Science Disproves Religion

I'll begin by coming back at what my opponent said: I still believe in everything that the Bible says, but just interpret it differently in the light of recent scientific discoveries, so therefore am still a Christian. Just to clarify, I'm not an expert in other religions so this debate will be about Christianity. Thanks for pointing that out by the way; I forgot to mention it in my opening statement. Again, I don't take all of what the Bible says literally, so I believe in the Big Bang and Evolution as well as God. Also, I will expand upon this in my argument. Thanks for accepting the challenge and I wish you luck in the debate ahead! Genesis Chapter 1 describes the world being created in seven days. As already stated, I believe that this is outdated and not scientifically accurate. I'm sure my opponent will argue that this is false; the universe took billions of years to form and develop! However, I consider 'days' to mean a measurement of time rather than the literal translation. The Bible was, primarily, written for people 4,000 years ago with no understanding of science or technology. How could they have understood that the entire universe, with all its scale and complexity, was created in a massive explosion when two atoms smashed together and then took 13 billion years to become familiar to them? They would have dismissed this immediately, turning to simpler explanations of how they came into being. The Bible was specifically catered for the needs of the people it was being written for! However, this does not mean it isn't relevant today, both as a valuable historical resource but as a guide for how to live well in a modern world corrupted by sin, greed and hate. Secondly, the Bible does actually point to the Big Bang: "And God said, 'Let there be light!'" Genesis 1:3 (NIV) So what could this mysterious light be? The Sun? No, that was 'created' later, as stated in Verse 16: "God made two great lights - the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night" Genesis 1:16 (NIV) Here, the "greater light" is the Sun and the "lesser light" is the Moon! There is no other answer; this 'light' was the Big Bang! Though defined as "day" to contrast with "night", I consider this to be merely to show that it was indeed bright; as bright as the day, by their standards, but, as we know, far brighter! The Bible also seems to point to evolution; at first: "And God said, 'Let the water teem with living creatures'" Genesis 1:20 (NIV) and then: "'Let the land produce living creatures'" Genesis 1:24 (NIV) Evolution claims living things first evolved in the oceans and this is exactly what happened! The Bible is both scientifically accurate and watered-down enough to be understood through the ages!! Again, we can use 'days' as a measurement of time rather than a period of 24 hours, so the Bible remains to be scientifically accurate! Therefore, science cannot disprove religion because, in my opinion, there are no 'two sides' of the argument; instead there is only one side, but many people only see half the truth. People need to stop thinking of Christians as thick and stubborn, refusing to accept science going along with an ancient book with no scientific value; instead, science needs to learn to accept the Christian views!