The Earth
Many have wondered about the origins of this great planet.
THE BIG BANG THEORY:
The Big Bang theory is an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe. Discoveries in astronomy and physics have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that our universe did in fact have a beginning. Prior to that moment there was nothing; during and after that moment there was something: our universe. The big bang theory is an effort to explain what happened during and after that moment.
According to the standard theory, our universe sprang into existence as "singularity" around 13.7 billion years ago. What is a "singularity" and where does it come from? Well, to be honest, we don't know for sure. Singularities are zones which defy our current understanding of physics. They are thought to exist at the core of "black holes." Black holes are areas of intense gravitational pressure. The pressure is thought to be so intense that finite matter is actually squished into infinite density (a mathematical concept which truly boggles the mind). These zones of infinite density are called "singularities." Our universe is thought to have begun as an infinitesimally small, infinitely hot, infinitely dense, something - a singularity. Where did it come from? We don't know. Why did it appear? We don't know.
After its initial appearance, it apparently inflated (the "Big Bang"), expanded and cooled, going from very, very small and very, very hot, to the size and temperature of our current universe. It continues to expand and cool to this day and we are inside of it: incredible creatures living on a unique planet, circling a beautiful star clustered together with several hundred billion other stars in a galaxy soaring through the cosmos, all of which is inside of an expanding universe that began as an infinitesimal singularity which appeared out of nowhere for reasons unknown. This is the Big Bang theory.
However there are some who follow the Creationist Theory:
The Story of Creation
1 In the beginning, when God created the universe,[a] 2 the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the Spirit of God[b] was moving over the water. 3 Then God commanded, “Let there be light”—and light appeared. 4 God was pleased with what he saw. Then he separated the light from the darkness, 5 and he named the light “Day” and the darkness “Night.” Evening passed and morning came—that was the first day.
6-7 Then God commanded, “Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in two separate places”—and it was done. So God made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it. 8 He named the dome “Sky.” Evening passed and morning came—that was the second day.
9 Then God commanded, “Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear”—and it was done. 10 He named the land “Earth,” and the water which had come together he named “Sea.” And God was pleased with what he saw. 11 Then he commanded, “Let the earth produce all kinds of plants, those that bear grain and those that bear fruit”—and it was done. 12 So the earth produced all kinds of plants, and God was pleased with what he saw. 13 Evening passed and morning came—that was the third day.
14 Then God commanded, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and to show the time when days, years, and religious festivals[c] begin; 15 they will shine in the sky to give light to the earth”—and it was done. 16 So God made the two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and the moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars. 17 He placed the lights in the sky to shine on the earth, 18 to rule over the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God was pleased with what he saw. 19 Evening passed and morning came—that was the fourth day.
20 Then God commanded, “Let the water be filled with many kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds.” 21 So God created the great sea monsters, all kinds of creatures that live in the water, and all kinds of birds. And God was pleased with what he saw. 22 He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the water to reproduce and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to increase in number. 23 Evening passed and morning came—that was the fifth day.
24 Then God commanded, “Let the earth produce all kinds of animal life: domestic and wild, large and small”—and it was done. 25 So God made them all, and he was pleased with what he saw.
26 Then God said, “And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild,[d] large and small.” 27 So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female, 28 blessed them, and said, “Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals. 29 I have provided all kinds of grain and all kinds of fruit for you to eat; 30 but for all the wild animals and for all the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food”—and it was done. 31 God looked at everything he had made, and he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came—that was the sixth day.
However today, now, here, I would like to submit a new theory. It can’t be tested by science as it is only my opinion, but one I have thought of often over my years on this planet.
Two great spirits bound by love, decided it was time to have a family. There was much love in their lives already but they had no one to share it with. This made them sad. They were great and powerful being whose powers knew no bounds so they set about creating the planet known as earth. They removed their soul gems, (otherwise known as their essence) and combined them into one. A bright light fills the heavens as the two halves of the soul gems enbraced each other like old friends — never to be parted again. And the two old spirits held on to one another, for they must never be parted from their lover. The creatures who grew there were charged with the task of toiling over the land and the beasts. When they had done all that must be done, they observed the land for what it was and were happy. The old ones (the two spirits) had given them knowledge of the tasks that lay ahead of them. Not on tablets or parchments, oh no, but in their hearts. This knowledge must be passed down from father to son and mother to daughter, so that the land could remain pure and good and that every living creature could live a fair and true life. But humankind were blinded by the promise the old ones had given them. To live in accordance with the teachings lain before them, humankind would toil over the land until it was just right. And when they had reached an age of enlightened knowledge and freedom of spirit, they were to shed their earlthy bodies and join the old ones. For the old ones were not gone, they merely slumbered at the centre of the earth. Many had reported to being able to hear the land and sea and the voices of the creatures whom they tamed. But many more despised them for it. They had grown jealous of their ability to hear the sounds to which their hearts had turned away from. They had grown callous and cruel. They had become something different. A new breed of human. One which believed that their existance made them superior to the creatures whom labored beneath their hand. And so humankind turned away from the old teachings and made new Gods. And housed them in golden temples and prayed to false idols and punished those who didn’t believe in them. The old ones were so saddened by this that they leaked what little essence remained in them out into the world, only to be awoken by those who will ambrace the old teachings and the old ways.
