With our recent discovery of the meteor that killed the dinosaurs. The question arises: Is mankind a terrific outcome of the extinction of the dinosaurs, or do you think that the creation of man was predestined regardless of previous events?
2007-09-06 06:10:43 · 14 answers · asked by ianmaddux 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If we try and understand the chronology behind why God created the Cosmos... things become clear in entirety! Nothing in the cosmic system is disordered at any stage as has been expressed by Stephen Hawking in his famous book, "a brief history of time"! The ignorant scientist fails to understand that spirituality is beyond the capture of most scientists.
Science demands proof... on the contrary spirituality demands absolute faith in the entity of God! It is this element of absolute faith that helps one understand the entire cosmic system truthfully. All spiritual seekers travel the spiritual path diligently having absolute faith in Almighty God... they succeed in covering the uncharted path with power of faith supporting them all the time!
Devoid of absolute faith in Almighty God... none on Mother Earth can ever understand the true picture of the Cosmos. Only when one gains enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha) does the entire picture of the Cosmos emerge before us. It is only then we realize the manifest stage of human form is highest in the cosmic life cycle.
Only as a human being the soul atman within gains permanent liberation from the cycle of birth and death... never before! The form of a human being is reached after crossing 7.3 million manifestations in the insect, plant and animal form. The purpose of human life is reaching end of the cosmic journey... the 8.4 millionth manifestation... gaining enlightenment and salvation!
The total chronology of the cosmic system has been explicitly made clear in the Sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism. Bhagavad Gita can only be understood by one by traveling the path of absolute truthfulness. It is only then the pearls of wisdom contained in Bhagavad Gita unfurl before us.
The contents of Bhagavad Gita are not meant to be understood literally. One has to read between the lines to assimilate the gist of Bhagavad Gita. The knower of Bhagavad Gita finally becomes the knower of all... one finally gains enlightenment and salvation! Having reached the stage of salvation... one gains direct entry into the kingdom of God (aka Baikuntha in Hinduism)!
Right from the first manifestation by the soul atman within as an amoeba (single cell formation)... to the 8.4 millionth manifestation... the last in the cosmic cycle... the purpose of life is... human being gaining salvation in the end of the journey. Only then the liberated soul atman within gains direct entry into the abode of God... kingdom of God!
The complete life cycle of the soul atman within is one single life span! On the earthly domain it appears as 8.4 million packets of independent and different life forms! The changing of body for the soul atman within is as simple as changing of guards at Buckingham Palace. In the cosmic system, Life for the soul atman moves from one manifestation to another uninterruptedly! More on Why God made this world - http://www.godrealized.org/why_god_made_this_world.html
2007-09-10 02:07:15 · answer #1 · answered by godrealized 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Order does not form from disorder by accident, any more than heat arises from cold spontaneously. The impossible does not become possible, even with the advantage of endless time.
I do not think that we were the result of "catastrophic" events; nor do I believe that our existence was inevitable. The likelihood of even simple organisms arising spontaneously is... well, there's not even a measure for it. It's not just unlikely. It's completely unrealistic. The premise of abiogenesis is absurd.
At those moments when I question whether there is a God, I think about the alternative, and I become convinced once more that, as someone so eloquently put it once, "I am fearfully and wonderfully made."
2007-09-06 06:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by hoff_mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
World War 3
2016-05-22 20:52:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humankind is as inevitable as life.
Given ridiculous amounts of time, random particles only had to come together and form self-replicating molecules once, and then they overwhelmed the randomness.
Eventually, some animal was bound to evolve intelligence to the point of self-awareness and consciousness. Since life was around for so many years, I bet there were decent odds in our favor.
If you're asking whether a primate intelligence was inevitable, I think not. If nothing had wiped out the dinosaurs, it is likely that one of them or a related species would have eventually taken our niche.
2007-09-06 06:28:07 · answer #4 · answered by tristanridley 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Human-like creatures are inevitable in the environment on earth. Whether the dino meteor brought about the rise of mammals or some other event, I do think it is inevitable that humans would have cropped up somewhere along the way.
2007-09-06 06:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Mammals certainly have some attributes that give us an edge... primates on particular.
Walking on two legs for example, it allows us to expend less energy getting around and allows more energy to be used by our brains.
Or the fact that we are omnivores, and can therefore eat a wider variety of food.
Our size, we are relatively small and weak, this also saves energy which evolution rerouted to the brain in order for us to survive.
Producing milk, caring for, protecting and teaching our young for an unparalleled span of time, allows the body to focus on development during the early years and not on survival alone.
The extinction of the dinosaurs allowed us to evolve, and we probably wouldnt have otherwise, but look at the time it took for our brains to evolve, and look at how long dinosaurs were around for..
We were perfectly suited to evolve intelligence, dinosaurs, birds, fish, reptiles, all of them were not.
Might something else have evolved sentience? Probably eventually. But not as quickly or as profoundly as human beings have,
2007-09-06 06:46:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Energy well find away to perpetuate it self
it will find away to exists no matter what the elements and dinosaurs were life existing in reflection of the raw materials present to build it self
from the atom to the ameba to the the human being electric is what we have in common and what we truly desire to maximize. or potential energy out put
2007-09-06 07:28:44 · answer #7 · answered by Lost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything is "inevitable" when looked at in retrospect. Otherwise, obviously, they would not exist in the present!
2007-09-09 20:42:18 · answer #8 · answered by driving_blindly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just the product of genetic mutation! And to Ronald: To believe something written thousands of years ago by who knows who because somebody told you to is the antithesis of wisdom!
2007-09-06 06:20:03 · answer #9 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As Parmenides stated well over 2,000 years ago, "There is still left a single story of a way, that it is."
there you have your answer...it is.
"For if it came into being, it is not, nor
it is what it is buddy.
2007-09-06 07:24:32 · answer #10 · answered by cambriandigs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋