Evolutionary Ideas and the Biblical Concept of Creation

Evolutionary Ideas and the Biblical Concept of Creation

Creation and evolution come from two very different viewpoints. The

main differences here are that in the story of creation in the

beginning there was God, and in the theory of evolution in the

beginning there was random chance. The conflict between the two is

often referred to as "The Great Debate" because everyone asks the

question "why are we here and how are we here?" they can either look

to the bible or science for answers. They are completely unlike

answers to one another but both agree on one thing - that the universe

has not existed eternally. There are problems with the bible story of

creation in the way that we cannot prove or do any tests to show that

there is a God or a creator, and as we cannot see, touch, or hear God

then the only evidence to go by is the account of creation in the

Bible. Scientists, however, claim that they can prove there was an

actual scientific reason for the beginning of earth and show evidence

through the big bang idea.

Evolution is the theory of the origin of the universe, including the

solar system, earth, plant, animal life and man. It states that

through the operation of the current relevant laws of physics,

chemistry and biochemistry over a very long time span, life evolved

out of matter through a long series of very small changes to its

current state. It ignores ultimately the possibility of a divine

creator and is simply a gradual natural process. Darwin was the most

famous man to make points on creation after he saw from first hand

experience on his travels what was not explained before, Darwin found

fossils, believed to be ext...

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...patible and will never be reconciled.

It is difficult to see which one is more possible because both are

based on faith. We could say that "Science is wrong" and if we are

confronted with data science has provided that doesn't match our

interpretation of the Bible we simply write it off by claiming science

is surely wrong. We could also say that "the Bible is wrong" and that

since the Bible is a book whose main value is in spiritual areas -

faith and practice - it is not necessary to expect it to be completely

accurate in practical areas e.g. Science. I believe that if the god of

the Bible is true, then the same God must have created the laws of

science, and therefore is guiding evolution. If both arguments are

used together, then I think that there is a much stronger case to

explain creation and start of the universe.