Hashem and the Creation of the World

Hashem created the entire world out of chaos and nothing. He created the world in a way that the beings would be provided for. First, He created the land, water, and sky. These were the habitats. Then, he created inanimate objects, like vegetation. This was supplemental to the survival of all living beings. For animals, the vegetation provided nutrition and provide the energy required for life. Next came the animals, who were all created with the ability to reproduce, evolve, and therefore survive. Lastly, He created Man, who would rule over the animals. Man was also created so that they can perpetuate the race. Hashem created the world by first creating the habitats, then creating the inhabitants. These steps were vital to the survival of Hashem's creations. Without them, we would need divine intervention to survive from generation to generation. Also, on the subject of evolution, Hashem created all beings with the ability to evolve (A.K.A. natural selection) and perpetuate the species. If we did not have this, Hashem would have to recreate the race with every new generation and the world would be different from what we know today.

In response to the issue of atheists, there are some major flaws in their non-belief system. First of all, how could everything have come into being if some "heavenly force" began the process? I know about the Big Bang Theory and how the world was supposedly created by one large explosion that created the conditions necessary for life. According to Judaism, the belief is: what set this explosion into motion? My answer is as follows: We do not know why Hashem created the world in seven days. Maybe seven godly days are like several billion human years. (Maybe Hashem wanted to explain the process of creation in "human" terms so that the people would be able to relate to the One who created them.) The first day of creation may have been the Big Bang and the effects of the explosion, like the formation of planets. Then, the Torah describes how Hashem created the heavenly bodies. This could come to mean that He utilized several masses (i.e. sun, moon, planets in our solar system) and created our solar system. The Earth may have already begun to form itself into the planet we know at the same time that the solar system was aligning. Though I do not study the stars constantly, I know that there is no way that "space" decided to start creating masses within itself. The only answer is: Hashem.