Muslimwoman
Coexistence insha'Allah
as salaam aleykum
Not sure if this is the right place to post this but isn't really science so didnt know where to put it.
I have always been mystified why people seem to believe that G-d created the heavens and earth in 6 days or they believe in evolution - why can't both be true?
To my mind we always approach this with the usual 'human closed mind syndrome'. All the Books explain to us that G-d created the heavens and the earth in 6 days. What are the heavens? Our universe is just one small part of the heavens. So we, being arrogant humans, decide that G-d must have used earth days to create all of this. Why?
Just look at our tiny little solar system:
59 earth days = 1 day on Mercury
243 earth days = 1 day on Venus
So who is to say how long a day is to G-d? When He refers to creating the heavens and earth in 6 days, a day for G-d may be millions of years to us. If this is the case then it explains how both can be true - G-ds creation and evolution (G-d also created evolution).
Your thoughts - interesting concept or I'm in need of medical help?
Salaam
Not sure if this is the right place to post this but isn't really science so didnt know where to put it.
I have always been mystified why people seem to believe that G-d created the heavens and earth in 6 days or they believe in evolution - why can't both be true?
To my mind we always approach this with the usual 'human closed mind syndrome'. All the Books explain to us that G-d created the heavens and the earth in 6 days. What are the heavens? Our universe is just one small part of the heavens. So we, being arrogant humans, decide that G-d must have used earth days to create all of this. Why?
Just look at our tiny little solar system:
59 earth days = 1 day on Mercury
243 earth days = 1 day on Venus
So who is to say how long a day is to G-d? When He refers to creating the heavens and earth in 6 days, a day for G-d may be millions of years to us. If this is the case then it explains how both can be true - G-ds creation and evolution (G-d also created evolution).
Your thoughts - interesting concept or I'm in need of medical help?
Salaam