Ok so I am not a christian. But I have looked at the Christian bible and read it, like I did most of the other religious books while pursuing a religion that was right for me. My question is.
So God created the universe and everything in it (in the Christian point of veiw). Is it not possible, and perhaps more logical, That he created it all by compressing the matter and all that for the Big Bang. Then left it exactly how it came out to see what would happen? Which would then embrace the idea of Evolution as well because if (s)he is up there watching to see what would happen then watching as animals and plants evolved into what they are today and what they will be in the future would be a very interesting... call it experiment... at least in my eyes?
Please dont give me answers like "God does not exist" or "The bible says he did this". I would like opinions because I find the topic interesting.
2007-10-12 08:38:24 · 22 answers · asked by Lorena 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Newgrang (sorry cant see all of your name)- but think about it from a slightly scientific standpoint. If you are creating an experiment wouldn't you try to keep ALL things like a blind study? when they test the effects of caffiene on humans they dont tell the people which ones are drinking Decaf coffee and which are drinking full caf coffee. They make sure that the guinie pigs are clueless to which group they are in. Also why would God have created all the other planets? He could have different experiments going on in each one. Perhaps one is the "control" planet. maybe even us. who knows?
2007-10-12 08:48:44 · update #1
As far as the "why" question. If God is omnipotent, omniscient, etc. than as a flawed human being not one of us could even come close to knowing "His" reasons. Like I said I am not christian so essentially this is all for the fact that it interests me that so many will take the words in the bible as Literal fact. To me it seems closer to metaphor than anything.
2007-10-12 08:56:12 · update #2
Yes, absolutely. Many Spiritualists believe, in Genesis, where it says the world was dark and void, then God said let there be light ,was the start of the explosion known as the Big Bang. We also believe evolution was the method used by God to create. Isn't it more of a creation for life to have taken millions of years to evolve then for God to say "poof" there it is?
2007-10-12 08:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it is possible for an omnipotent god to do it however he wants.
But if you are omnipotent, then you can just poof it into existence all in one go. No need to hang around for 15 billion years waiting for someone to evolve to the point where they can worship you. No need to even take six days over it.
If you are all knowing, then why run an experiment? You already know what is going to happen.
Now, again it is possible that god did this 6000 years ago (or even just 15 minutes ago) and created the universe full of people compete with memory, fossils and light traveling from distant stars. But it is odd that he deliberately makes it look like there were totally natural causes for it, but leave a book around claiming that it was not.
2007-10-12 08:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK, so you ask a really good question and the god-botherers spoil it. Same ol', same ol'.
AAAaaanyway, I agree. There is plenty of evidence of the Big Bang and there has been little conjecture about what happened immediately before it. This is about the only situation where a "god" could really be called omnipotent. Whereas if this "God" was still around, surely he could write his own book, in all languages, without having to resort to strange ambiguous ramblings written by the very beings he is supposed to be able to control.
So, to summarize, I am willing to grant you that there may have been a god-like trigger for the Big Bang - but what's he doing now?
2007-10-12 08:49:24 · answer #3 · answered by The Dalai Farmer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a christian I believe that the earth [universe was created just that way. in the bible a day does not mean 24 hrs. But as for man and animals I have to disagree, i think. There has never been a pr oven link to that theory. Evolutionists have a problem with believing the idea of a higher power/intelligence/God causing it to happen. I on the other hand would not have a problem with someone finding that link to prove we evolved. Who to say God did not set that in motion as well. Does it really matter all that much that was along time ago why fight about it. My experience in life tells me God isreal and He lives and I belong to him, why fight about how it happened?
2007-10-12 08:45:47 · answer #4 · answered by Connie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
certainly possible... but if so, he left no evidence of his role.
Nor did Odin, Osiris, Gaia, Amateratsu or any other divine being.
There is nothing wrong with keeping the "evidence" side and the "spiritual" side seperate, just as one does not confuse TV/films/books with day-to-day life.
ADDED IN RESPONSE: But which god created such an experiment? There are many, many, many. Gaia, for instance, is a much more benign creator than some of the others. If you want to look at it scientifically, one must understand there is no more science supporting any single belief system over another.
2007-10-12 08:43:19 · answer #5 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One of the flaws of this is that this presupposes that matter has always existed, God just came along and compressed it until the big bang occurred.
But matter came into being. It had to come from somewhere or someone.
And God claims to inhabit eternity, seeing the end from the beginning. So God, existing outside time and space, knew from the beginning the outcome of this creation, seeing it all from one vantage point, as it were.
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2007-10-12 08:50:22 · answer #6 · answered by Hogie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Catholic, I was always taught to believe things that were told to me and not to question. That failed miserably! I am still a Catholic, but I have a very pragmatic view of existence. I believe that God created this existence by observing this possible reality. God's observance of this reality forced it to coalesce out of the myriad of possibilities that potentially exist at any given moment. I don't believe the bible as literal account of things because it was written as a method of interpreting the world and justifying man's place in it. It was written with primitive, and in some cases barbaric points of view. I sometimes too enjoy the discussion about existence and religion until I run across the person who checked their brain at the door and then proceeds to tell me I am going to hell because I disagree with them.
2007-10-12 08:48:04 · answer #7 · answered by James H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1st I don't believe any written works that are the supposed work of god.. I just don't its way to easy for people to lie and make things up for their benefit.. Especially coming from someone that says "God has spoken to them or through them" I believe in a god, I believe we are all here for a reason, but I don't believe in any religious organization or their ludicrous explanations as to how the world came to be. I believe in dinosaurs, in evolution, I believe in science, and also believe in a god. Maybe god created the big bang and sat back to watch, but like every other theory about how we came to be, it’s just a theory.
2007-10-12 08:49:22 · answer #8 · answered by Looking for the REAL answer! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course that could have happened. It is one way of looking at creation and evolution without having to disregard one or the other. It doesn't mean God had nothing to do with the development-who knows what he stirred up to get things just right.
2007-10-12 08:48:44 · answer #9 · answered by magix151 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God works according to the laws of nature, he just understands them way better then us, perfectly even. So yes, it is possible that God used evoltion and/ or the big bang to create all that is around us. Many Christians do not deny these scientific theories, but believe that it is quite possible that the creation story and the creation theories go hand in hand.
2007-10-12 08:43:23 · answer #10 · answered by alwaysa(ducky)bridesmaid 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋