Personally, I don't believe in the story of Adam and Eve. If they were the first humans, how was it possible that there were other people once they left the Garden? I believe it is more a moral story of 'don't trust the devil', there has never been any proof of them at all. Out of the options you gave, I believe He just left life to slowly evolve. I just don't see how the original creation story is compatible with all the evidence found. Which is why I lean more towards God being the reason for the Big Bang and letting the Universe develop from there.Sushan wrote: ↑06 Mar 2021, 09:28It is a valuable point. It is true that science has not been able to solidly prove the big bang theory or whatever other concepts regarding the beginning of the universe. But there are archeological evidence regarding humans that were predecessors of Homo Sapiens. So, with all due respect for the believers, I am left with the question: Did god created Adam as a Homo Sapiens? Or di He created him as some other species related to humans and let humankind to be evolved over the past thousands of years? On the other hand, what is the need for evolution if creation really happened?Maddie Atkinson wrote: ↑06 Mar 2021, 06:43When you say life began on earth, do you mean human life? Or life in general? Because civilisation began 6000 years ago, yes, but there has been life on earth for around 3.5 billion years, our ancestors, like neanderthals, were around 6 million years ago, and modern humans (homo sapiens) for 200,000 years! I am not trying to change your views in any way! But as an ancient history student at uni, it is difficult to me to believe the creationist theory when it clashes so much with actual historical evidence, let alone the scientific evidence!B Creech wrote: ↑05 Mar 2021, 09:40 I am on the side of creation. Scientifically, the earth may be billions of years old, but it was only 6,000 years ago that life began on earth. God took a planet "without form and void" and created day, night, plants, rivers, oceans, animals, and man-kind. If there was a 'big bang' it was when God separated the waters from the land, or put the sun and moon in the heavens, etc!
Side note: as a personal opinion, I think Adam was a whiney little b***h. He couldn't deal with his first wife wanting to be independent so complained to God until He gave in and made Eve to be subservient and made Lilith into a demon. If the creationist theory is true then toxic masculinity has been here since the dawn of time lol (#notallmen )