Naivity and Religion: How many people who believe in Creationism have an Academic Background?

Question

Simple question, how many of the individuals out there, who believe that the universe came into being due to some divine intervention or creation, actually have a decent education?

I take the word of a published Physics or Chemistry Professor over that of a "Wrath-o-god" spewing housewife personally; does this seem sensible?

Q&A Queen: "Physics does not involve any knowledge of math?"

That comment right their gleans you a failing grade; not only do you obviously know nothing about science, you know nothing about philosphy. Any person whose taken high school physics (hell, junior high school physics) knows that mathematics is the langauge all scientists use to explain our world.

To say Physics has nothing to with mathematics is the same as saying English has nothing to do with the written word.

Answer 1

Well considering Jesus was a carpenter, and his disciples were fishermen, tax collectors, etc. I'm inclined to agree with you. It helps that I am agnostic. Unfortunately, there are many highly educated people that also believe in Creationism. I suppose I'm biased. I'm working on a Bachelor's degree in Biology.

Lets take a look at Creationism shall we? A powerful, mysterious being creates EVERYTHING out of NOTHING. In one week. Alright....seems a bit fishy to me. I prefer to think that the species that exist on this earth are the result of millions of years of adaptation, natural selction, genetic drift, etc. So a few scientists support Creationism. Good for them. That just shows the others have taken time to read the facts. You can say whatever you believe. Thats your right. Hard to go and say its fact when there's so very little evidence to support it. I guess they do it with global warming though and that seems to be working.

I suppose there are just a few things that people still feel that science doesn't explain well, and have to look to something else for their answers. I guess it doesn't really matter what people like myself think. We're going to hell anyways right?

Answer 2

I think I got a good college education, but that's my opinion. Most would wonder where West Texas A&M is and even then wonder what would make me think it was decent.
However, there are MANY Creationist who by practically anyone's standards would be considered well educated. One person I can think of is Henry B Eyring. He is a member of the Quoram of the Twelve Apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints. He has an excellent Academic background and is the son of scientists. His dad seems to have quite a positive reputation among scientists, although I don't know his name. If you're looking for someone with a science background who believes in God, you might research Henry B Eyring and his dad.

Answer 3

You presume much in your question. I know several college-educated housewives who love their Lord, and chose to leave the workplace to raise their families. Their intelligence is not based on where they work.

As to the rest, did you know that it was Christians who established some of the best colleges and universities in the US?

Consider John Harvard, who bequeathed half his estate and his personal library to the college that now bears his name for the purpose, "To advance Learning and perpetuate it to Posterity; dreading to leave an illiterate Ministry to the Churches."

Consider how many highly educated people come to faith in Jesus Christ and then put that faith into action. One example is a college professor who set out to disprove Christianity. He devoted 700 hours to the project, and was left with one conclusion. He became a Christian, because the evidence demanded a verdict. He then wrote a book called "Evidence That Demands a Verdict." His name is Josh McDowell.

How about a Christian who help found Harvard Law School? His name was Simon Greenleaf. Greenleaf originally set out to disprove the biblical testimony concerning the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He was certain that a careful examination of the internal witness of the Gospels would dispel all the myths at the heart of Christianity. But this legal scholar came to the conclusion that the witnesses were reliable, and that the resurrection did in fact happen.

C.S. Lewis, an Oxford professor, was an agnostic for most of his early life. Came to Christ as an adult, and was a rather prolific writer of apologetics. Even today, his books are considered classics.

There are many, many more examples, but these are just a few notable ones.

Answer 4

That, in case you haven't figured it out, is an incredibly insulting and arrogant question. I would imagine that housewives... believers and non-believers both are raising eyebrows right about now.

Let me answer you this way: Is Albert Einstein educated enough for you?

David? Physics does not involve any knowledge of math? OH and BTW the converse of your comment would also be true. A highly educated person doesn't necessarily have common sense. Being uneducated does not necessarily mean one DOESN'T have it.

About those that followed Jesus himself? Yes many were, as the religious leaders of that day said "unlettered and ordinary" but they also included Saul (the Apostle Paul) who was a highly educated lawyer, taught by one of the most prominent of his day (Gamaliel). He chose to give that up to follow Christ.

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UH dude? Speaking of the written word, please take note of my use of a QUESTION MARK at the end of the phrase you quoted. I was framing a question in response to THAT STATEMENT, which was made by someone from YOUR side of the aisle. He said that "Einstein didn't know simple math." I respectfully suggest you take it up with HIM.

Answer 5

Almost everyone in my family (even distant family) has went to college and most even have masters degrees and some even have PH-D's. And they are all Christians and believe that the Lord God created the whole earth and the universe. So not to be rude but I see no point to the question.

But thanks for the best answer yesterday...haha

Answer 6

There actually are some, and some even have some background in the sciences. But this makes no sense to me, as evolution is now a proven fact (details on request).

Answer 7

There are cretins - oops, creationists - in certain scientific fields like medicine, mathematics and engineering because those fields don't force them to deal with the realities of the big bang, abiogenesis and evolution. And, of course, they go into the social "sciences" because most of that is opinion and interpretation of human actions; again, they're not forced to deal with universal realities.

There are some godbots who have studied real sciences but the facts never got into their heads; ALL of those who claim evolution is false base their "arguments" on three things:
- appeals to authority
- knowingly false statements
- claims of "victimhood" and "scientific oppression"


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Answer 8

The Physics or Chemistry professor is only as good as his training. If the people who taught him were brainwashed themselves, then all his "knowledge" is for naught.
I am a young-Earth Creationist, I believe that the universe, the world and all life on it were created within the span of 1 literal week about 6,000 years ago by God. I have 3 degrees, one of which is a teaching degree; you should also know that I used to be an atheist and evolutionist for 20 years, so I knew all the arguments that your side has put out, but upon closer inspection, they are nothing but a house of cards - no solid evidence to support the theory, only speculation and misinterpretation of real facts.
When one truly studies the other side with an unbiased mind, the facts that exist do support a young Earth, a global Flood, and intelligent design - no matter what field of science you look at.

Answer 9

Just our of curiosity, is it possible to belive that God did create the Universe, and everything in it (including the laws of Physics), and in doing so, he used the laws of Physics, and evolutions, and all the other sciences he created?

I guess it is possible to belive that, becasue I do.

Science puts a face on God.

Answer 10

coming purely from an academic stanpoint, with a PHD in statistics, creationism is simply impossible, BUT that does not make the bible wrong or the world of God any less important.

HOWEVER...there is a huge improbability that the who evolution thing is wrong too. Too many variables and while it did have time on its side, there were too many fixed variables, but then again the system on a whole is so complex no one really knows what happened. its all just theory and speculation. that goes for creationism too. just theory and speculation.
but people have to decide whats right, and if it helps them on their path in life...then believe whats right in your heart....that sounded gay...but thats what i believe