If the theory of evolution is true, then creationism is false. Agree/Disagree?

Answer 1

As with anything else, it depends on how you define your terminology. There are several forms of creationism that are completely compatible with evolution, and there are a few that are not. One form of creationism is actually called "theistic evolution."

Answer 2

Disagree.

You can believe that the way creation worked was thru evolution. It would take a little new interpretations of the Bible, but since when did that stop anyone.

And whoever said evolution is fact is creating their new definitions in the scientific community, because it isnt considered fact according to the definitions of science. Since we are talking about creation vs evolution then clearly we are talking about evolution betwn species (yes I know its over billions of years so dont go off on how I dont understand evolution because I very much do)
There is absolutely no reason to assume that the only possible way life exists as we know it today is thru evolution. Adaptation of species and genetic mutation is completely proven. I agree. But evolution btwn species has not in any way been proven as fact and anyone that claims it has really hasnt studied this theory in any complete manner, whatsoever.

Claiming that evolution btwn species is a fact is like saying that humans are causing global warming is a proven fact. Neither are. They are both unproven theories with some facts that support its conclusion but not in anyway conclusive.

Answer 3

Apart from the complete and utter lack of verifiable evidence for a supernatural being that created things, I don't think I necessarily agree.

The example I like to use is this: I set a glass of water on a coffee table, and then I jerk my leg suddenly and knock it off the table, spilling water onto the floor. I do that to illustrate the point that there certainly could be an outside cause for water showering upon the floor, but to my cat underneath the table, it doesn't matter *WHY* it happened, it just happened and now it's covered in water.

Though I'm an atheist, I think the reasoning applies to creationism, as well. Sure, there very well could possibly be a supernatural force that 'created' the existence of life, the universe, and everything. Maybe it happened by accident, maybe it happened deliberately, but for all intents and purposeses, it doesn't at all matter to the end result (us) WHY it happened, it just has, and we are. Things were set in motion, and its entirely possible that over a long enough time period the result of that motion could grow and evolve into different forms.

I think it'd be entirely possible for a creator being and evolution of life to co-exist, and not be mutually exclusive. Evolution and so-called intelligent design, however....well, that's a horse of a different color. ID is just religion disguised as pseudo-science.

ADDENDUM: hairypotto: Hail Eris!!

Answer 4

If creation is by the process called evolution, then neither is false. If the Theory of Creation is true, how it actually happened is probably just imagination. The only process that is certain is that some how everything got here, however that happened. But then there is the theory that everything we experience is illusion.

Answer 5

Both are equally unprovable. If creationism is true, how do we know the earth was not created in this manner? Evolution is not proved, it is concluded based on the evidence. Evolution is not a theory, it is a well established hypothesis that is, at the current time, unprovable. I accept evolution as a possibility, but as a true agnostic I can only admit to my own lack of knowing what happened, and I am forced to not commit either way.

Answer 6

Yes. Creationism relies on Genesis being true and evolution theory blows that Garden of Eden dream right out of the water

Answer 7

There is no if. As long as all efforts to prove the evolution theory fall flat, the theory is resting a theory only. Creationism is but a word - and a badly chosen one. As long as humans stay in impossibility to prove otherwise (I am persuaded that way of things will last to the very last days of humanity), the only explication we can have is that of the Holy Bible.

Answer 8

Disagree. But creationism is false despite the fallaciousness of the statement.

Answer 9

disagree. there are many flavors of creationism which at heart is just the belief that god created everything by unspecified means, which is an unfalsifiable idea. certainly some forms of creationism, which try to say specifically what god did, are incompatible with evolution - but not all.

Answer 10

Disagree, and I my answer is the same as the guy named Daniel who answered way above me. Before something can evolve, it has to be traced to a source of creation. To follow along with the theory that "the world literally evolved from nothing", is absurd and is an insult to your and my intelligence. Matter and even our universe itself has a source of creation whether anyone wants to admit it or not. That source is where we find our answer, and it all points to God.