Militant atheists have long tried to prove that there is no God. And they referred, of course, to science. Only atheists did not want to see the obvious: many scientists were believers and studied the Bible.
Can the Bible and science be compatible? Let's look at the answer to this question in the article.
What did atheists do?
Atheists are interesting people: they fight what they think doesn't exist. So, why fight fiction? Yes, and evidence of the absence of God lead. If not, then, for which active propaganda was carried out among the population, churches collapsed, priests were killed.
The basic concept for building communism, the atheists took from the New Testament. It sounds strange and wild, but nonetheless. All the best things are taken from the Gospel, slightly altered and presented as a new worldview.
Atheists waged an active and fierce struggle against the Savior. Suffice it to recall one of the Soviet leaders who promised to show on TV "the lastRussian priest ". The attitude towards believers was simply terrible, they were given a choice: a cross or bread. For faith they could be expelled from the institute, deprived of work, branded with shame. The wonderful book Red Easter, authored by Nina Pavlova, describes such moments. One Orthodox the young man was kicked out of the Moscow Aviation Institute for his faith, and Hieromonk Vasily (Roslyakov) was not allowed to compete in prestigious competitions when he was still living in the world, given that Father Vasily, then Igor Roslyakov, was the European champion in water polo.
In general, atheists tried to impose their ideology, to convince the people that the Bible and science are completely incompatible, they are not on the way.
Really?
In 2013, Swedish and French scientists received the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the Higgs boson. It is also called "particle of God". The thing is that this same boson confirms the history of the Bible with the help of science. More precisely, the history of the creation of the world. Let's look at each day in more detail.
First there was a word
The Bible begins with this phrase. That is, at first there was nothing but chaos. And what is chaos, many remember from the lessons of physics. This is when all the particles are in the same position. That is, matter itself exists, but it has no forms.
And over it all, according to the Bible, the Spirit of God commanded. As far as we know, God is represented in Christian teaching as trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God has everything, it is not some abstract matter. This is a person, self-sufficient,independent and having all the benefits.
Why did God need to create the world if he has everything? Out of His love, the Lord wanted to do it.
Earth, according to the logic of atheists, came out of nowhere. At first it was not from the word "at all". And then once and appeared, as if by magic. And in general, as they say, the Lord could not create the earth in one day, this is unrealistic.
And here ordinary people get lost, because a day is very little. Just 24 hours is hardly enough time to create an entire planet. Let it be completely dark and empty, but still.
The word "day" did not mean the usual 24 hours. No wonder they say that with God one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. In order to create the earth, God first had to work on the universe. Arrange the planets in such a way that their gravitational field does not affect the earth's.
The appearance of the earth itself is a very interesting process. As scientists involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson worked to obtain it, the world stood still. No one knew that such curiosity of physicists would lead to it. The fact is that this boson is nothing but a small black hole. And some scientists feared that when particles collided at great speeds, and this is how it was planned to get our boson, a huge black hole would appear, leading to the destruction of the planet. Holes do not know how to give, they can only absorb, because they are chaotic matter.
Our earth was born from a small black hole. There was a significant heating in it, then an explosion, and a tinyplanet. In a few minutes, she reached the size that she still has to this day. All of this has been proven with the Higgs boson, showing that science and the Bible say the same thing about creation.
Creation of Heaven
As we know, on the second day God created the sky. It means physical solidity. The Bible says: "And God created the firmament. And he called the firmament heaven."
The sky exists not only in the form we observe it. After all, the Lord is in heaven, but not in the physical. This physical sky is visible, the sky where God lives is invisible to human eyes.
Water and vegetation
If we consider the formation of the earth's crust and titanic plates from the point of view of archeology, then this time is calculated in a millennium. What kind of days can we talk about, atheists will cry? And we will recall the phrase about one day and a thousand years for God. This has already been written above.
When the earth first appeared, it "worked" in enhanced mode. There was practically no land, mostly water. And we see this echo of the past to this day. More than 90% of the water on our planet. But God said that dry land is needed. And the earth obediently obeyed.
But the picture doesn't fit atheists again. The Bible and science contradict each other, according to their worldview. It is impossible to create and separate land from water, to create vegetation in one day. And the plants, according to archaeological excavations, were simply huge, and now they are small.
It's all true, but the era of the plant world has comefor the next millennium. Even archaeologists say this. And the plants, in fact, were very large at first. But the Lord was preparing the earth so that it would be convenient for a person to live on it. Several millennia pass, plants acquire almost the same forms as we now see. Everything happens under the influence of climatic conditions.
Day four: luminaries
Are there any contradictions in science and the Bible? If you want, you can dig into everything. But scientists have already proven that the Bible is true, the creation of the world happened exactly as described in this Book.
On the fourth day God created the sun, moon and stars. And then the atheists will be delighted: "This is a contradiction!". For the light was already created on the second day. Basil the Great answers this question well in his writings. He says that the Sun is not the only source of light. God is who is Light from Light.
Fifth day
What is the role of the Bible in historical science? Suffice it to recall the proofs of scientists about the veracity of this Book. And we, meanwhile, consider the fifth day of creation. God created the first living beings. They were reptiles, birds, fish.
One of the most interesting and strong clues for atheists, because at first there were dinosaurs on earth. By the way, we can still see these creatures alive. These are harmless lizards and reptiles, somewhat modified. Although the crocodile can hardly be called a harmless reptile, it is a direct descendant of the dinosaurs that inhabited the seas and oceans.
Dinosaurs ruled the earth for more than one era. But God understood that his crowncreation - a man - will meet with a huge lizard, and nothing will remain of him. A predator will eat a person, and huge herbivores will simply trample. It was then that the huge lizards were destroyed. According to history, a large meteorite fell to earth, destroying some of the dinosaurs. And the second part died out due to changes in weather conditions. The earth was preparing for the fact that a person would set foot on it.
By the way, about birds, literally. The harmless birds familiar to us are the descendants of flying dinosaurs, no matter how strange it may sound. They have been modified by evolution.
Day Six
The Bible, from the point of view of the science of atheism, is deceptive. But scientists have proven that atheists themselves were in a big mistake.
Well, that's not what we are talking about now, it is worth paying attention to the sixth day of the creation of the world. On this day God created animals and man. If we turn to the finds of archaeologists, then a strange pattern will arise. The Lord created animals in a certain sequence, which can be described as "from simple to complex." And this cannot be done in one day, which is confirmed by the data of geologists and archaeologists. It would seem that there is a contradiction between the Bible and the science of the creation of the world. But it only seems so, because with God a thousand years are like one day, and one day is like a thousand years.
First there were dinosaurs, huge flying lizards and strange fish. Then they died out, but some remained in a reduced form. It is possible that the Lord simply made them smaller in size so that these creations of his would becomethe ancestors of new birds, fish and reptiles.
New species of animals were formed according to evolution. They no longer looked like huge monsters, now the inhabitants of the earth were much smaller. And again here you can find fault with the Bible, they say, it says that Adam and Eve lived in Eden, and it was inhabited by numerous animals. There were lions and lambs together, but everyone knows that lions are predators. They could not live next to defenseless sheep.
Even as they could, before the first blood was shed. And the blood was shed, as we remember, after the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Their eldest son Cain killed his brother Abel. The blood of an innocent splashed on the ground, and everything began with it.
Abel's blood got on the nectar that the mosquitoes fed on. She also flooded the grass - the food of all the animals of that time. The lion was the first to taste the bloody grass, and he went berserk from its taste. And he began to invite other animals to take a sample. Those who refused remained herbivores, and those who tasted the herbs with the blood of the murdered Abel turned into predators. They craved that taste, tried to kill each other. But they quickly realized that predators are able to resist the same as they are. But it is much easier to kill a herbivore. That's when the division happened, in which animals turned into hunters and victims.
We got a little distracted. Let's go back to the creation of man. The Bible and the science of the creation of the world in this regard, contradict each other. Recall Darwin's theory, which convinces people that they are descended from monkeys.
You know, there is a similar opinion among Christians. God inas a "basis" for the creation of man could take a higher being, at that time it was the monkeys. And turn her into a human. This is well described in the lectures of the theologian Alexei Osipov.
But this is just one of the opinions, according to the main one - the Lord created Adam from the earth. I breathed life into it, and our distant ancestor turned out. God looked at the creation of his hands, and decided to create a companion for him. For it is not good for a man to be alone. Eve was created from Adam's rib, we all know this from the Bible.
And here atheists wake up, angrily denouncing Christians in ignorance. They say that both men and women have 12 pairs of ribs. And believers will agree, for St. Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky testified to this. But it happens that a person is born with a 13th rib on one side. Then he is operated on and the man lives a normal life.
Doctors know that the removal of the two lower ribs will not bring much trouble. A person can live with 10 pairs of ribs. If they know this in medicine, did the Lord not know? And would he harm his creation?
Where was Eden?
It seems that the Garden of Eden is a mythical place, but it is not at all. According to archaeological excavations, Eden was discovered near Syria. It was there that the first people lived, expelled from Paradise later.
As for exile, let's get back to atheism. The atheists may wonder: "Could the Lord not have known about such a development of events?". He could and knew, but he gave people freedom of choice. If God created people as his weak-willed toys, then it would be possible to aska question. The Lord knew that Adam and Eve would eat the fruit from the forbidden tree. He was in charge of all the scenarios for the development of events, and hoped that the ancestors of mankind would choose a different path. Alas, they decided to become like their Creator in terms of knowledge and skills. Had Adam confessed to eating the forbidden fruit, God would have forgiven him. But the husband began to blame his wife, and Eve, in turn, blamed the snake. God was angry with disobedient and deceitful people, without waiting for repentance from them. So he drove me out of Paradise.
About the age of the earth
It is difficult to talk about the age of the earth according to the Bible and science. For the holy book does not focus on how many years our land exists. But scientific data, in particular archaeological finds and eras, which we know about from school lessons, say that the earth is several billion years old. It is difficult to dispute or confirm this fact, due to the lack of information about the age of the earth in the Bible.
Why do people speak different languages?
Sometimes you can hear the opinion that, according to science, the scriptures from the Bible about the Tower of Babel are deceptive. This could not be, because we are all brothers and sisters, according to the holy book. And in general, what is the role of the Bible in historical science? She can only mislead people. And everyone knows that the planet is inhabited by three races, how could Africans come from Adam and Eve?
Indeed, there is a story in the Bible about the construction of the Tower of Babel. It began after the global flood, when only Noah and his family managed to escape. After they left the ark, the Lord told the peoplebe fruitful and multiply to repopulate the earth. But the descendants of Noah turned out to be stubborn, they split up, and part moved to the East. We decided to glorify ourselves, to make a name, so to speak, by building a huge tower. It was planned to build a structure to the heavens, but God did not like the plans of man. It was then that he intervened, forcing the people to speak different languages. There was an unimaginable uproar, for people did not understand each other. What kind of construction could be discussed when strange shouts were heard and no one could understand what was happening.
We know about the mention of 70 descendants of Noah, and we know about the same number of language groups. But let's continue our topic about the Tower of Babel. According to the Bible, people fled in fear, and the tower was left unfinished. Then, having recovered a little, the people began to gather in groups according to their linguistic characteristics.
As for appearance, these linguistic "clumps" occupied certain territories. Over time, as a result of tectonic movements of the earth's crust, the land was divided in a certain way. Time passed, the borders and names of states changed, but the land remained unchanged. Its inhabitants survived climate change, so they had to adapt to climatic conditions. For example, in Africa, the very first settlers were just swarthy. The next generation is somewhat darker than the parents, and the descendants have turned into completely black, adjusting to a certain climate.
The Book of Mixed Atheism
Speaking of religion, it is impossible not to mentionatheistic books. It is impossible to count how many of them came from the pen of Soviet authors. But in their writings, they disputed the existence of God without affecting other religions.
We will touch upon the book by Maurice Bucaille "Bible, Koran and Science". In our time, you can hardly surprise anyone with an atheistic worldview. How many people, so many opinions. The author of the book "The Bible, the Quran and Science" does some research in which he explains the complete similarity of the Muslim book with scientific facts. At the same time, blaspheming the Bible, and claiming that this is his point of view.
In fact, many Western scholars of religious teachings have a similar point of view. In the book "The Bible, the Quran and Science" the author tells about those things that others simply did not have time to talk about. And if not for Bukay, then there would be another person who made such a study.
It is noteworthy that this French doctor converted to Islam. The first publication of his book, in which Maurice argues that the Bible contradicts science and Islam, was in 1976.
Summing up
What can you say about what was written in the article? Everyone has the right to draw their own conclusion. Some will not believe what is being said, while others will become interested and begin to dig deeper.
For those who are interested, we can advise acquaintance with the works of the Holy Fathers, as well as with modern theologians. It could be Alexey Osipov, whom we mentioned above. Priest Alexander Satomsky talks very well about Christianity, whose lectures are on YouTube. This young priest has a gift for storytelling. AndFor those who are just starting to go to church, striving to know the Lord, Father Alexander talks about faith, approaching this issue from a philosophical and psychological point of view. Lectures are heard in one breath, and there is an explanation of the creation of the world in his videos.
You can also recommend the lectures of an Orthodox Christian, a former physicist, current lawyer Anna Khrenova. She speaks very vividly, the listeners are breathtaking. The lectures are rich, they open other facets of the vision of the world.
Conclusion
How consistent is the Bible with science? Scientists have proven that everything described in this book is true. And the disputes of atheists on this issue no longer confuse the Orthodox. Although it is unlikely that Christians were embarrassed before, they simply had to hide their faith. And others did not hide why they were criticized and persecuted.
Are there mysteries in the Bible: science is still exploring the miracle of the origin of the world to this day.
