The Universe is all of space-time and everything that exists there, including all the planets, stars, galaxies, the contents of intergalactic space, the smallest subatomic particles, and all matter and energy (Wiley, 2010). The creation of the universe is something that we have taken for granted. We have live in this part of the Universe, the earth, for our entire life, yet most of us still do not know the origins of it. Without the Universe, we would cease to exist; even the greatest physicists and philosophers like Newton and Aristotle would never have been born. So where did our Universe really come from? There have been numerous theories and controversies surrounding the formation of the Universe, ever since its creation. Each theory is …show more content…
I feel that the scientific explanation of the Universe creation as it is one that has the least conflictions and has been widely proven and researched on unlike other ideas. The first ideas of the creation of the Universe are mainly religious beliefs. Many of the world's religions, such as Christianity and Islam, have ideas and beliefs about the origin of the universe, including people and animals. Usually, these take the form of creation accounts in the sacred books of the religions concerned (Polkinghorne, 2006). Such theories, especially those of the Christian faith, were dated as far back as the 800 BC. For example, many Christians believe that the Universe is created by God. From the first two chapters of the book of Genesis, which is found in the Bible, it speaks that God created the heavens and the earth on the first day of the initial week of earth’s history. Thereafter in the remaining five days, attention was directed to earth, the home of man—who was uniquely created in the image of the Creator (Genesis 1:26, 27). The sun, moon, and stars were also made. The Scriptures make it perfectly clear that the whole creation came …show more content…
In the 3rd century BC, a less known group of philosophers came out with a theory of Stoic Universe. They believed in a kind of island universe in which a finite cosmos is surrounded by an infinite void. They held that the cosmos is in a constant state of flux, and pulsates in size and periodically passes through upheavals and conflagrations. In the Stoic view, the universe is like a giant living body, with its leading part being the stars and the Sun, but in which all parts are interconnected, so that what happens in one place affects what happens elsewhere. They also held a cyclical view of history, in which the world was once pure fire and would become fire again (Mastin, 2009). They have briefly mentioned about the Big Bang Theory, referring to the world was once ‘pure fire’, similar to the start of the Big Bang. Yet, there was minimal evidence supporting this claim. Many people in that century lost interest in their claim as they felt it was just pure guesswork as there were no concrete examples and explanations. Thus, the scientific idea of Big Bang was more widely accepted as compared to the ideas of historical and religious
Christian Beliefs in the Origins of the World “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. ” A Description of Christian Beliefs About the Origins of The World Christians believe that God created the universe. In Chapters 1 and 2 of Genesis, we are told that God creates both the universe and everything that is in it.
For centuries humans looked up at the sky and wondered where we came from and why we are here. It was this fascination that lead scientists and philosophers to explore the Universe for answers. Over time these answers varied depending on what religion, ideas and technology was available to them. Some believed in an Aristotelian Universe centred around the Earth where others believed in the Copernican Universe which placed our sun in the centre. Most theories were dispelled due to the religious connotations and that it went against their belief of creationism. Like with all theories the specifics of this developed over time, and there have been many countless advances since the first proposal.
In conclusion, there must have been a necessary being which served as the first cause of the Universe. This necessary being can be referred to as God. I make this conclusion due to my understanding of the evidence given above and the fact that there are no reasonable arguments that beyond reasonable doubt can prove otherwise. In addition, it is my finding that the roots of the Cosmological Argument are firmly cemented in a posteriori observation (induction), as opposed to purely rational thought which is deductive. Knowing how this argument is classified is imperative because it is essential to understanding the structure of the argument and how it arrives at its conclusion.
For over a hundred years now a battle has been raging over the origin of the Universe and man. Soldiers of Science have drawn the battle lines with each side using various scientific and non - scientific theories as their weapons.
According to the Bible, on the first day, God created light and separated it from the darkness, calling light "day," and darkness "night." On the second day, God created a spread to separate the waters and called it “sky.” On the third day, God created the dry ground and assembled the waters, calling the dry ground "land," and the assembled waters "seas." God as well created vegetation on the third day (plants and trees). On the fourth day, God created the sun, moon, and the stars to give light to the earth and to oversee and distinguish the day and the night. On the fifth day, God created each living creature of the seas and every winged bird, dedicating them to reproduce and fill the waters and the sky with life. On the sixth day, God created the animals to fill the earth. God also created man and woman, Adam and Eve, in his own image to communicate with him. He dedicated them and gave them every creature and the entire earth to rule over, care for, and develop. On the seventh day, God completed his work of creation, so he rested on the seventh day, blessing it and making it holy. (chrisianity.about.com) The Bible says that God shaped man of dust from the ground, and exhaled into his nostrils the breath of life, and man then became a living being
The number of theories surrounding how the universe materialized is nearly endless, but Krauss’ thesis is one of the most convincing and buttressed that has been proposed. Lawrence Krauss is one of the most well respected theoretical physicists and cosmologists in America and has done extensive research on how and why the universe is in existence. Like the title of his book, A Universe from Nothing: Why There is Something Rather than Nothing, his entire theory surrounds the fact the universe was created from nothing. In support of his argument, he explores the weight and shape of the universe, dark matter and energy, quantum mechanics, visual particles, and expansion rates. While the world may never know exactly how the universe was created, society is getting closer to figuring it out and Krauss may have been the one to figure it out.
This perspective is different from the other kind. It didn’t deny either the evolution of scientific theory or creationism by biblical belief. But at the same time, they didn’t take a clear stand for what they believe. They gave out their thoughts and waited for more discoveries. For instance, in Doc 6, the author mentioned Ussher’s date of when the world was created, and later Wells stated this as a “fantastically precise misconception.” The author didn’t show his own view but says, “a debate that had been running since Ussher’s date appeared in the Bible…At its heart is an inquiry of great significance to both religion and science-the research for the beginning of time” (Doc 6). As a non- professional, it is quiet normal of not giving a clear statement of how did the world starts. Then in Doc 3, Barnes’s scientific observation showed signs that the entire history of earth is only within a few thousand years, “the earth’s magnetic field has been measurably decaying at an exponential rate, demonstrating its half-life to be approximately 1,400 years” (Doc 3). As a professional and a scientist, he gave out an interesting statement which is differed from most of the scientific evidence. On the other hand, Doc 7 shows a new idea of intelligent design, “It is the possibility that an intelligent cause made fully formed and functional creatures” (Doc 7). The author made a hypothesis by using the word
The Big Bang Theory is one of the most important, and most discussed topics in cosmology today. As such, it encompasses several smaller components that attempt to explain what happened in the moments after creation, and how the universe we know today came from such a fiery, chaotic universe in the wake of the Big Bang. One major component of the Big Bang theory is nucleosynthesis. We know that several stellar phenomena (including stellar fusion and various types of super novae) are responsible for the formation of all heavy elements up through Plutonium, however, after the advent of the Big Bang theory, we needed a way to explain what types of matter were created to form the earliest stars.!
Was the universe created by an all mighty being? Or was it created over the course of billions of years? These are questions that have been pondered for thousands of years. Even today the question remains: how did the universe come to be? On one hand the creationists say that an all mighty being just created the universe and everything followed after. On the other hand evolutionists believe that the universe had come into existence over the course of billions of years. No one knows which is correct simply because not a single person has a firsthand account of the beginning of the universe. Neither creation nor evolution has been proven to the point of becoming more than just idea.
God created vegetation, fruits, and trees. And God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the third day. On the fourth day, He created the seasons, the days, the years, the sun, the moon, and the stars (The Bible). On the fifth day, God created living creatures in the sky, in the waters, and on the ground. Then God said, “Let us make men in our image, after our likeness” (The Bible).
For all intents and purposes, there are two views of the beginning of the universe. One of these is the creation told in chapters one and two of Genesis. Genesis confirms that God created the Heavens and the Earth on the first day of the first week of Earth’s history.
The big bang theory has evidence to support it. An example of this evidence is the cosmic microwave background. The cosmic microwave background was discovered in 1964. The cosmic microwave background is radiation left over from the beginning of the universe or the big bang. This background is important because the radiation is the type of radiation that was seen at the beg...
The cosmological views of the Late Middle Ages revolved around the Aristotelian-Ptolemaic theory. This theory was adapted by the Church to explain the universe, as a result, many people believed the Aristotelian-Ptolemaic theory was perfect because the pope believed it, and he was infallible. The Church took many ideas from the Bible. One example would be that they believed that the universe was six thousand years old. Another major idea was that the universe was made up of a series of concentric spheres with a motionless earth at the center. Planets, commonly referred to as “heavenly bodies”, were made up of crystalline substance and moved in circular orbits. Stars are attached to these planets and are “pushed by angels”.
Since the dawn of intelligent man, humanity has speculated about the origins of the universe.
First off, the Bible does state that the world and everything that is of the world was created by God. In the book of Genesis, it states that God created the world in seven days with each day consisting of a new creation. On the first day, God created light “day” and darkness “night.” On the second day, God created a vault that separated the water under the vault from the water above the vault. This vault was called “sky.” On the third day, God created “land” and “sea” and then told the land to bring forth vegetation according to their various kinds. On the fourth day, God created the moon, stars, and the sun, each to govern parts of the day. The moon and the stars govern the night and then the sun governs the day and each gives off light to the earth. On the fifth day, God created creatures to swim in the water and creatures to fly in the sky. On the sixth day, God created livestock and wild animals, each to roam the earth according to their kind. Also, God created man and woman in his own image to rule over all the animals of the earth on this same day. On the seventh day, God saw that everything was good and he rested (Genesis 1: 1 - 31). These were the seven days of creation described in the Bible. When I think about the seven days of creation, I do n...