The Creation Of The Universe Essay Research

The Creation Of The Universe Essay, Research Paper

The Creation of the Universe

In my short life on this planet I have come to question things that many

take upon blind faith. We all know that we must some day die; yet we

continuously deny the forces at work inside ourselves, which want to search out

the answers of what may or may not come after. It is far easier for humanity to

accept that they will go to a safe haven and be rewarded for their lives with

pleasures and fantasies of an unfathomable scale than to question the existence

of a supposed omnipotent being. Yet, there are a few of us humans who tend to

question the why’s and wherefore’s that society puts forth to us. We question

the existence of God, or the creation of mankind rather than blindly accepting

faith-filled beliefs we may received from our parents as children. Perhaps it

is because we live in a nation filled with many peoples of different beliefs

whose Gods are all so varied and different that it is difficult to fathom that

they are all the same divine being. It is also plausible that we just have a

desire to quench the thirst for knowledge that lies deep within ourselves. As

for myself, I cannot believe in a being which created a universe and a multitude

of worlds in a rather short period of time then deigns to lower itself into

becoming a puppet-master and “pulling the strings” of the Earth and all of the

people therein.

Since this paper touches upon many scientific terms, I feel that in

order for the reader to correctly grasp the content I must first define three

words: Theory, Law, and Hypothesis. The definitions will allow for a greater

understanding of this essay and give us an even ground upon which to begin.

Theory; (th.1e-r., th.r1.) noun

1. a. Systematically organized knowledge applicable in a relatively wide

variety of circumstances, especially a system of assumptions, accepted

principles, and rules of procedure devised to analyze, predict, or otherwise

explain the nature or behavior of a specified set of phenomena. b. Such

knowledge or such a system.

2. An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a conjecture.

Law; (l.) noun

12. a. A formulation describing a relationship observed to be invariable

between or among phenomena for all cases in which the specified conditions are

met: the law of gravity. b. A generalization based on consistent

experience or results: the law of supply and demand; the law of averages.

Hypothesis; (h.-p.th1.-s.s) noun

1. A tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and can be

tested by further investigation; a theory.

2. Something taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation;

an assumption.

It is important that you thoroughly read the above definitions or you

will be at a disadvantage if you do not. You will note that there are several

different definitions to each word. I felt it was important to include the

added definitive statement to theory because it shows the difference between a

scientific theory and an “everyday” theory based upon conjecture. The

additional definitions to law and hypothesis are both added for a further

understanding of these words.

The definition of creationism is somewhat more complex. One must start

by saying that the belief in the creation of the universe given at the beginning

of the Bible is literally true. Creationism is a belief based solely upon faith

(which is a belief in and of itself). There are no scientific facts as a basis

for this belief, solely conjectural theories and speculations. It is ingrained

into our minds, as children that a belief of a force, or supernatural entity,

which is all powerful and all knowing, is watching over us and taking care of

our needs. Yet, to me, saying this very sort of thing is heretical in its very

essence. To be so crude as to think that some being which created the universe

itself and all things in it would take the time to care for each and every

individual is incomprehensible. In practically all ancient cultures, the

biblical included, the universe was thought of as an original chaos into which

order had been introduced by a creative hand: This was the essence of creation.1

In this statement alone we can see one of the major flaws of creationism. While

science can prove without doubt the universe up to the first 20 milliseconds of

existence, we cannot prove anything before that point at this time. The

statement above, regarding creationism, suggests that there was no beginning,

only chaos. Subsequently this “creative hand” structured the order of the

universe out of chaos and applied physical laws to that chaos so it would form

itself into motion and order. Yet, creationism as a whole does not touch base

upon what came before the chaos. While science admits that there was a time in

which differe

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