In the Beginning, God Created the Earth
The statement “In the beginning, God
created the heavens and the earth,” has brought a lot of reactions to my mind
especially after taking this course: From Atoms to Humans. The creation has
phased itself with either the lawful self-assembly’s actions (produces order
spontaneously) or the agent-designed assembly’s actions (requires energy
moving through the
system).
Scriptures state that in the beginning,
the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the
deep. This
confirms the thesis of the dark matter in the universe as the foundation or
source of the galaxies that we have. But this dark matter needs energy called
dark energy to influence the expansion of the universe. This energy is
mysterious to scientists but understood by us through revealed truth as the
power of God. Hence, He is above all creations either lawfully self-made or
agent-designed made.
Our current cultures make us consider
darkness as negative, harmful, or evil. But as a Chinese proverb states “It is
better to light
a candle than curse the darkness”, the Great Architect did exactly
the same. Through the darkness, He added light!
Our Earth planet has undergone several
developments to become a habitable place for diverse animals and plants. From
its center, the Earth is composed of four layers: the inner core, the outer
core, the mantle, and the crust. With the crust being the only habitable place
for animals. Therefore, the age of life is divided into three parts. First the Precambrian, the era that is connected with the
existence of bacteria and related unicellular organisms; second the Mesozoic Life which was characterized by the existence of giant reptiles, dinosaurs, and other monstrous beasts;
and last the Cenozoic which is our Earth's
current world characterized by the dominance of mammals, birds and flowering
plants, a cooling and drying climate, and the current configuration of
continents.
The lawful self-assembly’s actions are
seen in so many ways. For example, as the superheated center of the Earth,
the core is basically the production unit of rock and metal. These rocks once
force out of their equilibrium, undergo a rock cycle that consists of three
types of rock: sedimentary,
metamorphic, and igneous. Another phenomenon is seen when two plates collide. During
this incident, one plate can be pushed under the other and force magma through
holes in the crust causing a volcanic eruption which in return breaks down and
weather to form some of the most fertile soils on Earth.
Comments
Post a Comment