So wrong in so many ways.
Imagine the entire universe, all matter and energy, compacted into a tiny point. I'm talking sub-planck length. (>1.6 × 10-35 metres). Clearly it is not going to be stable, so it violently expands outwards (big bang). It'll go from that point, to the size of a marble, to the size of the earth, to the size of our solar system in picoseconds. After all this energy spreads out far enough, it will start to cool off forming matter (and anti-matter). Matter and anti-matter essentially cancel each other out, so the universe really has to expand for matter to stay around (also, picture for say every 1000 particles of anti-matter, there are 1001 particles of matter). So now we finally get some hydrogen after a looooong time. Gravity will pull this hydrogen together until enough of it accumulates for thermonuclear fusion to occur, giving us the massive blue-hot stars that have a relatively short lifespan. Hydrogen will be fused into heavier elements, until the star dies and goes supernova. By the way, supernovas are the only way to produce the heaviest elements such as uranium. The explosion spews the newly formed elements out for it to again accumulate into a planetary nebula. Gravity will pull together the various elements in this nebula. As they come together, it will start spinning (conservation of angular momentum), forming a planetary disc. The amount of stuff in the nebula determines the type of star formed, how many of them are formed (binary star systems are fairly common, we were nearly one). Gravity continues to pull this stuff together to form planets that will orbit the star on a roughly level plane. The type of star formed will determine its heat and lifespan. Blue-hot stars are too hot and too short-lived for life to have a good chance. Red-hot stars are generally too cool. Our average yellow-hot sun happens to be a nice medium -- lengthy lifespan, moderate temp. Now, heavier elements tend to be closer to the star, which is why we have Jovian planets farther away from our sun. If one of the closer planets has hydrogen dioxide there will be a better chance for life. However, if the planet is too close to the sun, the water will never be able to condense, and instead one will find a runaway greenhouse system (see Venus). If the planet is too far out, liquid water will be less likely. Now, lets say we have an earth-like planet. Given the various elements found in a primitive earth, combined with electricity, more complex compounds can be created (such as amino acids). So now there are a bunch of different compounds floating around. Some of these can interact with others to replicate itself or yet other compounds. Given enough time, these compounds can come together in just the right way for "life" to come about. Given even more time, this life can become more complex. "Life" is NOT just two cells popping out of nowhere. A cell is a result of evolution; a result of different compounds forming relationships with other compounds in order to better ensure replication.
So lets say "life" CANNOT just come about like this. Lets say only life can create life. Well, scientists have found meteorites that appear to have contained bacterium on it. If one such object landed into the primitive ocean, any surviving life would find a very rich environment in which it could thrive. Sexual reproduction is better at creating diversity, which gives an organism or species a better chance at survival in varying conditions. If we could rewind the evolutionary videotape, and replay it from the beginning, we'd likely have a VASTLY different outcome.
Now, I'm better at stellar evolution than biological evolution, but given enough time, evolution can lay claim to a vast array of different life forms. As it so happens, we are one of these life forms that managed to survive. We were able to survive and come to dominate the food chain through our intelligence; our ability to observe, question, and draw conclusions based on what we observe. It is our thirst for knowledge and understanding that defines us as distinctly human; what separates us from animals and makes us special.
"...which takes more faith, Believing THAT, or believing that God created in 6 literal days, as it states in Genisis." I'd have to say the 6 days crap. Shit, the red-shifting of galaxies shows that the universe is constantly expanding. Since they're moving away from eachother, how long ago were they together? Somewhere around the lines of 14 billion years or so.
I personally like the idea of a universal rebound, where universe reaches a point, then starts to contract again, bringing everything back together, back to the tiny planck-length point, at which another big bang will occur. Rinse, wash, repeat.
Now, what does it matter if your old religious text claims that the earth was created in six days? It was written when we had absolutely no understanding of the cosmos, life, etc. It was more an explanation of how things came to be. Nobody knew, so hey, God made it. It doesn't help that these stories were passed down by word of mouth for countless generations before being written in a now dead language so it could be translated countless times until it got into your hands. And you take it LITERALLY. I'm sorry, but the OT is full of allegory (just ask a Jew). So what does it matter if this outdated creation myth is wrong? Does it negate the rest of the Bible for you? If so, you're missing the point. The point of ANY religious text is to provide lessons on how to lead a good life. The ultimate message is "be good to each other." Can't you get that? It doesn't matter how old the earth is or how old the universe is. Be kind to your fellow man and treat others as you wish to be treated. You don't need a religion to tell you this, but some people are too stupid to understand this. So Christianity has a carrot/stick approach. If you're good and worship who and how I say, you'll be rewarded for all eternity. Disobey and you'll be tortured for all eternity. But remember, God loves you! In my opinion, the best way to worship a God is through good works; helping your fellow man (God's creation) would please some sort of divine Creator far more than kowtowing and groveling for forgiveness from Him. As a wise philosopher named Red Green says, "We're all in this together. I'm pulling for you." We must not forget this. We indeed are all in this together. Quit all the bullshit infighting over whose power/control scheme/religion is right and focus on the survival of the species. Yes, there are a shitload of us now. But when until now have we had to power to destroy all human life on this planet. Understanding evolutionary biology will show you just how precious life is. Extinction is commonplace, survival is rare. I would rather our species not be a cosmic joke by obliterating ourselves in a nuclear holocaust. We're a joke enough with all the bullshit as it is.
[This was written for my own benefit. Correct as needed please.]
