I have said before that I believe the Big Bang Theory (one of many) is merely the blueprint of the creation of the universe and does not give us the identity of the Master Craftsman who created it all. Yes I am a Mason, a Speculative Mason. I believe the Universe was created by God as the Master Builder. I have no preconcieved notion of his appearence except from the Biblical quote that we were created in his image and likeness. I am not exactly sure what that means. I also believe that God, not Man, is responsible for the creation of morals (as opposed to mores and culture) and true right and wrong. I believe that since the Bible was written or inspired by God there is nothing of error in the words. There may be issues of interpretation as in the story of Genesis but the Bible is correct in all things.

To me, to believe that the universe sprang from nothingness takes as large a leap of faith as a belief in a supreme being who put it all motion. Neither of us will ever know the truth as long as we are alive. After we are dead we will either know there is a Supreme God or we will know nothing, it will all be gone. Personally, I find it less terrifying that there is a Supreme God.

I believe the physics of the "Big Bang" accurately describes and explains how planets and elements came into being once the KABOOM happened but does not explain the why it happened. That is the realm of religion. I was raised Catholic and spent some time with the Jesuits and therefore do not see a disconnect between science and religion. I also believe that the more answers we find the more questions follow and we will NEVER know all the answers. Furthermore I believe that 100 years from now there will in all likelihood be still another theory of the origin of the Universe, equally supported by scientific research, equally debated and shoved down the throats of all.

As for evolution, I am not sure that I do believe in evolution as you believe in evolution, that a single cell lead to man. There are no direct links anywhere, there are no proofs that any specific lower order became a higher order, only that as a higher order developed the lower order disappeared. Do I believe God waved a majic wand and poof there were all the different creatures? In a way yes but not necessarily in the twinkling of an eye.

What can you show the world that is evolving today? What higher order than man is on the horizon?

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