Many people claim that evolution is just as valid as the 7 days of creation because it is a "Theory" and not a "fact". This is not true, and is merely a misunderstanding of the word "Theory".
Theory is a term that refers to a hypothesis or explanation that has never been proven wrong. This, by definition means that once a thoery is proven wrong, it is no longer a theory.
An example of this would be a theory that the earth is flat. Upon tests and a quick sail around the world, it turns out that the earth is not flat, thus disproving the theory of the flat earth. Once the flat earth is disproven, it is no longer a theory.
Evolution, has never been proven wrong yet. If it were proven wrong at some time, it would no longer be a theory.
The literal bible creation story however, has been proven wrong. Time and again.
The fossil record from ancient fossils show no trace of humans or today's animals. The fossil records show millions of years of time elapsing between species rather than a mere 7 days.
Besides that, animals are different from continent to continent. This proves that all the animals evolved differently on each continent over time. Not only that, but it proves that Noah could not have put all animals on his boat, unless he set sail to each of the 7 continents to return the respective species to their continents? It doesn't add up any way you look at it.
Some say that god created the earth to Appear old. And also made the earth to contradict the bible story? The same god of the 7 days creation bible also created the evidence of ancient animals, divergent species on different continents and clear fossil records dating millions of years prior to human existance?
If god did indeed create the world to appear as though evolution took place with one universal grand deception, then we have no way to prove or disprove that. The god of deception is a valid theory because it can not be proven wrong. Just as the possibility of us living in a very well constructed Matrix scenerio can not be proven wrong. Similarly the theory of the Flying Spaghetti Monster http://www.venganza.org/ can also not be proven wrong. But once you accept that god is a deciever, then you have no way of knowing anything about his intentions or designs since they could all be a deception.
So what we know is that a truthful and non-deceptive god is impossible if the literal bible creation story is true. If god is truthful and not a deciever, then the literal bible creation is impossible. Does this mean that Christianity, Judaism and Islam wrong about everything? No. All it means is that the literal account for the creation of earth is incorrect and not fact not a theory, but a story.
All cultures had a creation story at one point or another. The Mayan indians, the Native Americans, the Asian cultures, the people of Africa and the Pacific Islands all had their own creation stories. None of them were very accurate, and none of the people claim them to be accurate with the same fervor and zeal of some bible literalists.
This begs the question of Why? Why do people insist on believing something that is so clearly wrong when god's evidence that he placed before us points toward an explanation contrary to the bible story?
Please share comments, questions and your answers. This is not ment to upset or anger, but just to ask some questions and seek the actual truth that has been put before us in this great universe. Thank you.
