Creationism, Big Bang Theory or Other?

[flobadob]

Taking as read the fact that we are all here, and exist to discuss this matter in the first place, which of the above scenarios better suit your beliefs as to how we/the universe came about?

[woofgang]

why does creationism in its broadest sense (ie God made the universe, not seven days and adam's rib) rule out the big bang?
I love the idea that echoes of that bang are still audible...in one of Terry Pratchett's books, the echoes say "a one, a two, a one two three,...."

[beso]

Creationism is a childish myth that collapses as soon as it is contemplated in any depth. It is entirely unsatisfactory as it doesn't explain the origin of the creator nor the mechanism of creation. "Let there be whatever and their was whatever".

Like the concepts of space, time and matter, the Big Bang is our interpretation of Quantum interference patterns in a reality composed of waves.

[squarebear]

Surely, nobody in the 21st Century believes that a man with a long white beard made the world by a wave of his hand?

I would have thought this superstition had long died out, along with the flat earth and an eclipse being caused by a dragon eating the Sun!

[jake-the-peg]

Creationism in it's broadest sense is only compatible with the big bang in it's narrowest sense.

The big bang was not some explosion into a previously existing void.

The big bang implys the creation of space and time itself

The whole concept of some God creating everything with the big bang is a nonsense because there is no time "before" it.

God as a creator is also a complete cop out unless you wan't to give me a theory about where this God came from.

[mibn2cweus]

Creationism, implies the existence of a highly evolved, highly developed, extremely intelligent entity, necessarily infinitely more complex than the universe it was alleged to have created. It is infinitely more likely that such an entity is itself the creation of a highly developed entity which could only have become manifest by virtue of an already existing universe from which to evolve in, mistakenly and misguidedly lending its own characteristics to the universe as a whole only to allay its own ignorance.

Gee, I wonder who that moron might have, could have, must have been? Hello?!

[flobadob]

Thought more people would have gave their thoughts but I do find that mostly only atheists come forward probably cos anyone who tries to defend the notion of creationism are quickly shot down.

[webbo3]

people who go to war over religion are killing each other to see who has the best imaginary friend.


this is quite interesting.

http://video.google.c...=-594683847743189197#


Dave.