The Big Bang Theory, The Theory of Evolution, and the Bible

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This essay provides background and analysis into the subject of science versus religion and analyzes how significant discoveries (namely the Big Bang Theory and the Theory of Evolution) have swayed generations of people into attempting to understand the science behind the universe’s, as well as our own, origin. It is not an explanation as to why one side is correct over the other, but simply an explanation of the trending upward of the demographic of those who prefer to believe scientific hypotheses over Biblical explanation in regards to the creation of Man and the Universe. This essay provides in depth background not only into the specifics of the discoveries made by each man, but to the explanations the world had that preceded the discoveries, as well as their acceptance amongst the scientific community and general populace at the time (such as through the explanation of the Scopes Trial), as well as to this day.

Table Of Contents
Introduction 4
Anaximander, Empedocles anticipate Darwin 4
Galileo’s Findings 5
Science’s History and Future 5
Context of The Bible; What Does It Say? 6
Big Bang Theory 7
Big Bang Theory’s Acceptance Among Communities 8
Evolutionary Theory Before Darwin 9
Darwin’s Findings 10
Release of On The Origin of Species 10
Scopes Trial and Consideration Among General Populace 11
Conclusion 12
Bibliography 13

Introduction
Often dubbed the “Origins Debate,” the debate over the existence of the universe and its beginnings has been one that has existed for many centuries. From facets of life such as a heliocentric universe versus a geocentric universe, to Man’s existence being a matter of creation or evolution, the reli...

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