So if i believe in evolution, i don't believe in creationism??

Question

So if i believe in evolution, i don't believe in creationism??

Answer 1

We have to make sure that we define our terms.

To believe in evolution does not mean you have to not believe in God. My own viewpoint as both a devout layman in a mainstream Protestant church and the holder of two degrees in Biological Anthropology is that God created the universe and that He designed it so that life would appear and that beings would evolve with whom He could have fellowship.

Creationism is not the same thing. Creationists believe that the Bible must be interpreted literally. Thus the creationist believes that God created every living thing separately, in kinds with uncrossable boundaries between them and every other kind. For them to believe otherwise calls into question the very existence of God. Usually they will also believe that the earth is of recent origin.

(Please note that this is just a very generalized overview of creationism).

Answer 2

Evolution and belief in the literal translation of Creation in Genesis is not compatible. Some Christians believe that God used evolution and that the 1st seven days in Genesis is not a literal 24 hr day, and tha evolution occurred in that time.
I would like to add thought the people who have told you that evolution is based on scientific evidence and that Creationism is a story, if honest would have to admit that there is little empirical evidence for evolution. No understanding of how the process of life even started, an very incomplete fossil record, only a couple of doubtful fossil's that qualify as transitional out of the thousands that there should be all over. Just a string of hypothesis's hung together by "faith" and taught in school as fact without teaching the problems or conflicting evidence.

Answer 3

Your question seems to present evolution and creationism as alternatives or opposites, but they are not.

Creationism is a religious doctrine. The Theory of Evolution is a scientific description of facts, not a religious claim.

Scientists work on eliminating all theories and claims that are contradicted by facts. As a consequence, scientific theories change as more and more facts of evidence come to light. Eventually, they may hope to reduce the theory to a single interpretation.

Scientific theories are held as tentative and subject to being trashed at any time when contradicting evidence is found. Religious claims, such as a fundamentalist literal interpretation of Genesis, are held without allowing that evidence can contradict them - if it does, the evidence must be discarded (see the section on science teaching on the website of Bob Jones "University".)

Creationism is very unlike science. Its basic assumptions, such as a literal interpretation of the Genesis narrative, are assumed to be unchangeable. Religious belief is by faith, not by evidence.

And while a scientific description proceeds toward the goal of a single correct interpretation of the evidence, creationism multiplies its ideas all over the map. There are lots of creation stories, and each culture has a different one.

It is only ignorant fundamentalists who can imagine that the Hebrew creation myth in Genesis is the only form of creationism. If they really want creationism taught in schools they need to face the fact that the Mayans, the Hindus, the American Indians, and many others have creation accounts no more and no less valid. They should all be taught, in anthropology classes.

Answer 4

Yes, if you believe in Evolution you cannot believe in Creationism. If you did believe in both you would be a walking contradiction. Creationism is the believe that we were all created by an almighty power (aka God) where as evolution is the believe that we have all derived from single celled organisms of most basic structure and over millions and millions of years we have adapted, evolved and changed to better suit our surroundings. I think evolution is a bit more believable.

Answer 5

This depends upon what you mean by "creationism." You can believe God created the universe via big bang cosmology and guided its subsequent evolution, and the evolution of life on earth.

What I find amusing is that most "creationists" believe evolution occurred much faster than most evolutionary biologists are willing to concede is possible. What I mean by this is that most creationists think Noah took only two of many species on board his ark, some 4000 years ago. Two (or perhaps 7) antelope, for example. There are now 150 species of antelope in Africa alone. Far greater diversity than most scientists would expect is possible over that protracted period of time.

You can "believe" whatever you want. The wise man, as other noted here, tends to accept what the evidence indicates, whether that suits his personal beliefs or not.

Answer 6

Without taking a strict definition, I think you can believe in both.

As in, I'm religious but I also know that truth is always what society makes it.

Therefore, I believe in evolution. And I believe in G-d.
As long as you don't take a strict, word-for-word interpretation of the Bible you can do that. (And really, who would? It's been translated so many times and carried down by so many people who had to rewrite it to make new copies and who had individual views and political pressures there's no way it's intact in its original form. Plus, come on, the term Jehovah came from a misinterpretation of the original Hebrew word YHWH, assumed to be Yahweh since the vowels were purposely skipped..)

Right, that's not a very good answer, but seeing as how all the good ones got thumbs down I don't want to do any better than that.

Answer 7

That would be a correct statement. Creationism believes in a literal 7-day creation according to the account in Genesis. However you can still believe in Creation as the work of God and also believe in evolution.

Answer 8

Life is more important than any other thing. To live this life in a perfect way we should not involve in the matters which cause differences, ill feelings, anger and hatred. People of different principles cannot join together and live. If they want to live together they have to leave or sacrifice many things. But situation and circumstances will not keep them quiet forever. Again they may open the topic and cause sour feelings. Therefore it's always better to keep friendship and relationship only with the people who has same mind.

Answer 9

According to creationism, god created each species.

According to evolution, species evolved.

Although you can believe in god and evolution, creationism contradicts evolution, so you can't believe both.

I'd suggest you believe the one with the evidence and reason on it's side.

If you also want to believe that god started it off, or programmed it, or whatever, fine.

Answer 10

A creationist can believe in whatever he wants. All creationism means is that you believe there is AN intelligent will behind the creation of this world. That is all. If darwinian evolution explains it for you, then go ahead and be a Darwinian evolutionist. You can still believe in an intelligence to generate this.
I can believe in as much or as little as I want, however a hardcore atheist can't believe in anything that he can't see.