simulareties of science and religion!

paramiteabe · #1 08-10-2002, 10:44 AM

Are there simularities between the two? Like the Big Bang and the simularity between Genisis and God saying "Let there be light". Complete nothingness into something, or it is completly dark and then suddenly BOOM! the Big Bang happens. I am sure a blast like that would be the light. Strange how I find those two concepts to be similar in many ways. What do you think? And if you find any other simularties post them here and we could discuss them.

Sydney · #2 08-10-2002, 10:48 AM

God commanded the seas to bring forth life, this is consistent with evolution.

The Hindu faith has vague reference to a cosmic egg, which kind of suggests the big bang.

PinkHaired Mudokon CWR · #3 08-10-2002, 10:53 AM

Muslim
quran
five pillars of faith

Christianity
Bible
Ten commandments or five steps to salvation

Gluk Schmuck · #4 08-10-2002, 11:05 AM

There are some similarities like the ones mentioned above (excluding Pinky's post).
Maybe the Noah's Ark thing could be seen as something to do with evolution - i.e. some got killed, others didn't. I can't think of any more though.

PinkHaired Mudokon CWR · #5 08-10-2002, 12:57 PM

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Originally posted by Gluk Schmuck
Maybe the Noah's Ark thing could be seen as something to do with evolution - i.e. some got killed, others didn't. I can't think of any more though.

...Explain more...

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There are some similarities like the ones mentioned above (excluding Pinky's post).

Wow, thanks.

Gluk Schmuck · #6 08-10-2002, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by PinkHaired Mudokon CWR
1. ...Explain more...

2. Wow, thanks.

1. This is going to take a while:
This is what I know about the story: Noah took two of each animal onto his ark (what about all the other organisms, eh?) to stop them being killed by the floods (does this include marine wildlife?).
So. In what way could this be a story of any value?
- Maybe the story was originally made to teach people that in the past there have been mass-extinctions. This theory could be correct if some animals were left behind in the first versions or if, once the rain had subsided, (where did it come from in the first place and how did it go back there?) some animals didn't reproduce. This story may have been changed because nobody had heard of a 'veloceraptor' and they kept forgetting it. This links into evolution because an extinct species can't evolve but those that aren't extinct can. I don't know...
- Maybe the story was originally designed to teach people that it was okay to have incestuous relations. just Noah and his biatch, they can have incest or let humans die-out - the Christian God supports incest, contrary to other parts of the Bible. Same goes for Adam and Eve.
- Maybe the story was originally designed to teach people that God is into sadism and masochism but not in the consenting adults way.

2. It seems, to me at least, that this topic was about the similarities between religion and science. I.e. comparing scientific thories against theological theories, not the theories of different theologies... Maybe I'm wrong, maybe not...