The universe was formed about 11 billion years ago in the:
BIG BANG!!!
The moon was likely created when a mars size object smashed into the liqiud earth (AKA the splash theory)
The first lifevorms were either bacteria or viruses.
Life evolved from there:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12227766/site/newsweek/ (the most recent example)
Humans evolved from apes in southern Africa (or maybe Asia?) and spread across the world.
Religion developed some time later
The original religions had multiple gods (so don't use the argument "god must exist because every civilization has believed in him") to explain their natural surroundings.
Judaism came to be
Jesus (if he existed AKA-
no historical evidence) was a Jew. He couldn't be Christian.
Christianity took over as the world's "biggest" (not in numbers--I believe that belongs to Buhdaism (correct me if I'm wrong, please) religion.
Christianity "evolved"
into to sections: Catholicism and Protestantism.
The Protestants came to America (mostly the Puritans) looking for freedom of religion, and yet somehow, 300 someodd years later, there is a Christian on this forum (well, multiple ones) trying to convert everyone and turn them into evangelicals (if they are already Christian)
That is the timeline
PS--I apologize to all the Christians on this forum who do not try to "spread their message" quite so loudly. As in Spark, mcminty, Skruples...
Don't get me wrong JaMDuDe... I'm sure you are a very nice person, and I'm sure you would be a great friend (I have a friend who is exactly like you), just save it for Church, please.
Last edited by Daysniper (2006-04-16 06:10:22)