Athena Courage S.

Antequisa Grade 10 – Phi August 10, 2018

Reaction Paper on the “Genesis a History” Documentary

Ever since the start of when humans had the power to think and question the unknown,
the mystery of how our place of existence formed had already existed in our minds. Was there
really a true and scientific reason of how the Earth began? Or is the word of God where our
history truly lies?
In seeking the truth to our inquiries, we have two paradigms to consider. But first, what
is a paradigm? According to Wikipedia, a paradigm is a distinct set of concepts or thought
patterns, including theories, research methods, postulates, and standards for what constitutes
legitimate contributions to a field.
The first paradigm to consider is the Conventional Paradigm. The Conventional Paradigm
interprets everything with the notion of evolution that has happened over a long period of time.
The second paradigm is the Genesis Paradigm. The Genesis Paradigm illustrates the origin of
everything according to the book of Genesis in the bible.
But which paradigm is the real honest truth? Which is the just story of our hidden past?
Did it start billions of light years ago or did our time start with a huge explosion of miracles?
Watching the documentary, I felt confused and conflicted as to what I should be believing
in because of how convincing both paradigms were explained. But for now, I am leaning to the
idea of the conventional paradigm.
In the conventional paradigm, you are talking about deep time which is 13.7 billion years
ago. It walks through a slow and gradual process of evolution starting with the primal simplicity
ending in what we all see today. This does not talk about a great power, but of built up physical
processes where no mind, no creator design is present.
The latter which is the historical Genesis Paradigm, believes that everything starts with a
great power from one divine mind full of intelligence that plans and bring life to the most complex
of things. It talks about how it all started on a much more recent time scale which could be 200
years ago.
I for one believe in the much more slow and gradual process of things. I am more
convinced with the idea that those fossils and rock formations have been made and preserved
well through a very complicated process, involving the complex science behind it if we think
about how it got there.
I’ve been more convinced because of how intricate the design of things are, and because
of the thought of how many changes, phases and disasters the Earth must have gone through. I
would think that it wouldn’t be this unique if it weren’t for how long it took to take shape and
mature to become what we call the beauty and mystery it is for us all.