Pope accepts big bang theory

so the catholic church is official dead now?kayoticdreamz

No. For chrissake the "Big Bang" was formulated by a catholic priest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lema%C3%AEtre).

Silenthps, not trying to be mean, but are u in "special" classes at your school?

@ Silenthps: Are you Jehovas witness or something (they take the bible word for word)? The Bible is a book for guidance not a book of facts. If God wanted us to be close-minded like you are, he would have never given 99 percent of humankind the power of reason.

As A catholic I do not believe the bible is a literal translation of events of creation, thinking that women were created from the rib of a man and that adam named all of the animals is completely absurd. Perhaps God created scientific parameteres for the universe to follow to impose order on everything and those dictated that it would take a while for humans to appear on the planet. If you believe in God and believe he has limitless power than the billions of years that have gone by from the time of the big bang is just a blink of an eye for him. If God is God than he rules time aswell. It makes more sense that God created the universe by the scientific theories that most humans accept to make it understandable. God wants us to be the caretakers of the earth no? To do that we have to understand the planet aswell.

Apparently this forum consists of a bunch of uninformed idiots, as does Yahoo news. The Catholic Church accepted evolution and the "big bang" back in the 80's. This is not news. It's common knowledge among Christians.

It's all part of his plan to ascend to the role of Space Pope. Ace6301

That's the coolest thing I've heard all day.

Lol big bang theory I thought matter couldn't be created or destroyed, so how did it come to be then?RobboElRobbo

Well.. There are some theories.. Which is basically like super mario 64 lol.. Were there is a hub universe and actions that happen in this central hub cause reactions that spark the creations of other universes. All sorts of crazy stuff... It could have been initially created by "god", but not god in the sense that we think as some omnipitent being who watches over our existance.. Maybe just some form of energy or some object that is responsible for the creations of universes and causes big bang reactions.. Because the big bang theory only makes sense seeing as how the universe is expanding at very high speeds. all outward and away from each other.. Which means that everything in the universe had the same place of origin.

Beingpresbyterian has its perks for me. Like not hanging on the Pope's every word.

[QUOTE="Silenthps"][QUOTE="BuryMe"]Admittedly, I know very little about the big ang theory.

But as for needing a time machine to witness evolution, you're just straight up wrong. We've witnessed evolution through the fossil record. And we continue to witness it toda as thing like anti-biotic resistance become more prevalent.

clayron

Everything that ever contradicts Christian beleifs will eventually become a "coincide" thing.

I bet he has the hots for Penny too.

Lto_thaG

Don't we all?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110106/sc_nm/us_pope_bigbang

The pope accepts the big bang theory! I find it pretty stupid how the church will end up accepting all the advancement made on how we were created...

shadow13702

Everything that ever contradicts Christian beleifs will eventually become a "coincide" thing.

Infinite_Access

Again, the "Big Bang" was developed by a Catholic priest.

pope is a moron

pope is a moron

Harisemo

So somebody accepts something that you don't and that automatically makes him a moron?

pope is a moron

Harisemo

Why? What exactly does the Big Bang entail that makes him a moron? A person of faith could believe that was the method that god created everything.. Furthermore it doesn't contradict Jesus Christ, the cornerstone of Christianity.

Everything that ever contradicts Christian beleifs will eventually become a "coincide" thing.

Infinite_Access

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

pope is a moron

Ingenemployee

So somebody accepts something that you don't and that automatically makes him a moron?

Big bang contradicts the creation of universe as mentioned in bible. pope should believe what bible says

[QUOTE="Infinite_Access"]

Everything that ever contradicts Christian beleifs will eventually become a "coincide" thing.

ferrari2001

Tell that to Galileo.

That's not to say that there aren't many Christians who have accepted science throughouot history, but Christianity in general and as an institution has a long history, since its formation really, of ignoring and sometimes even rejecting scientific observations.

[QUOTE="Ingenemployee"]

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

pope is a moron

Harisemo

So somebody accepts something that you don't and that automatically makes him a moron?

Big bang contradicts the creation of universe as mentioned in bible. pope should believe what bible says

[QUOTE="Ingenemployee"]

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

pope is a moron

Harisemo

So somebody accepts something that you don't and that automatically makes him a moron?

Big bang contradicts the creation of universe as mentioned in bible. pope should believe what bible says

No it doesn't.. The Papacy can argue that was a metaphor to what the Big Bang is.. The creation stories in the Bible to many are not taken literally...

The pope accepts the big bang theory! I find it pretty stupid how the church will end up accepting all the advancement made on how we were created...shadow13702

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"][QUOTE="Infinite_Access"]

Everything that ever contradicts Christian beleifs will eventually become a "coincide" thing.

-Sun_Tzu-

Tell that to Galileo.

That's not to say that there aren't many Christians who have accepted science throughouot history, but Christianity in general and as an institution has a long history, since its formation really, of ignoring and sometimes even rejecting scientific observations.

Everything that ever contradicts Christian beleifs will eventually become a "coincide" thing.

Infinite_Access

'Bout tme.

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"][QUOTE="Infinite_Access"]

Everything that ever contradicts Christian beleifs will eventually become a "coincide" thing.

-Sun_Tzu-

Tell that to Galileo.

That's not to say that there aren't many Christians who have accepted science throughouot history, but Christianity in general and as an institution has a long history, since its formation really, of ignoring and sometimes even rejecting scientific observations.

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

[QUOTE="Ingenemployee"]

So somebody accepts something that you don't and that automatically makes him a moron?

sSubZerOo

Big bang contradicts the creation of universe as mentioned in bible. pope should believe what bible says

No it doesn't.. The Papacy can argue that was a metaphor to what the Big Bang is.. The creation stories in the Bible to many are not taken literally...

im sure jesus took em literal

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

Big bang contradicts the creation of universe as mentioned in bible. pope should believe what bible says

Harisemo

No it doesn't.. The Papacy can argue that was a metaphor to what the Big Bang is.. The creation stories in the Bible to many are not taken literally...

im sure jesus took em literal

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

No it doesn't.. The Papacy can argue that was a metaphor to what the Big Bang is.. The creation stories in the Bible to many are not taken literally...

LJS9502_basic

im sure jesus took em literal

imtalking aboutthe genesis chapter in old testament. im sure jesus took it literally

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

im sure jesus took em literal

Harisemo

imtalking aboutthe genesis chapter in old testament. im sure jesus took it literally

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]

Tell that to Galileo.

That's not to say that there aren't many Christians who have accepted science throughouot history, but Christianity in general and as an institution has a long history, since its formation really, of ignoring and sometimes even rejecting scientific observations.

u_r_a_sausage

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

im sure jesus took em literal

Harisemo

imtalking aboutthe genesis chapter in old testament. im sure jesus took it literally

... How do you know that? Furthermore does that mean Noah's Ark is to be taken literally to? That the entire earth flooded?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Harisemo"]

imtalking aboutthe genesis chapter in old testament. im sure jesus took it literally

u_r_a_sausage

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

[QUOTE="u_r_a_sausage"]:lol: I love the endless certainty with which you assert your uniquely Catholic interpretation of history wherein the Crusades were a secular landgrab, the Pope didn't really care that Galileo was trampling Catholic dogma underfoot and it's purely coincidental that those on one side of the Troubles happen to be Protestant and those on the others Catholic.u_r_a_sausage

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

[QUOTE="u_r_a_sausage"]And why is that?u_r_a_sausage

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

[QUOTE="u_r_a_sausage"]And why is that?u_r_a_sausage

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Jesus never talked about science dude....sSubZerOo

imtalking aboutthe genesis chapter in old testament. im sure jesus took it literally

... How do you know that? Furthermore does that mean Noah's Ark is to be taken literally to? That the entire earth flooded?

these stories are meant to be taken literally and thats how people viewed them before. it is only just now that christians find it embarrassing to believe in these stories so they say "oh its not meant to be taken literally". i guarantee in a couple hundred years there will be christians whosay thatGod in bible is not to be taken literally.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"] Since when has science ever been a part of Christian belief? Christians have been open to explore science and history for a very very long time. It's only in recent years that Christians have been criticized for ignoring all schooling, science and common sense and to follow the bible as a scientific text book. No thanks, I'm more confident in recent scientific discoveries than the scientific understanding of nomads that lived 4000 years ago. I'll continue to use the bible as it was meant to be read, a book that provides us with the moral codes, the story of Christ and the truths necessary for salvation. ferrari2001

Tell that to Galileo.

That's not to say that there aren't many Christians who have accepted science throughouot history, but Christianity in general and as an institution has a long history, since its formation really, of ignoring and sometimes even rejecting scientific observations.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

imtalking aboutthe genesis chapter in old testament. im sure jesus took it literally

Harisemo

... How do you know that? Furthermore does that mean Noah's Ark is to be taken literally to? That the entire earth flooded?

these stories are meant to be taken literally and thats how people viewed them before. it is only just now that christians find it embarrassing to believe in these stories so they say "oh its not meant to be taken literally". i guarantee in a couple hundred years there will be christians whosay thatGod in bible is not to be taken literally.

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"][QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]

Tell that to Galileo.

That's not to say that there aren't many Christians who have accepted science throughouot history, but Christianity in general and as an institution has a long history, since its formation really, of ignoring and sometimes even rejecting scientific observations.

-Sun_Tzu-