Big Bang vs. Six-Day Creation Theory
Man knows that the universe exists; however, his curiosity has not allowed him to dwell on this knowledge alone. Throughout his brief history on this planet, man has struggled to understand his "place in this universe, and furthermore, the place of the universe itself" (LaRocco & Rothstein, n.d.). For ages, he has attempted to find answers on the age of the universe, as well as on the origins of matter and the greater universe. In his quest, man has moved from the mystical beginnings of earth's origin to the development of scientific theories, some of which have only made the subject more complex and intriguing. Man's continued interest in the subject has led to the emergence of two cadres of creationists - the young earth creationists, who posit that earth was created by a supernatural being, over a span of six days, thousands of years ago; and the old earth creationists, who hold that the universe resulted from a great chaotic explosion that occurred millions of years ago.
Old-Earth View: The Big Bang
More than five billion years ago, a chaotic explosion referred to as the Big Bang hit the 10-20 billion-year embryonic universe, causing matter and space within it to begin expanding (LaRocco & Rothstein, n.d.). The Big Bang was, however, not like any other explosion; it was more of an explosion of space that caused the particles of matter, all of which were originally clamped together into a tiny ball, to rush away from each other (LaRocco & Rothstein, n.d). The planets and galaxies were separated from each other, and thanks to the continuing expansion of the universe, continue to move farther away from each other in the Red Shift phenomenon (LaRocco & Rothstein, n.d). The forces were so strong that some of...
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