REQUEST : Hindu Creation Story
Posted By Dennis Curran (dmcurran@worldnet.att.net)
Wed, 03 Dec 1997 23:54:10 -0800
What do Hindus believe regarding the creation of the earth and life upon
it? I heard (somewhere) that of the world's major religions, the Hindu
creation story was the only one that gave an age for the earth close to
the current scientifically accepted age. The number I vaguely remember
was some tens of millions of years. Is my memory correct? Could you
point me toward any books that might help? I would also be interested in
hearing whether you see any conflict between your creation story and
modern scientific theories, in particularly the "Big Bang" and
evolution.
I'm curious because I've been spending some time at the talk.origins
newsgroup which is devoted to debating the fundamentalist Christian
(6000 year old earth) vs. the modern scientific view (4.5 billion year
old earth) of creation. I'm a chemistry/physics major and very
interested in the relationship between science and religion in different
cultures.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks-DMC
