What is the relationship between creationism and transformism?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Transformism seems to be an alternate name for Darwinian evolution, i.e. the idea the evolution proceeds by natural selection of random mutations, without the intervention of any supernatural agencies.

It is not, however, a term used by scientists in recent years. I've seen it used as a way of distinguishing "materialist" evolution from a kind of spiritually-driven "evolution", evolution of species driven by some kind of purposeful intelligence. This usage is by people who put forth the idea that evolution is directed by a supernatural intelligence. They want to call their form of supernaturally-driven evolution "evolution" (thereby co-opting the scientific term), and so they have used the archaic term "transformism" to refer to the standard scientific theory of evolution.

Creationism is the idea that species of animals were originally created by some form of deity, that is, a supernatural power.

Answer 3

My understanding is that creationism is the belief that all that exists was created 'as is' by a deity or deities.

Transformism would be related to evolution whereby the organism 'wills' itself to adapt or evolve. The organism is able to shape, mold, or modify it's physical qualities by what is desired by the internal will of that organism. For example, an organism with four fingers could will itself to have five fingers in a future offspring if all of the organisms in succession also willed themselves five fingers instead of four.

Answer 4

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