Beginning Of Lifecreation V Evolution
Submitted by megan1 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Beginning Of Lifecreation V Evolution
The Beginning of Life
There are two main theories that we draw from to come up with an explanation of how life began. Those two theories are, The Evolution Theory and, The Creation Theory. It is within our own personal beliefs, which one we choose as the correct theory of how life began.
I believe the creation theory is purely a religious story, passed down from generations, designed to give people some direction and meaning in life, rather then an actual theory of creation.
This theory is written in the Bible, not by some great God, but by average human beings, like you and I.
The basic story of creation goes like this:
God created the world in six days and on the seventh day he rested, which created the week'. So within a week he created everything in the Universe, the sun, the moon, the stars, the planets and absolutely every thing on planet earth. He created everything just as he wanted, made it perfect. On the sixth day he created the first humans, Adam and Eve. They had two sons, Cain and Able. Humans, and the world as we know it, flourished from there. ( ! ? )
The evolution theory, however, is supported by fact and evidence.
According to this theory, earth was formed about 4.6 billion years ago. Some time during the first billion years, life in its simplest form, appeared on planet earth.
There is a theory that the earth might have been infected' with life from outer space. Although, life was probably created from simple chemical reactions from within the earths early atmosphere and in the oceans. Life seemed to have begun in the oceans, until about 400 million years ago, it started to flourish on land.
We know that ancient plants and animals existed because of their remains, or fossils in the rocks. The oldest fossil found, was dated back to about 3 billion years ago.
Species have come and gone over the...
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