I have never quite understood why science and religion have always fought. I know there are plenty of other people out there that think the same thing. It's as if people classify one or the other as good and evil. I digress already, so let me get back on topic. Having said that I would like to think that the two subjects can co-exist, I'll go one step further; Why can't they be inter-linked? Why do there have to be two seperate theories that peacefully and seperately exist? I have always been more of an intuitive thinker so bare with my assumptions. I have been an advocate of this line of thinking for quite some time now. I'm not sure how it all started, but I'm positive it has to do with my christian upbrining and my love for science.
I believe in many theories of science like the big bang theory and that evolution DOES occur, that it still happens today. Just like Darwin himself thought, though, there must have been rules put in place for things like natural selection to occur. Something must have existed before there was nothing and I'm not even going to begin to get on that topic. To summarize my sentiment I'm going to paraphrase a quote because I can't remember who first said this, but it goes something like; In the beginning there was nothing, then it exploded. Why couldn't have God made all of these things happen? To all of those who have SOME knowledge of how computer programs have written consider this. God creating the universe is comparable to a programmer writing a computer program. Bare with me here and please sit back in your seat and clam down. When someone writes a program they write all the code for how it should properly run, compile it then, hit one button or type one command and its off acting on its "own" accord based on the rules you gave it. The first thing you must understand about programming is that computers are stupid you can't just tell them to find the sum of 23 and 23, you have to write code for it. This process becomes very complex especially if you have to use machine language. Te hardest part about it is "dumbing" yourself down to the computers level. So, following this line of thinking why couldn't God have formulated how the universe should work first then set it off so that it might act on its "own" accord. "He" wrote the rules just like in the computer program, yet it runs on its "own". Now to me this means the big bang. Theoretical physicists are able to explain how the big bang occured up to the very second that it actually happened. We have no knowledge whatsover what first started the chain reaction or what everything condensed into a single "point" was. This is where the afformentioned theory comes into play. Still awake?
Now as for the bible. Yes it does seem to say that things were created in a certain order and in a certian amount of days for that matter. Imagine this though,(here comes a huge assumption) IF you were God and, lets say, Adam had asked YOU how you made this world he was living in? What would you say to him? If you explained it in full detail would he be able to comprehend what you said? To me, it's exactly like the programmer and the computer. God couldn't have said EXACTLY how he did it, he would have to use terms that, whoever wrote Genesis, could understand and ultimately pass on. This doesn't mean the bible is wrong, just incomplete. Now I know what alot of you are saying. Theres just no proof to any of it. My answer is simply, I know, but it takes faith. Faith is a hot topic issue, I know, especially in this context. Yet, everyday we use the same concept. In a slightly different form of course, but still, in essence, the same; Belief. You believe that when you get in your car to get to work that your car will not break down and will get you there on time. This is putting a certain amount of faith in your car. To bring this a little closer to home for some of you. Believing that we EVOLVED the ability to act with free will, to learn, to choose, and to love takes a bit of faith does it not?
As a side note I'm here more for my own understanding rather than to preach. I don't personally know too many people who can add to what I have to say and I'd certainly hate to force my inquisitveness upon people. This is why I am posting here. Those that want to respond and those that care, will. I also realise that I make alot of assumptioins so please bear with me.
I believe in many theories of science like the big bang theory and that evolution DOES occur, that it still happens today. Just like Darwin himself thought, though, there must have been rules put in place for things like natural selection to occur. Something must have existed before there was nothing and I'm not even going to begin to get on that topic. To summarize my sentiment I'm going to paraphrase a quote because I can't remember who first said this, but it goes something like; In the beginning there was nothing, then it exploded. Why couldn't have God made all of these things happen? To all of those who have SOME knowledge of how computer programs have written consider this. God creating the universe is comparable to a programmer writing a computer program. Bare with me here and please sit back in your seat and clam down. When someone writes a program they write all the code for how it should properly run, compile it then, hit one button or type one command and its off acting on its "own" accord based on the rules you gave it. The first thing you must understand about programming is that computers are stupid you can't just tell them to find the sum of 23 and 23, you have to write code for it. This process becomes very complex especially if you have to use machine language. Te hardest part about it is "dumbing" yourself down to the computers level. So, following this line of thinking why couldn't God have formulated how the universe should work first then set it off so that it might act on its "own" accord. "He" wrote the rules just like in the computer program, yet it runs on its "own". Now to me this means the big bang. Theoretical physicists are able to explain how the big bang occured up to the very second that it actually happened. We have no knowledge whatsover what first started the chain reaction or what everything condensed into a single "point" was. This is where the afformentioned theory comes into play. Still awake?
Now as for the bible. Yes it does seem to say that things were created in a certain order and in a certian amount of days for that matter. Imagine this though,(here comes a huge assumption) IF you were God and, lets say, Adam had asked YOU how you made this world he was living in? What would you say to him? If you explained it in full detail would he be able to comprehend what you said? To me, it's exactly like the programmer and the computer. God couldn't have said EXACTLY how he did it, he would have to use terms that, whoever wrote Genesis, could understand and ultimately pass on. This doesn't mean the bible is wrong, just incomplete. Now I know what alot of you are saying. Theres just no proof to any of it. My answer is simply, I know, but it takes faith. Faith is a hot topic issue, I know, especially in this context. Yet, everyday we use the same concept. In a slightly different form of course, but still, in essence, the same; Belief. You believe that when you get in your car to get to work that your car will not break down and will get you there on time. This is putting a certain amount of faith in your car. To bring this a little closer to home for some of you. Believing that we EVOLVED the ability to act with free will, to learn, to choose, and to love takes a bit of faith does it not?
As a side note I'm here more for my own understanding rather than to preach. I don't personally know too many people who can add to what I have to say and I'd certainly hate to force my inquisitveness upon people. This is why I am posting here. Those that want to respond and those that care, will. I also realise that I make alot of assumptioins so please bear with me.
