God VS Darwin, Part One.

Lo peeps.
I apologise if today's Blog takes a much more serious tone. But today iv found something which has got me going!

Today started off great. Woke up next to my Girlfriend and a BRILLIANT night's sleep. My snoring isn't actually keeping her awake any more! Vampires Rock was awesome too. Steve Steinman signed my Programme, as did Toyah Wilcox and John Evans!

So, We went to see the Nana-in-law-to-possibly-be, and then went into town...
Where I was handed a leaflet...a Religious Leaflet...
Here it is, straight from the original creator's website, here.

To Sum it all up, the writer claims that the Theory of Evolution is a lie, and that there are solid, scientific challenges to the theory, along with supposed evidence that a Mighty Creator exists. It also says that every single one of us is a Sinner. I admit, i'm not an Angel, but i'm no thief or Murderer!

So, I'm making it my duty to defend Mr Darwin and the Monkeez from a torrent of Zeal.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to this;
Is the so called "Mighty Creator" Stupid?

I say this with good reason; surely a being with unlimited intelligence and omnipotent power, (which a deity would need in order to create a world), would want his creations to be as perfect as possible.
Also, i'm pretty sure that this Creator would want to make his world self-sufficient, so that he wouldn't need to keep coming back to improve and tweak things.
What would thus be a way to make a world truly self sufficient and self improving? Evolution would make sense in this context.

I would like to take a look at the bible; a book which many follow without question despite the many obvious contradictions.
The Book of Genesis has certain links to scientific theory. Here is a short History of the earth, as told by the Book of Genesis...

1. "God" created Earth and the "Heavens", and the earth was a barren dark place. Then he said "LET THERE BE LIGHT!" in a booming, yet calm voice.
   
2. "God" created the Air. (the thing between the lower firmanant/seas and the higher firmanant/heaven and sky.)
3. "God" shaped the continants and seas in a certain way and put plants and trees on the earth.
   
4. "God" put the moon in position, then left the concoction to settle as he started the rest of the universe.
5. "God" came back and made the air-breathing sea creatures and birds.
6. "God" made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds. He also made Man.
7. "God" rested and allowed earth to continue on its own way.

Now let's have a look at what geologist and scientists say about earth's history, from the start to now.

1. First, Earth clumped together in some way, and was a barren, dark place. At a similar time, the sun ignited.
2. Then the chemical reactions caused by the sun's heat started a chain reaction leading to the formation of the Atmosphere.
3. This in turn created water molecules, and thus the seas, creating continents. Then simple organisms (Algae) began to form.
4. (It is still debated how and when the moon appeared, but it is thought to have happened around this time.)
5. Algae then evolved into more complex plants through it's symbiotic relationship with Chloroplasts. Simple bacteria evolved into more complex organisms, and eventually sea creatures, which moved onto land (Reptiles) due to ocean overcrowding. These creatures became more specialised (Dinosaurs, flying reptiles, early birds etc.).
6. Mammals/Beasts also evolved, and eventually, after a global extinction of the Dinosaurs they evolved further and became the ruling form of animal. Species eventually became seperated due to their evolutionary routes. One of these routes, the Primates, evolved to stand Upright and use simple tools. They eventually became the species "Homo Sapien Sapiens", who now rule over the planet due to their social skills and ability to make the best of any situation.
7. Since humans became dominant, Earth's evolutionary history has mostly been determined by thier actions, especially in recent centuries. (Extinction of the Dodos, Golden Toad, Smallpox, Falkland Island Wolf, Quagga, Tarpan to name just a few.) Now the entire planet is threatened by supposed global warming, caused by the technology of man. (And gassy cows, bred by man as a source of food.)

Compare the events described in each number, and you can clearly see that their is a good correllation between when the events happened in relation to each other. The only real difference is the definition of a "Day". People take the Genesis description of a day in the exact, literal sense; twentyfour hours. However, what if the true meaning behind it was not 24hrs, but a period of time; an era, possibly even one spanning millions of years?

The Bible, being an interpretation of an interpretation of events originally conveyed verbally, that has been translated from language to language, possibly not always entirely correctly due to the syntax of varying languages, must have many differences from the original concepts. What if one of these many flawed understandings was the word "Day."
Thus, the Bible would be an almost truthful, albeit simplified version of what science believes to be the origins of the Planet and life.

Who is to say that the differences in language structure arn't behind the differences in religious practice?

Catholic, Protestant, CoE, Jewish, Islamic. All believe in one God. One Creator. The little things could just be discrepencies in the translation for all we know! They all originated from one interpretation or the other of the Bible. So why do they keep arguing?!

At the end of the day, there is no real quarrel between science and religion. They should not be confused. Science is there to give a logical explaination of events and predict an outcome based on previous tests. Religion is there to explain why, while looking after the human need to not be alone. Religion, and the concept of God, provides comfort to those who are lonely or down, however i'm not saying that all people who believe are so. Belief gives people a reason to exist;

And y'know what? As long as it makes people happy, I have no problem with it!

What I do have a problem with, is when people tell me what to believe.

No-one has that right!
Maybe If I don't become a born-again Christian,
I WON'T be Saved by the grace of the Heavenly Lamb,
but it's MY choice at the end of the day!

That's why in Tomorrow's blog, (assuming I get the Evidence i'v been promised), I will be delving into the other side of the argument. The Writer of the above leaflet is claiming to be able to show me solid, scientific evidence proving evolution wrong and God to be real. Although I am not Optimistic, I am willing to consider any solid evidence he can provide me.
Lets hope this evidence is good; I'm running out of blog ideas!

Anyway, thanks for reading this essay-of-a-blog. Love to you all,

Bee x