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And, while we're about it, what makes Creationism feasible to you? - I'll be on my best behaviour, I promise, I'm trying to learn.

2006-06-20 01:11:37 · 14 answers · asked by mdfalco71 6 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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I'm not a scientist, nor even a pseudo-scientist, so I can't explain it. But others can:

"Geology shows that fossils are of different ages. Paleontology shows a fossil sequence, the list of species represented changes through time. Taxonomy shows biological relationships among species. Evolution is the explanation that threads it all together. Creationism is the practice of squeezing one's eyes shut and wailing 'does not!' " (Dr.Pepper@f241.n103.zl.fidonet.org)

2006-06-20 01:17:46 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0 0

You should recognize that both creationism and evolutionism require 'faith' to account where all the energy and matter (ie 'stuff') came from which exists in the universe.

Evolutionists have confidence in the "natural", while creationists have confidence in both the "natural" and "super-natural".

Creationism in the christian sense, says that omnipotence can do anything, something from nothing. All God the Father had to do is think it (ie speak it) and it happened.

Since that's no 'fun' for a scientist, and scientist can be all arrogant with the things that they've already discovered, - they then think that there's nothing that can't be explained away through reasoning and / or a math formula.

For Christians, "Thomas the doubter" was the least of the apostles (for that moment), and most 'ignorant' by stating "I won't have confidence that Jesus has risen from the grave, - until I see it". "Seeing is believing" is the maximum understanding for evolutionists, and it's the lowest most infantile point for true human enlightenment, as believers would understand.

I know, - I've been on the 'dark side'

2006-06-20 01:14:38 · answer #2 · answered by MK6 7 · 0 1

To put it simply, Creationism is the literal interpretation of the creation account in the Bible.

The Bible has many different forms of writing; poetic, historical, proverbs, prophetic, parables, etc. A creationist views the creation story in the Bible as historical.

Please keep in mind that a creationist does not discount science and ignore whatever is "inconvenient". The key point of observable science is that it is observed by an individual that approaches the data from a certain perspective. It is from that perspective that we interpret the data. A creationist interprets the data from the perspective that the Bible is inerrant and that Genesis is historical.

For someone really interested in learning what creationism is and why people believe in it, I recommend going to www.answersingenesis.org . Every scientific area related to creationism is covered, from textual criticism to geology to astronomy.

If you have a specific question, please post and I will attempt to find an answer if you can't find it at answersingenesis.org

2006-06-20 01:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by bobm709 4 · 0 0

creationism is the belief that humans, life, the Earth,and the universe have a miraculous origin in a supreme being or deity's supernatural intervention. The intervention may be seen either as an act of creation from nothing (ex nihilo) or the emergence of order from pre-existing chaos (demiurge). Although the term is sometimes used in such a broad sense, it has come to be more commonly associated with the religiously conservative beliefs that conflict directly with aspects of modern science.

Many who hold creation beliefs consider such to be an aspect of religious faith which is compatible with (or otherwise unaffected by) scientific descriptions. However, creationism in common usage typically connotes a religious, political, and social campaign (for instance, in education) to assert the dominance or widespread acceptance of a spiritual view of nature and humanity's place in it. This view is often contrasted with certain interpretations of science or naturalism that are viewed by such creationists as materialistic (or even atheistic), and inferior.

Those who hold literal creation views reject scientific theories which they feel contradict their religious texts. Most notable is the rejection of evolution and its implications for current evolutionary biology. While the general idea of natural selection may be accommodated to a limited extent, the evolutionary concept of common descent —that humans are "descended from lesser creatures" — is a point of great issue with most creationists. They often also reject the current scientific consensus regarding the origin of life, origin of the human species, the geological history of the Earth, the formation of the solar system, and the origin of the physical universe.

2006-06-20 01:15:12 · answer #4 · answered by wolfmano 7 · 0 0

Its a theory created by humans, the same humans that would believe fairies live at the bottom of the garden.
Creationism is an old story which morphs into different versions of itself when the previous version looses steam. The current version is Intelligent Design.
Worse are the followers who are quite willing to accept the latest version without verifying the facts - common problem with these people.
Note: the Discovery Institute which produced the ID theory call their Institute a think tank - obviously they left the chemistry set at home.
Opponents call it Unintelligent Design.

2006-06-20 01:27:36 · answer #5 · answered by atheist 3 · 0 0

Cretinism - oops, creationism - is the premise that a "god" created the universe and everything in it within 144 clock hours. The claim is that all the evidence for the big bang, abiogenesis and evolution are false or "made to look that way by god". It's also known to some as "last Tuesdayism": the universe came into being last Tuesday, and anything that happened before that is just the delusion of memories put into your head by "god". There is about as much evidence for a 6 day old universe as there is for a 6000 year old universe.

For example, the movement of light relative to stars and galaxies indicates where and when the big bang happened; instead, creationists claim that "god" took the time to manipulate every single atom and electron and make it look like light had travelled from a single point of origin.

Or, "god" caused every species to be put where it is less than six thousand years ago, based on an assumption of 20 years per generation and the alleged geneology of characters in the bible, rather than carbon dating and DNA of species separated by tectonic shifting. (Plants in west Africa have similar DNA to those of South American plants.) The Noah fable requires that the boat travel to all continents, as well as requiring a carrying capacity larger than a single pair of every single species that exists now or within the last 6000 years.

Or that life arose when "god" modeled piles of clay or mud and "breathed life" into them and turned clay to flesh, rather than DNA causing variation and specialization over 2 billion years, never mind the fact that all life on Earth is made of the four base DNA strands (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) or the similarity of species recognized by scientists _before_ DNA proved their similarity (eg. monkeys and humans, crabs and spiders, whales and elephants, etc.). Instead, creationists claim that "Everything was created by 'god' instantly, and the devil made dinosaur fossils".

2006-06-20 01:37:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Creationism is for those who feel that evolution is to big for them. They can't understand fact, so they turn to faith. Faith is when you don't think, just follow. What it means, is one day god was sitting there, so he made man. It just happened, no fact, or reasoning. The Christians say we came from Adam, the first man. God made his rib into eve, and then the screwed like rodents making the human race. They say that from two people, you can have an entire species. This means that we are all related, and have been inbred from the beginning of time. And yes they feel that it is more disgusting to come from monkeys. The thing is, when you have only two humans. Over all that time, the limited genetic information would have caused mutations, and eventually killed us off. But god kept us alive to f*** our relatives.

2006-06-20 01:28:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Every thing started from something. Nothing moves unless it is moved by a greater force. The greatest force is God. If we evolve from any thing ,the thing we evolved from was originally designed by some thought with force, thus Created. The Thought that inspired Einstein was the creator of the Split Atom. Not the man power that created a Bomb. Think about it ,Evolution is a Plan of A Superior Power. The power that Moved the first inanimate object.

2006-06-20 01:22:46 · answer #8 · answered by kritikos43 5 · 0 0

In Abrahamic religions, creationism or creation theology is the origin belief that humans, life, the Earth, and the universe were created by a supreme being or deity's supernatural intervention. The intervention may be seen either as an act of creation from nothing (ex nihilo) or the emergence of order from pre-existing chaos (demiurge).

Many who hold "creation" beliefs consider such to be an aspect of religious faith which is compatible with (or otherwise unaffected by) scientific views. A popular example of such a belief would be that God created the Earth, and also created evolution in order for earth to sustain life over a long period of time. Others may claim that scientific data supports creationism, or rather rejects the paradigm of evolution. Yet others may hold to a more literal interpretation of creationism, and may claim that science and empirical rationalism are incompatible with religious belief —and thus to be held in a lower regard. Because creationism is largely defined in religious terms, and because the meaning of "literal interpretation" has great variance, "creationism" (in common usage) typically connotes a religious, political, and social campaign (i.e. in education) to assert the dominance or widespread acceptance of a spiritual view of humanity, and to designate other views as materialistic and inferior. In this aspect, and within local contexts where creationism has been promoted, some critics claim that creationism is simply a device —to promote Christianity, and to undo any functional separation of church and state.

Those who hold literal creation views often reject views of science and certain scientific theories in particular. Most notable is the rejection of evolution and its implications for current evolutionary biology. While the general idea of natural selection may fit into various particular views, the evolutionary concept of common descent —that humans are "descended from lesser creatures" — is a point of great issue with most creation believers. Most creationists also dispute evolutionary theories about the origin of life, origin of the human species, the geological history of the Earth, the formation of the solar system, and the origin of the physical universe. Proponents of theistic evolution may claim that understood scientific mechanisms are simply aspects of supreme creation. They, as well as other science-oriented believers, may consider the scriptural account of creation as simply a metaphor, albeit one with meaning beyond the understanding of current science.

2006-06-20 01:14:53 · answer #9 · answered by boringsadlife 2 · 0 0

I am a creationist and I do believe that there is quite a lot of evidence that creationism is true! Evolution is just a suggestable issue! Do yourself a favour and get some dvd's from dr Kent Hovind a.k.a Dr. Dino or on the internet!

GOD IS THERE AND HE IS THE CREATOR!

2006-06-20 01:26:24 · answer #10 · answered by Chellie 3 · 0 0

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