The Beginning of the World
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It has always been a controversial debate regarding the creation of the world. Religious followers believe that their deity/deities created the world. In Christianity, it is believed that God created the world in seven days. Now within this belief is the debate that "seven days" in the Bible could mean seven long periods of time, meaning years or thousands of years to complete what he did on each of the "seven days". In Islam, the belief is very similar. They call their God, the same God as in Christianity, Allah. Though the story of the creation of man and earth is the same, it does not state a specific time frame to which this occured.
Scientists argue with these theories, saying that it was the Big Bang that created our planet. The Big Bang supposedly occured 13.798 ± 0.037 billion years ago, which is the supposed estimated age of the universe.The theory states that before this time, the universe was dense and hot, and started to expand. After the expansion, the universe cooled sufficiently, allowing for an energy conversion that created subatomic particles. Simply atomic nuclei were created quickly, but the first electrically neutral atom took thousands of years to create. One by one, elements of the periodic table began to form. Giant clouds of the elements merged through gravity, thus creating stars, galaxies, and heavier elements, which were created in stars or during supernovas. During these phenomenal events, planets, specifically Earth, was created.
Going back to the religious belief, the creation of makind is roughly similar or somewhat related varying by religion. The most known is that of Christianity. After the seven days of creation, God created a man from the rib of an ox. He named him Adam. Some time past, and Adam became lonely. While he slept, God took half of his rib and made Eve, a woman. He allowed them to live in his garden, only under the circumstance that they not eat from the Tree of Knowledge. Satan, in the form of a snake, convinced Eve to eat an apple from the tree. She gained all the knowledge that existed, which impelled her to wear clothes. She then convinced Adam to eat from the tree. God became enraged, and cast them out of Eden. This began the religious beginning to humankind.
Most non-religious believers follow the theory of Charles Darwin, the Theory of Evolution. Darwin belived that animals adapted to their environments over time, and by doing so it could change their visual characteristics. He suggests that over thousands of years, primates evolved to their changing world and became humans. While this is a widely studied topic in science, its also very controversial, more so than the Big Bang. Religious and often political leaders argue with the theory, and schools are constantly under debate regarding whether or not it should be taught in public schools. Many people find this ironic, considering that some evidence, such as fossils and bones, have been discovered that could prove Darwin's theory, but it is still not solid fact, which is why we call it a "theory".
Scientists argue with these theories, saying that it was the Big Bang that created our planet. The Big Bang supposedly occured 13.798 ± 0.037 billion years ago, which is the supposed estimated age of the universe.The theory states that before this time, the universe was dense and hot, and started to expand. After the expansion, the universe cooled sufficiently, allowing for an energy conversion that created subatomic particles. Simply atomic nuclei were created quickly, but the first electrically neutral atom took thousands of years to create. One by one, elements of the periodic table began to form. Giant clouds of the elements merged through gravity, thus creating stars, galaxies, and heavier elements, which were created in stars or during supernovas. During these phenomenal events, planets, specifically Earth, was created.
Going back to the religious belief, the creation of makind is roughly similar or somewhat related varying by religion. The most known is that of Christianity. After the seven days of creation, God created a man from the rib of an ox. He named him Adam. Some time past, and Adam became lonely. While he slept, God took half of his rib and made Eve, a woman. He allowed them to live in his garden, only under the circumstance that they not eat from the Tree of Knowledge. Satan, in the form of a snake, convinced Eve to eat an apple from the tree. She gained all the knowledge that existed, which impelled her to wear clothes. She then convinced Adam to eat from the tree. God became enraged, and cast them out of Eden. This began the religious beginning to humankind.
Most non-religious believers follow the theory of Charles Darwin, the Theory of Evolution. Darwin belived that animals adapted to their environments over time, and by doing so it could change their visual characteristics. He suggests that over thousands of years, primates evolved to their changing world and became humans. While this is a widely studied topic in science, its also very controversial, more so than the Big Bang. Religious and often political leaders argue with the theory, and schools are constantly under debate regarding whether or not it should be taught in public schools. Many people find this ironic, considering that some evidence, such as fossils and bones, have been discovered that could prove Darwin's theory, but it is still not solid fact, which is why we call it a "theory".