What is the difference between creationism & the theory of Evolution?

Question

& How does Darwin's thory deal with the problem of evil?

Answer 1

What would a judgment have to do with it?

Concerning the debate going on about intelligent design and evolution: is it possible that the final answer about which of these two seemingly opposite ideas is correct could simply be yes?

With one position firmly held by the believers and the other just as fearlessly defended by the non-believers, if you happen to be in a position somewhere near the middle, it does not look all that complex. From this position, you wonder why either-or has to be the answer.

If you believe that some higher being created the universe by intelligent design, what more elegant and intelligent design could there have been than a self-regulating system that continually checks its own errors and makes its own corrections in mid-stream as an integral part of the process.

This all seems quite logical to me although it probably won’t satisfy the believers because they are afraid to see any truth other than the one they have been told to believe in. Inversely it certainly won’t satisfy the non-believers because it leaves them stuck with a god that they are so obviously terrified of.

To sum up this view from the center, it might be most easily be explained by saying perhaps the designer was intelligent. Problem is, the designer was likely so intelligent that those seeking to prove that it is intelligently designed may be incapable of ever understand it well enough to see it for the elegant self regulating design that it has always been.

The nonbelievers will be similarly handicapped due to the internal terror the have about the idea that there may be a God. Neither side being able to leave their entrenched position for fear they may have to admit they were wrong. While the rest of us stand by trying to figure out what all the fuss is about. Personally I don’t think anyone is wrong, I just feel both sides are about half right.

Love and blessings
don

Answer 2

Creationism is the idea that the account of origins in the Bible is absolute fact. Intelligent Design is the idea that while scientific theories on evolution and the age of the universe may be true, it was God who created and initiated the entire process. Evolution is the idea that populations of living organisms change from generation to generation through mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift.

Darwin's theory does not address the problem of evil, however some modern evolutionary philosophers and scientists are using evolutionary models to account for moral behavior, and by extension, the existence of evil.

Answer 3

Evolution is the record of those best suited to survive the changes in the environment. Because they survived the changes in their environment, they are the ones to breed the next generation and pass on their special attributes that allowed them to survive.

Creationism is a literal interpretation of the Bible's account of how the world came into being, which would make the world a mere six thousand years (or so) old.

Intelligent design is just another name for Creationism. Intelligence may be fundamental to the universe but it is something we can align ourselves with rather than something designing us.

Darwin's theory does not deal with "the problem of evil". Evil is a necessity if one wants to experience "non evility". Every evil is an opportunity to do good. Hopefully, through intelligent choices, we will evolve towards a less evil nature.

Answer 4

While creationism is a religious doctrine based on faith, the theory of evolution by means of natural selection is a scientific theory based on reason, on the observation and analysis of physical evidence.

Asking how Darwin's theory of evolution deals with the problem of evil is like asking how Newton's theory of gravity deals with problem of evil. Science is not religion. It's a much humbler enterprise. Religion claims that it can answer big questions about good and evil. Science claims only that it can discover truths about the physical universe.

Answer 5

Darwin deals with the problem of evil by stating that there isn't any simply different means of survival. As we can see in today's society this is completely incorrect as their are many actions that we as human beings take that are not at all necessary to the "survival of the fittest" and are just evil and corrupt. According to Darwin's theories evil does not exist it is simply a different way of surviving and if that way works better than it is the better way and should be emulated through out a society, but as we can see that does not work because our society is not based on killing each other simply because one is weaker but rather helping the population as a whole. The real difference between creationism and evolution is that one states we have a purpose other than pro-creation and the spread of genes whereas the other states that we are simply chance individuals and have no purpose other than to contribute to the gene pool if our genes are wanted.

Answer 6

Darwin's theory does not address good or evil, just change. The concept of good and evil is a value judgment, not science. What is evil for one group may be good for another. Darwinism - that which can adapt to change will have a better chance of survival.

Answer 7

Creationinsm presupposes a supreme being as the creator of everything, which is one extreme. Evolutionism speaks of all things as the result of evolution which is another extreme. Both do not carry tangible logic.

Evil is not from any biological phenomena, so Darwin might not be muich interested in it. Evil is a mental phenomena, which is a matter of mind with peole.

Answer 8

a)A very big one.
b) I don't think that Darwin's theory deals with the problem of evil at all.

Answer 9

they are paralell. creatiuonism is a religiouos explanation and evolutionn is a scientific explanation about events that cannot be tested! though, both are right! one cannot exist without the other. Like the story of the chick and the hen!
there is no evolution withow creation, there is no creation without evolution!

Answer 10

Fairytale vs. Science

LIFE is beyond Good and Evil.

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