Do you believe Creationism or Darwinism?

Question

In the Abrahamic religions, creationism is the belief that humans, life, the Earth, and the universe have a miraculous origin in a deity or supreme being's supernatural intervention.

Darwinism is a term for the underlying theory in those ideas of Charles Darwin concerning evolution and natural selection. Discussions of Darwinism usually focus on evolution by natural selection, but sometimes Darwinism is taken to mean evolution more broadly, or other ideas not directly associated with the work of Darwin.

Darwinism = Evolution

Answer 1

Evolution. You know, the one with the evidence.

Answer 2

I am a Catholic science teacher, and I would sort of answer your question by saying I believe in Creationsim THROUGH Darwinism. In studying various creation stories from countless religions (nut just Judeo-Christian, but worldwide, and even ones that are 'extinct'). the order in which things are created is pretty much the same. There is nothing, then there is light. When living things get around to being created, they start in the sea, and then wind up with mankind. That's a short version of order of operations in the book of Genesis, and guess what? That is also the order of operations described in science, by Darwin and countless others.

The Catholic church, under both Pope John Paull II and Pope Benedict XVI, has stated there is no conflict between that faith and evolutionary theory. Fundamentalist argue that the 6 days of creation are an absolute fact, but few people really carry out a literal interpretation of the whole Bible, since they would then not use much of technology since it is not mentioned.

Personally, I think Genesis was very smart of God. How could He tell of His beautiful and complex miracle to humans who had such limited knowledge? At the time the Bible was written, mankind had no understanding of space, chemistry, or even numbers beyond a thousand. God told the story of creation in a way the people of the time could understand, not it a way that was gibberish. I see mankind's search for knowledge and answers as the gradual quest to come to better know God's grand plan and wondrous miracle that is creation. I don't think we will ever know all of it in this life, but this quest helps us to know our world and our God better.

Answer 3

Your question is phrased in the form of requiring a "false dichotomy." In fact, most Christians who accept evolution as a scientific discovery about the changes in biological life on Earth over hundreds of millions of years also believe as part of their religious faith that God created the Universe at some point in time in the distant past, many Christians even arguing that Big Bang cosmology from astrophysics is a direct result of God's act of creating the Universe. From this perspective, which is a predominant view in Christianity worldwide, evolution is simply a result of the processes that take place in the natural world as a results of some of characteristics that God created the world to have.

Clearly there are different creationist perspectives, other forms of creationist beliefs, that are contrary to evolution. One creationist perspective, for example, is young earth creationism, which teaches that the Universe and the Earth were created only about 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. This particular religious doctrine is not only contrary to evolution, but is also contradicted by other areas of science, such as geology, astronomy, and physics.

The point to keep in mind is that while some Christians oppose scientific discoveries on the basis of religious doctrine, not all Christians have that approach, and not all Christians believe that there is a necessary "warfare" between science and religion.

Answer 4

Darwin himself doubted and even questioned his own theory later on. Now evidence for either side does NOT exist. Yes I know they found bones! Bones of what how does that prove evolution? Without missing link it doesn't! Can I say proof of creation exist no but lets ask these questions

If evolution exist why did it stop?

If evolution is fact why are there still apes?

Why has science found link to one "original" Mother (Eve if you wish)?

If evolution is true why was man only species to develop speech thought etc?

Too many question with no answers. there is no proof for either side of argument but common sense suggest a divine intervention in order to create us all!

Answer 5

Darwinism

Answer 6

Darwinism

Answer 7

I trust knowledge, not one or another belief. Darwin was a great scientist. 'Creationism' is a vague fantasy. Please do not compare serious things with rubbish. Science is something that finds useful knowledge about the world we live in. Our experience shows that if we do not know something, we find out later. Evolutionary biology is a serious branch of science. 'Creationism' is just long sequences of words, having almost no any meaning, and certainly no any evidence. As a fantasy, 'creationism' is not that much fascinating either. ‘Creationism’ is just one boring speculation.

Answer 8

If you read your own question very closely you will notice two(2) words that make a huge difference.
BELIEF:
THEORY:
I believe in Creation. I love readings all the books on belief and theory. I have kept an open mind. Very open mind! Some of my best friends believe differently than I do.But
that is was makes life so wonderful. Do I try and persuade them to believe what I
believe in. Sure I do. And visa verso. I look into what they believe in, and respect
their thoughts, and ideals, as they do mine.

Answer 9

Hands-down Darwinism. Y'know... because it actually has supporting evidence. I believe in things for a reason, not just because faerie stories sound nice.

Answer 10

Evolution by way of natural selection- you know, the one that's backed by scientific evidence.

Answer 11

I lean towards Darwinism.