• crybabylu said on Jun 30, 2008....

  To me, the most convincing explanation for the origin of the universe, let alone the world, was given by Terry Pratchett, the author of the 'Discworld' books.

   He said that once upon a time there was absolutely nothing at all, and it exploded.
  After all, before the 'Big Bang' there was nothing,was there?

• papajack said on Jun 30, 2008....

  Creationism-At a broad level, a Creationist is someone who believes in a god who is absolute creator of heaven and earth, out of nothing, by an act of free will.
  
  Big Bang Theory-According to the standard theory, our universe sprang into existence as "singularity" around 13.7 billion years ago.
  
  I am sure that you are familiar with Creationism.
  If you need more info on The Big Bang, go to:
  http://www.big-bang-theory.com/

• crybabylu said on Jun 30, 2008....

  When I posted my comment:   "To me, the most convincing explanation for the origin of the universe, let alone the world, was given by Terry Pratchett, the author of the 'Discworld' books."

   

  I also meant to say, that the other possibility or belief, is that of creationism, which I have always believed.   but I do believe there are other possibilities that do not contradict creationism

• anonymous said on Jun 30, 2008....

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_...
  http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~pgore/geology/g...
  http://faculty.weber.edu/bdattilo//fossi...
  http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08578...

• davidstar said on Jun 30, 2008....

  Think about the fact that the infinite Creator God who said, “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts” hears the prayers of His fallible creatures. I’m reminded of what King David said when he thought on the greatness of God: “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it” (Psalm 139:6).

• theesoulcaster said on Jun 30, 2008....

  nothing from nothing leaves nothing.Egg or chicken first?

• RollingC said on Jul 01, 2008....

  God spoke....and BANG....it happened.
  :^)
  Rc

• davidstar said on Jul 01, 2008....

  Creationists and evolutionists, Christians and non-Christians all have the same evidence—the same facts. Think about it: we all have the same earth, the same fossil layers, the same animals and plants, the same stars—the facts are all the same.

  The difference is in the way we all interpret the facts. And why do we interpret facts differently? Because we start with different presuppositions. These are things that are assumed to be true, without being able to prove them. These then become the basis for other conclusions. All reasoning is based on presuppositions (also called axioms). This becomes especially relevant when dealing with past events.

• DeterioratingDallas said on Jul 01, 2008....

  many people beleive that God created the earth in six days, and rested on the seventh. You may pass it off as a theory or you may beleive it, but here it is. This and other things related can be found in the book of Genesis

• frontanack said on Jul 01, 2008....

  I was sure that the King James was the true one. Well, there are a lot of theories, and many accounts (some are called fables, tales,myths etc.) a few observations perhaps.
  Ancient societies. . tribes- even before there were enough to call it a city or a society: seem to have had great respect and awe for the female: they carved talismans out of stone or bone.. perhaps wood too. and they had women who were healers. and Matriarchal order.
  somewhere along the line, someone (or- some 'ones') decided (and I am speaking here of male gender) that they were tired of being in fear of women, of having to listen to and do what women said: so, they wanted to change it to a Patriarchal dominance.
  and, I am thinking that this final push- came along somewhere around the time of "Jesus". . because the Apostle Paul and Luke told the stories of the worshippers of 'Diana' , and there was still the Egyptian goddess Isis, (?correct on that one?), and Venus- to mention a few.
  try taking a seat on Neptune. . . or... Kolob: there is one for you. Imagine Beings whose lives are vastly longer than those on Earth. Kolob: a day = 1000 years on earth. If a being who lives on this vastly larger planet, with a vastly longer life: were to come, and god forbid, but- get Stuck here... like in "Back to the Future": waiting for fuels to be discovered or parts to be made:... and finding one's own existence changed by the physical perameters of time and space.. life shortened: reincarnations..etc. take the lense, and look at ALL of the stories... concider that every writer was Trying to be honest: trying to describe what they saw...see what you come up with at that.
  american native (indian) culture tells tales of "Star People" and they still have more respect for female than the dominating cultures: and still are being pounded for that.
  and the unsettling straw on the King James was to learn that the scriptures the translators were working with were re-written about 400 years after Jesus 'died'.. by Catholics, who subsequently Burned all of the original manuscripts. A story can change in a twinkling of an eye: in the nervous heart beat of a guilty man: so, we are pretty well left to our own to decide what we want to believe.

• curmudgeon said on Jul 01, 2008....

  somehow we've gotten from the origins of the universe to blaming men for all the misery in this world.

  Women have been with us every step of the way. Feminists have drummed it into our heads over and over that women were and still largely are the ones responsible for the educating, rearing and socializing of children. If women want to know why they've been "exploited" all these years, look to mom before  blaming dear old dad.

  As to the Big Bang, I'm not sure that the assumption is that there was nothing. Elements existed, but then were drawn together, then ripped apart due to a tremendous buildup of pressure.

  In other words, as far as we can tell, the materials that now make up the universe were always here in some fashion. We just don't know what there was (or was not)  before the Big Bang. And the Big Bang itself may be replaced someday as our observations reach deeper into the early universe.

  As to the account in Genesis - to call this a "theory" means to admit that is may be disproven one day. as are many theories rooted in observable fact. Religious truth has to be on a plane of its own if it is to be of any use to us at all. If we root our religious beliefs in material rationalism we will look like complete idiots every time this topic comes up.

• DeterioratingDallas said on Jul 01, 2008....

  Some call it a theory, and others (those being people of faith) accept it as fact that a higher being created the heavens and the Earth by an act of free will.
   
  To address the THEORY of evolution, there are many holes and it does not stand up against scrutinization. Charles Darwin, on his death bed, finally realized that he was wrong and decided against his theory

• anonymous said on Jul 01, 2008....

  When the views entertained in this volume ... are generally admitted, we can dimly foresee that there will be a considerable revolution in natural history."

  - Charles Darwin,
  The Origin of Species [1859]

• davidstar said on Jul 01, 2008....

  My 4 problems with Evolution
  
  The key problem I am having is the following can be boiled down into 4 points:
  
  1. There really is not very much solid information that 'supports' evolution, and each attempt at a critique of the theory is met with vicious verbal attack.
  
  2. I believe in God. Fundamentally either a person believes that God Created the Earth as recorded in the Bible, or God does not exist. God leaves this as the option for mankind.
  
  3. 4.6 billion years is just not enough time for the world to have evolved to the state it is in right now. Mathematically is beyond improbable (It is especially on this point that people totally ignore the argument and never reply with information or facts)
  
  4. There is a growing groundswell of institutions, lawmakers, and citizens who support either Creationism, Intelligent Design, or the teaching of Evolutionary Criticism in the Public School system. If everything they believed were simply based upon a few passages in Genesis, they they would easily be thwarted. But there is a growing body of evidence AGAINST the Evolutionary theory.
  
  Frankly, as a Creationist I am tired of the same old replies and propaganda I recieve with every question. I am looking for someone to engage these ideas with honesty, courtesy, and comparing apples with apples. For instance math facts with math facts.
  
  By the way, the Bible itself does not make room for a Christian who believes in Evolution.

• crybabylu said on Jul 02, 2008....

  david----there are mountains of proof that evolution is how we got where we are today.

• DeterioratingDallas said on Jul 02, 2008....

  crybabyblu- show us the mountains of evidence, or are you just spouting things you heard the grownups talking about?

• crybabylu said on Jul 04, 2008....

  DeterioratingDallas----I do appreciate your interest in my blog, but am uninterested at this time in going and researching, and posting links for the argument of evolution.  That was a careless remark I made to Davidstar, I will admit, and just leave it at that for now.  Thanks again for commenting.

• DeterioratingDallas said on Jul 04, 2008....

  I am sorry for being so rude in my last reply, have a nice  day.

• crybabylu said on Jul 04, 2008....

  DeterioratingDallas----No problem.  I don't know that I thought it was rude or not, I just am feeling kind of tired here of late, and knew I didn't feel like looking up a lot of material. Davidstar and myself know each other pretty well and are use to talking to one another that way, so sometimes I get careless with him, and say things off the cuff. or shall I say, more direct than I should. Your comment helped me put myself in check....Thanks for commenting.

• starchino said on Jul 04, 2008....

  I created the earth from pocket lint

• crybabylu said on Jul 04, 2008....

  I believe you too!---I always wondered what we could do with that!--Ha!----Thanks, Star!

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