Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design:
1. - One of the most basic questions people have asked throughout history is "where did we come from?" That's a good question, and until the 1800s, "God made us" was a perfectly satisfactory answer. Now, in an age of science and technology, we want specifics. This drive to discover where we came from has lead to three theories, and the debate over these theories has gone on from university research labs to public school classrooms to court rooms. It can be confusing, but let's take a look at the facts first, and then look at the theories. Ultimately we all must decide if life is random and chaotic, or if God really is the Author of life.
2. Many scientists today support the idea that our universe began with a "Big Bang" 13.7 billion years ago, where a super-dense and super-hot mass exploded, and created the Universe we know today. The massive nuclear explosion caused the formation of the elements such as Hydrogen and Helium, and created masses of exploding gasses we know as stars as well as gravitational forces. The universe is believed to still be expanding today. According to Radiometric Age Dating, the Earth is about 4.54 billion years old. Radiometric Age Dating is generally accepted as quite reliable, and it is believed to provide an accurate way to date many natural and man-made materials. There has been some criticism of radiometric Age Dating, but the scientific community generally accepts it as reliable. In fact, Radiometric Age Dating, or Carbon Dating as it is sometimes called, has determined the age and time-frame of many Biblical sites and confirmed Biblical accounts.
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