Do you know how the universe came into existence in its present form?
Some 14 billion years ago there used to be an unbelievably hot and dense object called the Black Hole. One fine day the object burst out like a bomb and threw infinite splinters all around. These splinters formed themselves into the stars, planets, satellites, asteroids, comets, meteors and other celestial objects that we see in the sky.
Ain’t that simple enough?
But this doesnt tell me how Human beings came into existence?
Presto….We have another easy explanation for this – the Darwin theory of evolution.
This theory claims that life started off on earth with microscopic single cellular organisms such as the Amoeba ( there is no theory that tells us how the Amoeba came up in the first place, guess that was just a miracle or perhaps a mishap). Through the processes of natural selection, survival of the fittest and mutation, the Amoeba gradually developed into multi-cellular organisms and finally to the Human Being!!!!! Gosh!!!! I never knew that my oldest ancesotors were actually the Amoeba!!!Isn’t it amazing!!!
Do you believe any of that?? No?? Read on for another explanation…
Long long ago, there was absolutely nothing on earth. No humans, no animals, no plants nor trees, not even land. In fact the earth itself didnt exist but for a lump of mass covered entirely by the blue ocean surrounded by darkness everywhere. One fine day God, sitting in his heavenly abode decided to change the appearance of the Universe and the earth. Starting off first with light and darkness, God went on to create the earth and the sky, plants and trees, birds and animals, and finally Adam and Eve, the first human beings ever. Six days in all it took and then God decided to take rest on the Seventh day, which is why we still take Sunday off for Sabbath/for offering our prayers to God.
Do you think this was it?? Wait, wait..there is some more to come…
The Hindu Vedas believe that the cosmos was created by Lord Brahma,is maintained by Lord Vishnu and finally is destroyed by Lord Shiva, thus forming the ‘Trinity’. Essentially all living beings, and the Cosmos itself goes through an infinite number of births, lives, deaths and rebirths. According to the Vedas the age of the Universe is about 155,522 billion years, whereas if you note, the Big Bang is able to only visualize a time 14 billions years ago…
I found this really interesting link that shows how to calculate the age of the Universe:
http://www.hitxp.com/ved/01052007.htm
Do you subscribe to this theory? Maybe, may not be.
After all who really knows the truth right????
Actually, the second and third explanations are more or less similar in nature, the basic idea being God, the omnipotent force created everything. Well, it certainly does seem to be a much more simplistic and plausible reasoning. And in many ways more believable than the so called scientific theories. For one thing, I do not have to accept an Amoeba for an ancestor!!!! Atleast God gave me human ancestors in Adam and Eve!!
Scientific theories are always proved wrong, God has never been so.
The other major issue with the scientific theory is that it cannot read time as it existed ‘prior’ to the time as we know it. And it cannot see space ‘beyond’ the finite space as we know it. Meaning? Can you visualize the ‘beginning’ of time? Can you imagine the ‘end’ of space? NO. The human brain is limited in its capacities to do that.
The existence of an omnipotent God resolves all our problems.
Science is measurable. God is immeasurable.
Science is finite. God is infinite.
Science is understood. God is never understood.
Science is inconsistent. And God, is just one, so there is no question of consistency/inconsistency.
Q: So what’s the conclusion of all this exercise?
A: I dont know the truth about life………….
Amen.
Juggling my thoughts... 