GOP candidate Ben Carson believes the Big Bang is a 'fairy tale'

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Ben Carson is a Seventh Day Adventist who believes in creationist theory
In a speech in 2012, GOP candidate dismissed possibility of Big Bang
Said it's 'ridiculous' to think universe could've been made by an explosion
Noted famed scientists such as Isaac Newton and Einstein believed in God
The neurosurgeon also claimed many scientists don't believe in evolution
More on Ben Carson and the Republican presidential primaries

Published: 21:02 EST, 22 September 2015 | Updated: 03:59 EST, 23 September 2015

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Ben Carson once denounced the Big Bang theory as a ‘fairy tale’ and branded Darwin’s theory of evolution the work of the devil.

In a speech to his fellow Seventh-Day Adventists in 2012, Carson dismissed the possibility that the ‘perfect’ universe could have been created simply by a ‘gigantic explosion’.

The neurosurgeon, a notable creationist, said the theory was ‘ridiculous’ and a story pushed by ‘high-faluting scientists’.

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Ben Carson (pictured today) once denounced the Big Bang theory as a ‘fairy tale’ and branded Darwin’s theory of evolution the work of the devil

Carson also told the audience at the event, called the Celebration of Creation, that many scientists do not believe in Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution but are too afraid to speak out.

He cited Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein as scientists with a profound faith in God.

He said: ‘I personally believe that this theory Darwin came up with was something that was encouraged by the adversary [Satan] and it has become what is scientifically, politically correct.

‘Amazingly there are a significant number of scientists who do not believe it but they’re afraid to say anything.’

A Carson spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether the Republican candidate still holds those views.

But Carson, who believes in a creationist theory that all life was created by God around 6,000 years ago, has spoken publicly about his views – and even debated renowned atheist Richard Dawkins.

He once told a convention of the National Science Teachers that evolution and creationism both require faith, adding: ‘It’s just a matter of where you choose to place that faith.’

The presidential hopeful, who believes in the creationist theory, said many scientists do not believe in Darwin's theory of evolution but are afraid to speak out

At the Celebration of Creation event, he discussed at length why he believes the Big Bang theory is impossible for him to comprehend.

He said: ‘Now, what about the Big Bang theory? I find the Big Bang really quite fascinating.'

‘I mean here you have all these high-faluting scientists and they’re saying it was this gigantic explosion and everything came into perfect order.’

He explains the same scientists promote the second law of thermodynamics – entropy – which says that things move towards a state of disorganization.

‘So now you’re gonna have this big explosion and everything becomes perfectly organized and when you ask them about it they say “Well, we can explain this based on probability theory because if there’s enough big explosions over a long enough period of time - billions and billions of years – one of them will be the perfect explosion”.

‘So I say, what you’re telling me is if I blow a hurricane through a junkyard enough times over billions and billions of years, eventually, after one of those hurricanes, there will be a 747 fully-loaded and ready to fly?’

In a recent interview, Carson said he does not believe a Muslim should be President of the United States

Hillary Clinton confidante and Muslim Huma Abedin joined Twitter and used her first tweet to slam Ben Carson, over his comments about Muslims

Abedin's tweet was a response to Carson's admission on Meet the Press that he wouldn't be comfortable with a Muslim president

He added: ‘Well, I mean, it’s even more ridiculous than that because our solar system – not to mention the universe outside of that – is extraordinarily well-organized, to the point where we can predict 70 years away when a comet is coming.

‘Now, that type of organization to just come out of an explosion? I mean, you want to talk about fairy tales – that is amazing.’

Carson recently sparked controversy after claiming a Muslim does not belong in the White House because Islam is ‘inconsistent’ with the U.S. Constitution.

In an interview with The Hill, he explained that his concerns were tied to a set of rules enforced in Islamic countries known as Sharia law.

'I do not believe Sharia is consistent with the Constitution of this country,' he said.

'Muslims feel that their religion is very much a part of your public life and what you do as a public official, and that’s inconsistent with our principles and our Constitution.'

His comments attracted heavy criticism from across the political spectrum since his Meet the Press interview was aired on Sunday.

An influential Muslim-American group - Council on American-Islamic Relations - as well as the White House, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and several of Carson's GOP competitors have condemned the remarks.

As well as his outspoken views, Carson is known for his striking life story. He was born in inner-city Detroit and raised by a single mother and overcame his circumstances to become a world renowned surgeon.

He became famous as the first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins joined at the head in 1987.