[the truth]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Now i am quite open minded.I accept that science knows very little beyond our galaxy and even solar system.
My problem with people taking the story of creation/Genesis literally is that much of it,Infact most of it contradicts things that are known today with evidence to back them up and the timeline.
Also the fact that it is so earth centric when the reality is that the earth is little more than a spec of dust in the context of our universe and is probably not all that special.
Why would the word of god only inform us of our miniscule existence and nothing beyond our planet.
It is imo because this is a Jewish story with influences from even older religions written by mankind to try and understand the then totally unexplained.
As for the creation of the universe it is my opinion that humanity is way too small to ever understand it beyond the aftermath of the big bang.

The Bible is a fascianting book, part history, part theology, part parables, part brutal , part factual, part symbollic, allegorical.. etc etc Theres endless things that can be learned and understood from it, regardless of your religion or atheism. Now was it written by God? Was Jesus the son of God. I cant answer that. Why was it mainly about the earth (certain passages refer to the stars and even the horoscopes get a mention) was it amended to suit some agenda and rewritten, why were so many passages left out? The mass of questions goes on and on)

some can it all literal some take is symbollic....some a bit of both

Its interesting to note that the majority of great scientists were religious and saw no contradiction, they saw the 2 worlds as seperate subjects. They were also smart enough to know neither the Bible nor science has all the answers and they dont always have to be in conflict with each other.

The universe is way beyond our comprehension and always will be but its still fascinating and its great that humanity will always remain curious , open minded and try to learn more