How did the world begin?
The creation of the world has always been a debateable
topic. It has brought up many ideas and points of argument. It is one of the
key questions in life and it is answered by almost all religions. It is one of
the fundamental questions that can be the foundation of many people’s faiths.
Another opinion is that the world was made from the big bang which is a big
explosion which is sciences view.
The big bang theory suggests that energy has always existed.
Before time there was a massive amount of energy. Fifteen billion years ago
(the estimated beginning of time) there was a ripple in this energy this
expanded rapidly causing the beginning of time and the big bang.
Matter began forming after 300,000 years with the first
forms being what we call ‘particles’ there are three types of particles;
protons, neutrons and electrons. Gravitational forces caused atoms to become
attracted to each other. The early atoms were hydrogen. A minute amount of this
hydrogen fused together to produce helium.
Star birth begins with the ‘ignition of a star’. All the
hydrogen and the minute amount of helium become so dense and hot that it begins
to ignite. The ignition temperature is twenty million degrees Fahrenheit.
During this ignition heavier elements are created and nuclear reaction takes
place.
Our sun is a star and is made through star birth however
there are mixed opinions for how the solar system with all the planets were
made. One of the theories is that our sun crashed into a nova which flung out
material at different differences from the sun causing planets. Of one is our
earth.
The earth was a hot molten mass. When it cooled the lighter
material came up and made the crust of the earth. The water vapour was in the
atmosphere and when it cooled down and it created the oceans.
The big bang suggests
in a scientific manner how the world was made but what about how life was made?
It does not say what actually brought life into the world which is one of the
problems with the big bang theory. However it has been argued that many
scientists know how life comes into the equation with the big bang however no
one can actually be sure as all of these ideas are just theories like the big
bang and are just educated guesses.
The Christian view is that god exists and that he created
the world ex ni-hilo. That means he created the world from nothing. Christians
believe that god created the world in seven days.
It is believed by Christians that on the first day God
created light; he separated the light from the darkness and called the light
day and the darkness night. At the start of the bible it says that god was
hovering over the water but it doesn’t explain how water was made. But it does tie into how water is an
essential part of living. It has also been argued that he could have possibly
become the waters.
On the second day he made an expanse to separate water from
water. He called the expanse sky.
On the third day he gathered the water to one place and dry
ground appeared he called the ground land and the water sea. He made the land
produce vegetation. With trees that bare fruit.
On the fourth day god made the sun to govern the day and the
moon to govern the night he also made the stars.
On the fifth day god made the sea creatures to roam the seas
and the birds to roam the skies. He was pleased with it.
On the sixth day god created living creatures to live on the
land. He made all sorts of creatures. He then made in an image of himself man
so that they could rule over all the earth, and over all the creatures. He
created both male and female and he blessed them.
On the seventh day he rested. This is a controversial view
as it doesn’t agree with many things to do with science. However it does say
how the world was created.
The Hinduism view suggests that the before time began there
was nothing except for water (similar to the Christian view) and lord Vishnu
lay on this water with a giant cobra.
With lots of energy Vishnu awoke (this is a link to the big
bang as it started with energy). From lord Vishnu’s navel grew a big lotus
flower and in the middle was Brahma the god of creation. Vishnu told Brahman to
create the world.
Vishnu then disappeared but Brahma began to create the
world. He split the lotus flower into three making one the heavens, one the
earth and one the skies.
At this time the earth was bare so Brahma set to work. He
created
Plants of all kinds and gave them feeling. Next he created
the animals and the insects to live on the land. He made birds to fly in the
air and many fish to swim in the sea. To all these creatures, he gave the
senses of touch, smell and sight and allowed them to move.
As a Christian I believe in the Christians view of creation
although I do not think that the way the world is created matters as much as
many other things. I can see why many people believe in the big bang yet I
cannot understand how they can think of just the big bang alone. I think that the world could have been made
by the big bang and also by god as well because the big bang doesn’t suggest
how life was made. The hindu’s view is very interesting because it incorporates
similar views as the Christians view (my view) where it says that there was
only water. It also incorporates the scientific view as it suggests how lord
Vishnu woke up with energy and similarly the big bang started with energy.