Do you think a person can believe in God but not the creation theory?

Answer 1

Yes. The first creation myth in the Bible actually parallels what we know of evolution pretty closely, if we accept that the original word that means "day" may actually mean "a span of time".

The second creation myth in the Bible (it starts two or three verses into the second chapter and contradicts the first myth on some key details) can be taken as a metaphor for the evolution of human's brains.

Knowledge of good and evil? The spider on my back porch killed the male who was wooing her last week. If she were human, that would be murder, but spiders do not have the capacity for moral decisions. At some point, humans developed that capacity, and from that point, it was a whole different ballgame.

I have peacefully believed in both evolution and God for a couple of decades now, and lots of other folks do, too. Scripture must always be translated and interpreted. You have to make sense out of it based on what you know of language and the world. Those who believe that they take Scripture literally in the only way it can be taken also translate and interpret it, though they do not want to acknowledge that.

In other words, God gave you reason and the capacity to make your own decisions. He (or She) expects you to use it.

Answer 2

I think that people do, so yes they can. However, I don't think that you can believe that the Bible is the word of God and then not believe in the creation theory...of course if you believe the Bible, then you know it's not a theory, but pure fact and truth. I don't know how people can live on this earth and in their bodies and be aware of what intelligence it took to create such awesome wonders and then give any other theory even a glance. God created us and he should have our love and appreciation for all the marvels he has given us! God is just so awesome. Why people have to try and explain Him away is way beyond my comprehension!

Answer 3

Different religions have different creation theories. Which one will you believe in? All religions refer to the same God, but choose different ways to explain him. It's like the blind men trying to know what the elephant is like. The creations theories are products of men, not God. Hence they're not necessarily correct. And how do you know that whichever person propounded these creation theories meant it to be taken in a literal sense. Perhaps the person(s) meant it to be taken metaphorically.

It is rather absurd to think that such a powerful and complex being as God would choose to create the world in a rather mundane way such as moulding clay and "breathing" life into it or hatching it out of an egg. Religious literature all around tell us how God works in mysterious ways which are difficult to fathom or explain at first glance. Why would God then do something so important as creation in such a simple way.

We're free to see God in any way we want. God is formless and is beyond human definitions. Do not expect an explanation of his actions to be very simple to understand.

Answer 4

Genesis is written in a manner in which primitive peoples could understand with enough accuracy in which future people might discover fact from it.
For instance, man was created in God's image but nowhere does it say he remained created so. Sin changed things and we must assume that we changed due to sin.
The Bible does not speak against evolution either.
It also talks about a day being as a thousand years and a thousand years as a day so an actual 6 day creation might not have been 24 hour days.

Answer 5

I worship God daily and believe in him/her as the Creator but I don't take the bible creation narratives as if they were theories in the modern sense of the term. So I may be one of the many cases of the believers you're asking about.

Answer 6

Are you speaking of the Christian God? The god created in man's own image? Many people I know have a very different concept of the god spirit and they don't necessarily believe in the bible's version of creation. It sounds as though you are beginning to question the validity of the bible as a book of "facts". Sounds like you are embarking upon a quest to learn about reality. Good luck!

Answer 7

It depends,If u believe in God & a Holy Book,NO,But if u just believe in god with your own laws,u'r free.But it's a little strange,How can u believe in God but deny that he had made this world?may be i didn't understood your question,which creation theory you are talking about?But in my point of view all of these are related,believing in God and creation theory and etc.
i hope u'll get your answer by thinking about meaning of God and believing in him.
bye

Answer 8

If you are referring to the creation story in the bible, then no. The bible isn't something you can pick and choose what you want to believe. Either it is the word of god or it isn't. There are lots of things in the bible that are hard or uncomfortable to believe--creation, genocide, the murder of young children, teenagers who don't sin, to name a few--but you can't just decide to believe one part and not the rest. Who are you to decide which parts god meant for you to believe or disbelieve?

Answer 9

Certainly. Many progressive believers look at the Genesis story as an allegory or even go so far as to call it what it is, a creation myth. Not all religious people give themselves over to blind faith and accept that everything in their scriptures must be swallowed whole without chewing.

Answer 10

Yes but the Law of Creation, is what keeps it from being confusing, as Evolution is a system of religous beliefs.