Taking the biblical
story of creation literally, as though it were in the same family of propositions as scientific statements, creationism sees modern scientifically based views of the cosmos as exclusive of and antagonistic toward biblical religion.
Not exact matches
Given that I accept the evolutionary nature
of the
creation of life, I don't believe
literally in the Adam and Eve
story, in the «Tree
of Knowledge» or in the concept
of original sin.
I also believe in God, and I respect the Bible as a work
of inspiration, and a source
of inspiration, but I don't believe it is necessarily historical, and I certainly don't believe its
creation stories should be taken
literally, since the various
stories conflict with each other.
And, at the same time, to be fair, what you may perceive as a «Love
Story by God» and take it «
literally» others perceive it at best, a book
of fiction, with some good words
of wisdom now and then, to at worst, a book
of an insane deity who demands obedience, among other ridiculous things, and... sent «himself» to die for «us» as we are «broken» and «flawed» / sinful»
creations, and by sending his - self... if... we just «believe» we go to eternal paradise with him.
Of course, some people will cling to this old paradigm for as long as possible, just like we have people who belong to the Flat Earth Society, who believe the
creation story in Genesis is to be taken
literally, and who believe the lunar landing is a hoax.
And the Fundamentalists continue to insist that the
STORY OF CREATION in Genesis is literally true in every detail, in spite of the fact that 99.9 % of all scientists reject it as a myt
OF CREATION in Genesis is
literally true in every detail, in spite
of the fact that 99.9 % of all scientists reject it as a myt
of the fact that 99.9 %
of all scientists reject it as a myt
of all scientists reject it as a myth.
But perhaps the most fundamental contrast is also here apparent: the J
story proceeds at once to the
creation of man (
literally, «formation» for this
story does not use the word «create»).
Its visuals are out
of this world, quite
literally in the early going, as it presents the
story of the
creation of the universe.
Jene's personal
story is interlaced with her
creation of a radical new piece about pain, pleasure and the female body, in which she daringly exposes herself (both figuratively and
literally) in front
of a live audience.
A look at the different days
of creation, Adam and Eve and some problems that Christians face if they take this
story literally.
As the
story goes, Kingdom Hearts
literally began as an elevator pitch: a chance encounter between a Disney executive and a Square game producer in an elevator led to the
creation of one
of gaming's m...
«Despite the stupefying fact that The Wall Street Journal reported late last year that 45 percent
of Americans believe «
literally» in the Biblical
story of Creation, whereas only 31 percent subscribe to the theory
of evolution (have you thanked a teacher today?)