Genesis Ch.3 V.16:
“To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
This is a statement which is degrading women who have gone through pregnancy. Muslims who believe in the same story say that god shared the blame between them. They leave out the days of creation but believe in Adam and Eve (or as they call them Adam and Hawa). And finally, they do not degrade pregnant women. In fact they uplift the status of a woman when she is pregnant.
How Christians interpret the Story of Creation
The Story of Creation for Christian’s explains why we were placed on this earth. It is to punish the children of Adam (i.e. us). And it also shows that the reason that there is evil in this world is to punish us. Of course Christianity being a monumental and global religion there are disputes set on what this story implies. Some Christians say that it is to remind us of our nature. We are human beings and will always sin. We aren’t perfect and because of this we desperately need to repent. Other Christians say that this is to show the mercy and benevolence of God. He must have been, because he gave Adam and Eve the garden. God told them to eat abundantly therein. So this is their argument for god being omni-benevolent (despite him degrading pregnancy). And finally, some even say that it goes to show God is able to do all things. This whole world was his doing. The garden in which Adam and Eve were in was made by him.
Flaws in the Christian Creation Story
There are some flaws in this story:
- Light was listed as appearing on day 1, but its source (the sun and stars) did not appear until day 4. Most creation scientists, who generally support the meaning of this creation story, have a solution to this puzzle. Many say that light initially came from God, before he created the sun and stars.
- Birds were said to have appeared before other land animals. Palaeontologists, who support the theory of evolution, say that the fossil record shows the opposite order. Creation scientists discount this belief.
- Vegetation is apparent on third day whereas the sun, which is necessary for sustaining vegetation, does not appear until the fourth day.
- In the Bible, in Genesis, chapter 1, we read that God created light which He called day, and separated it from the darkness which He called night (see v. 3). Today we know that the alternation of day and night is caused by the earth's movement in relation to the sun. But, according to Genesis, the sun was not created until the fourth day (see v. 16). So how could day and night alternate before that?
Hindu Creation Story And extract taken from Rig-Veda
Who really knows, and who can swear,
How creation came, when or where!
Even gods came after creation’s day,
Who really knows, who can truly say
When and how did creation start?
Did He do it? Or did He not?
Only He, up there, knows, maybe;
Or perhaps, not even He.
Points I have made above
He really knows, and who can swear
Firstly, God is seen to be a male and I see that as immoral. Yes, in my religion-of Islam-God is seen as a male however that is mainly because of the Arabic language. After this it says “He really knows” The thing is how can he know? He wasn’t present it says so (verse 3). “Who can swear” is saying that no-one knows. This phrase is implying that it doesn’t matter. I do agree to this at an extent. I believe it is not the most important thing in a religion the story of creation. But I believe if there isn’t a story of creation then it can result in a monumental deficiency in faith. I believe that Story’s of creation are good for two reasons. These are:
- It shows that god is omni-potent. He created such a cultivated universe from very little.
- It is good knowledge for the theist or religious follower.
How creation came, when or where!This verse follows on from previous verse. It is effectively saying no-one truly knows how universe actually came into existence. When or where, so no-one knows even the slightest detail of the events that took place in the creation of the universe.
Even gods came after creation’s day
Verse 3 is a problem. Why is it a problem? Mainly, because it contradicts with verses 6 and 7. In verse six it says did god create it? Well, he can’t have created it because it says the gods came after the creation day. How can you create something before you exist? It’s just illogical to think so.
Even gods came after creation’s day
Didn’t gods create everything? How could they have created things before their existence? And were gods created? Gods are meant to be omni-present. Of course some people would say that everything has to have a beginning. But god is out of our understanding. He does not have to be compatible with logic and science.
When and how did creation start?
The Hindu Creation Story
The Chandogya Upanishad 3:19:104 relates how the world was nonexistent, became existent, and then became an egg. After a year, the egg broke open and a silver part and a gold part emerged. The silver part became the Earth and the gold part became the sky. The various parts of the egg became the features of the heavens and the Earth. Many see in this an analogy to the Big Bang Theory.
