himself? About the government interfering with spiritual beliefs, no! But they can not say what religion you should believe in ether. If we would let all the religions in the world to practice their religion in our schools, there wouldn't be enough time to teach a class. Plus there would be a lot of fighting, and there's enought hate in our world now to add more to it.

Answer 4

Absolutely, how can one see all the wonders around us and deny there is a higher power at work? I read somewhere that scientist now believe that the earth's water supply came from comets. What are the chances that something so essential to life happened upon a planet that is the right size, the correct distance from the sun and with an oxygen/nitrogen ratio that supports life? Let the big bang be the how and not the why.

Answer 5

Politicians rarely understand science concepts. The last science class most of them had would have been high school biology and in most cases they would have scored no higher than a "B".
If you "believe" in the Big Bang Theory or "don't believe" in it, then it is a slam dunk that you don't understand it. Learn about it or stay quiet on the subject. What you believe about it doesn't matter in the least. Politically, we get to vote. We don't get to vote on the history of the universe. Opinion polls are misplaced in that regard.
Besides, I think you're really trying to question evolution, and you don't know enough about the Big Bang or evolution either one to know the difference between the two.

Answer 6

How many hundreds of thousands of accidents had to occur to create life. How many perfections are there upon this earth and in space that have remained in tact. Mathematically the answer is impossible to reach. If the big bang theory is completely correct eventually it must implode in upon itself and thus everything in existence will be destroyed. This, according to science the explosion is still ever widely spreading outward when it reaches its end it will spring backwards as a rubber band when stretched. Science spouts this theory, but from what substance was it derived other then a hypothesis that cannot be proved. Therefore one either will have faith in this science or faith in God -Choose wisely. I won't preach. Tax payers pay for public education therefore the parents should determine what is taught in the schools. Reading, Writing, Mathematics and history. Leave the political and social rhetoric for the parents. That means Libs keep your forced views and op pinions to yourself

Answer 7

I've been wondering that myself. I've always just accepted that and thought I was Christian still because my family is Christian (not even a single person of anything else) and I still believe in God. I love science ,so I don't know what to label that and what to believe. I have questions too, so can someone help me as well? Once I find out, I'll let you know.

Answer 8

There are definitely people who believe in the theory and still believe in Christianity, but these people mostly either not educated enough to think for themselves or just plain disillusioned. They don't seem to understand the difference between science and made up belief in god. As for politicians, forget it, they are of a different species. They will believe and accept anything as long as they can get the votes and keep them in the money.

Answer 9

of direction it relatively is. the only criterion for being a Christian is faith in Christ, as laid out in Romans 10:9-10. Many Christians have believed in the vast Bang, in evolution, and a bunch of alternative medical theories, without harm to their faith C.S. Lewis is one famous Christian who regularly occurring human evolution, yet there have been many others. The oldest creeds have set down barriers meant to define heresy, yet none of them replaced into inquisitive approximately how actually we interpret the 1st twelve chapters of Genesis. (do a sprint study, and you will see that this purely became an argument in the Nineteen Nineteen Twenties.) i'm a Christian myself. i've got served on the missions container, taught Sunday college for toddlers, and led instructions and Bible study for adults. Evolution suits into my faith basically high quality, and so does the vast Bang. some church homes, regrettably, have tried to redefine Christianity very narrowly to their particular doctrines or maybe political comments, yet thankfully they have not got the final word.

Answer 10

I would hope so, as I am a Christian that buys the Big Bang theory, lol! I look at the "bang," and evolution for that matter, as pieces of the larger story not covered in the Bible. They compliment, not contradict each other. In other words, the Big Bang is a fascinating foot note in God's creation.