Explain why there is conflict between Creationism and Darwins Theory of Evolution?

Answer 1

The first is more about a Creator..
the 2nd is more about the Creation...

Creationism is more about the beginning,
Darwin's more on what evolved after the beginning.

Christianity storytells about the Creation,
Science theorizes about it...

they're more alike than dissimilar, but not necessarily harmonious...
it's like listening on a church sermon while dissecting a frog..
what a boring lecture... & a disgusting experiment!

:-)

Answer 2

There is no conflict. Not all creationists say the world is only 6000 years old. I believe the world was created, but I also believe the world is 4.5 billions years old. No where in the Bible does it give the age of the world or says that evolution did not happen. Some creationists, unfortunately, make claims based on faulty reasoning, that the world is only 6,000 years old and that the dinosaurs lived at the time of Noah. Unfortunately, also, this gives other creationists, and Christians as well, a bad name. I know there are many others that feel the same way as I. The conflict is made by evolutionists who think that just because there is proof of evolution, that proves there is no God. And creationists who believe that God created the world and believe that this disproves science. Why can't we live in a universe that was created by a supreme intelligence and that this Creator made things to evolve slowly. There is no where in the theory of evolution, or in science for that matter, that says that there cannot be a intelligent, supreme being that created the universe. This is the way I look at it: Evolution explains what happened and why? Creation explains by whom.

Answer 3

The conflict lies beween the dogmatic belief of Bishop Ussher's theory of the earth being only 6000 years old and the scientific evidence that it is in the billions. The literal interpretation of the Bible, that a Genesis day equals a modern day, gets in the way of modern logic. Also, there is not conclusive proof of Darwinism--just a few scattered fossils and observations by man. I think it is a lot more complex than either simplistic theory can explain.

The Book of Urantia explains how such a confluence of ancient evidence and theological confluence could occur. I don't necessarily ascribe to its tenets, but, through thoroughly obfuscatory explanations of the many experiments on the planet, it could account for all theories, including Atlantis and Lemuria. I dare anyone to get through the introduction without grasping their head and shrieking.

Why can't concepts of time have changed? After all, there are several calendars in use about the globe (i.e., Hebrew, Muslim, Chinese, etc.). This would explain why the 7 days of creation in the Hebrew Torah (most of the Christian Old Testament) might not jive with our current measurement of "time" (the 4th dimension of quantum physics). The Superstring Theory is now proposing 12 dimensions!

We need to get off of our high horse, and realize that we don't know as much as we think we do, and stop acting so supercilious. Be a bit more humble, and ask for more explicit revelations from our Creator. We can only accept as much as we are emotionally and intellectually ready for.

Answer 4

Because there will always be conflict in this world. Whether you believe in Creationism, and Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

I know you wanted a lengthily answer, as to the difference of the two beliefs. But the bottom line is that no matter what an individual believes there will be conflict.

Answer 5

Number 1 makes the most sense. For 2 to be legitimate, there must have been a point where man was not truly man. What I mean to say is that if there was not a creation where man was created as a Man, that means that Adam's parents were not part of mankind., so may not be saved. We would have to consider Adam as the first real man-- So we go up an evolutionary ladder to man's perfection. And only then does salvation become part of the story. 3 is a direct denial of the saving grace of God. This theory in conjunction with Genesis, has God recreating a perfect man-- again. When the deluge occurred, man was not recreated but saved. Included in that saving was the continuation of man's sinful nature. This was Christ's mission on earth --to save man. Do you really believe that God knocked off the entire habitation of the earth, and started over again--That would kind of prove what Satan was accusing God of doing--obedience by force. If that is true, and God wiped out he planet a couple of times, Satan was correct in his assessment of Him, was he not?

Answer 6

The two sides completely disagree about where the various species came from, not just the timeline. Creationism holds that all the flora and fauna currently on the planet were created not long ago, all at once. Some creationists allow that small amounts of mutation can occur, but totally disagree with macroevolution.

Answer 7

Because it is easier to accept a dogmatic, simplistic answer than a puzzled out answer from evidence. Man is a questioner, a seeker for answers and science has helped him to arrive at some foundations upon which to build. This challenges previously held assertions and raises conflict. The slick answer for the Creationists is to point to the fact that we have developed enquiring minds, surely a part of God's plan. In other words, we have found out the truth for ourselves and there was no magic wand.

Answer 8

If you carefully read the Book of Genesis you will find two stories of creation (It does not matter which translation you read Genesis is the same in all of them). There is the seven day story of creation and the story of Adam and Eve. Creationist ignore this fact so they can claim to believe the Bible is a literal, historical account of how we were created. The stories of creation in the Bible were intended to teach us that we are created by God. They were not supposed to be a scientific explanation. There is really no reason to argue. If you believe in God you can believe He created us through evolution.

Answer 9

The theory of evolution is a direct contradiction to what the bible teaches us. The theory of evolution tells us that man is descended from apes. And the bibles us that we are descended adam and eve. And the bible also tells us that we are created in gods image and likeness. That's what the conflict is.

Answer 10

There may be a conflict between his theory and creationism* but there is no conflict between evolution and creationism*.

*Creationism does not = religion.