How the Universe was Created, according to several belief systems.

goboatmen · 6 months

Kind of have to agree that science doesn't fit the classification of belief system, but still a great post!

Ray57 · 6 months

How the Universe was Created, according to several world views.

FTFY.

SupremeEmperor · 6 months

People don't seriously believe Chinese myth like people believe the bible. Some even argue the story Pangu came from other cultures.

i.e. Searched for "Confucius supernatural" on Google. First result: Quotes from the guy: "Absorption in the study of the supernatural is most harmful." "You are not able to serve man. How can you serve the spirits?" "You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?"

Chinese culture did not hold theology in high regard (Painting with broad strokes here).

Chaosflare44 · 6 months

Just FYI, the big bang theory makes no mention of the origin of the universe. It only applies to the development of the universe moments after it was a gravitational singularity, before that modern physics breaks down and scientists are unsure of what happened.

Also I don't like the wording "through some sort of Big Bang" since the Big Bang isn't actually an explosion, but a rapid expansion of space. The term "Big Bang" is actually a bit of a misnomer given by some radio host to contrast it with the then accepted Steady State theory.

Just felt I should clear that up. One of the biggest misconceptions is that people think the Big Bang theory states, "first there was nothing, then an explosion, then there was something", but its more like, "There was something infinitesimally small, we don't know yet where it came from, but it suddenly expanded and now everything is here".

SXHarrasmentPanda · 6 months

To those stating that science isn't a belief system, it is. People can choose whether or not to believe in science, but whether or not they believe in it doesn't matter because it's still true.

Cernunnox · 6 months

Tries to make an antithetic post. Classifies science as a belief system.

jimminybillybob123 · 6 months

I think the Norse one was my favourite

routari · 6 months

Could have been done better.

"a Big Bang" sounds a bit misleading, as it's a (originally mocking) name of a theory of expansion from a singularity, and not "a big bang".

Reading "micro-evolution" made me twinge a bit too, as that is an American word used primarily by Christians, and not an international, let alone scientific one.

But other than that, I just realised how boring and unimaginative Genesis is as a creation myth. The only kind of description it gives (maybe to try and seem authoritative) is ordering, and even that is terrible. But bronze-age goat herders are the fish to the barrel others have provided me with, by virtue of the time I was born I suppose.

IMLightning · 6 months

Implying religions deny the possibility that their god or gods created the universe by means of the Big Bang or other similar "theories."

BackOnTheBacon · 6 months

I have a feeling that each of these world views would feel like they have more evidence than simply "so and so says so" I mean, it may not be GOOD, but they would claim it.

skeltons_cure · 6 months

I like the chart but to be self critical, I never saw the word "theory" under science.

FreeThinker76 · 6 months

Re-post. I like it though, so much in fact I recreated it. HERE

Enjoy!

Pierre77 · 6 months

False the big bamg theory doesnt go over the creation of the universe. But rather how it 'evolved' into its modern day state.

kragmoor · 6 months

repost but i still enjoy it

FrederikBosch · 6 months

Prff, Norse religion is awesome, in the end it is just as ridiculos as the others.

[deleted] · 6 months

Did anyone else read the norse myth in a Patrick Stewart voice?

wappleby · 6 months

Oh hello there Mr. Repost, fancy seeing you here!


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