The event is certain to heighten the already feverish debate
between creationism and evolution.
Read the Book of Genesis from start to finish, trying to take no breaks, trying to keep as - open - a-mind as possible, and trying (this is very difficult, but do please try) to forget that there is some apparent controversy
between Creationism and the theory of evolution by natural selection.
You might not accept this as logical and maybe a few Creationist would also reject this view of seeing the parallels
between Creationism and Evolutionism.
Not exact matches
What I'm reading in the distinction
between ID and literal
creationism is a «No True Scotsman» fallacy, i.e. who is and isn't a «true» bible - believing Christian.
The difference
between the theory of evolution and the theory of
creationism is that
creationism is simply made up.
There is a difference
between the two, and
Creationism should be taught in a religious class.
Creationism is factually wrong and distorts the line
between Biblical parables and fact, which is dangerously misleading to children.
Perhaps the most significant distinction
between evolution and ID /
creationism is evolution's ability to explain poor design features, e.g. male nip - ples, the recurrent laryngeal nerve, the presence / location of endogenous retroviruses, and (one of my personal favorites) the presence of a defunct gene for egg yolk protein in our placental mammal genomes.
The Specific Cause of the «Evolution vs. «
Creationism»» Controversy, and of the apparent discrepancy
between science and the Bible
Much modern intellectual debate, particularly within the popular arena, centers on disputes
between religion and science over such seminal issues as
creationism versus evolutionary theory, or theological explanations of the origin of the universe versus the «big - bang theory» of the new cosmology.
«Particularly ominous,» says Mr. Rich in tones most ominous, «are the many ideological and financial links
between the PK hierarchy and organizations that are pushing the full religious - right agenda of outlawing abortion, demonizing homosexuals, and bringing prayer and the teaching of
creationism to public schools.»
Never thought I would agree with Pat Robertson, but my new book shows Modern
Creationism is not a correct interpretation of Genesis, there is no conflict
between Genesis and scientific theories like Evolution, the Big Bang.
Earlier this month, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida attempted to walk the line
between science and faith - based
creationism in remarks that that provoked the ire of liberal blogs and left the door open to
creationism.
How does the
creationism vs evolution debate actually impact anyone's life except for more meaningless contention
between the pro-God and and anti-God crowds?
Other indications of evolution are too numerous to actually list in full, but a few might be the clear genetic distinction
between Neanderthals and modern man; the overlapping features of hominid and pre-hominid fossil forms; the progressive order of the fossil record (that is, first fish, then amphibians, then reptiles, then mammals, then birds; contradicting the Genesis order and all flood models); the phylogenetic relationships
between extant and extinct species (including distributions of parasitic genetic elements like Endogenous Retroviruses); the real time observations of speciation in the lab and in the wild; the real time observations of novel functionality in the lab and wild (both genetic, Lenski's E. coli, and organsimal, the Pod Mrcaru lizards); the observation of convergent evolution defeating arguments of common component
creationism (new world v. old world vultures for instance); and... well... I guess you get the picture.
When people such as yourself stop drawing ridiculous comparisons
between a belief in
Creationism and support for Obama?
Washington (CNN)-- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio attempted to walk the line
between science and faith - based
creationism in remarks that that have provoked the ire of liberal blogs, leaving the door open to
creationism in responding to a recent question about the age of the Earth.
It took place in an atmosphere of respectful listening and learning, consciously seeking a via media
between the more - publicised extreme schools of «anti-Darwinian» biblical fundamentalism (young - earth
creationism) and «ultra-Darwinian» atheism (scientism).
The efforts of some members of the Texas State Board of Education to mandate the teaching of
creationism is the latest chapter in the ongoing struggle
between science and religion in the US (5 October, p 7).
The crux of the issue lies in the distinction
between intelligent design and
creationism, and whether or not there's a difference
between the two.
You're correct in one of your comparisons, at least, which is that there's no difference
between what Heartland does and the attempts to get
creationism taught in public schools.
I Origins - For anyone who has a strong stance on evolution or
creationism, this film is a truly provoking emotional bridge
between science and faith.
His recent article branching out from climate science into a defense of
creationism seemed to me to be a burning of the last bridge
between him and the scientific mainstream.
The modus operandi is to 1) set up the Popperish straw man of needing only one fact or observation to falsify a scientific theory 2) find some inconsequential divergence
between theory and observation (e.g. that last month was cooler than average; an extreme example to illustrate the point) 3) triumphantly announce that this renders the entire edifice of AGW / Darwinian theory invalid 4) imply that the alternative (sunspots / natural variability /
creationism) must be correct.