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Evolution and Creationism Outline: Thesis: "Acceptance of Creation is growing in spite of overwhelming evidence proving Evolution." I. Acceptance of Creation is growing in spite of overwhelming evidence proving Evolution There is no easy resolution for whats true and evolution or creationism. It is a complex topic with profound scientific, religious, educational, and criticism. How can a student or parent come to grips with this issue? Evolution vs. Creationism provides a badly needed, comprehensive, and balanced introduction to the many facets of the current debates about what should be taught in a classroom or in reality itself. Evolution relies on scientific facts while creationism clings on biblical beliefs. But the legal and

Marilynn Jones Liberty University PHSC 210-A17 Sonia Cooper Weeks Adjunct Instructor Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Old - Earth View III. Young - Earth View IV. Compare and Contrast V. Conclusion Introduction Christians today have a biblical principle and opinion of the universe existence. Christians believe that God created earth and that he accomplished that in only six days. Genesis 1 explains the creation and the interpretation is so utterly clear and one writer states “Thus, any interpretation that goes beyond a clear plain meaning of the text is considered to compromise Biblical authority and capitulate to evolutionary theories”. One look at the Young Earth View is said to be formed from the Modern English

The debate between creation and evolution has been around for a long time. For much of it, it has presented a choice between the two. Some claim that you either believe in God or evolution, not both. Others, that you have to choose young earth creationism simply because theistic evolution is not a viable option. Still more present young earth creationism as a naive understanding of both the Bible and science. However, since each position has evidence in support of it and against it, it is in no way true that any of them present us with an undeniable position of definite accuracy. Furthermore, the idea that there is only a choice between creation and evolution is false. Indeed, there are more positions than even creationism and theistic

Old earth, or progressive creationism shares similarities with theistic evolution in that it places the age of the earth at 4-5 billion years ago and the universe at 10-20 billion years ago. However, they are not satisfied with the claim that God-guided evolution brought the world into existence, eventually arriving at the world we live in today. Robert C. Newman, an astrophysicist and New Testament professor acknowledges that it would be possible for God to use evolution as a creation tool, just as it is possible that God created solely through supernatural means. However, he thinks that there are too many unanswered questions left for both positions.

As Francis Collins stated, Theistic Evolution is the belief that "evolution is real, but that it was set in motion by God” (Collins). Theistic Evolution does not separate the ideas of Creation and Evolution, and consider them as contrasting ideas. Instead, Theistic Evolution proposes that God’s Creation included Evolution. People

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” This Bible quote has created great controversy throughout the years amongst Christians and the theory of evolution. I have heard numerous times, “Believing evolution makes you an unbeliever of God.” The reason for such belief is because the Bible states in Genesis that God created the heavens, Earth, and all that resides on Earth within seven days. Our society has whole-heartedly believed in these scriptures for over 2,000 years, so the development of the theory of evolution, which explained creation by gradual changes through natural selection, was too radical and contradictory to accept. However, what if the Bible in fact supported the idea of evolution? The Bible supports

TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS III INTRODUCTION 1 ATHEISTIC EVOLUTION 1 THEISTIC EVOLUTION 1 OLD EARTH CREATIONISM 1 YOUNG EARTH CREATIONISM 2 COPERNICAN PRINCIPLE 2 EVOLUTIONISM 2 YOUNG EARTH AND OLD EARTH CREATIONISM ARGUMENTS 3 PERSONAL VIEW 4 CONCLUSION 4 BIBLIOGRAPHY 5 INTRODUCTION Evolution theories have been around for a long time. There have also been a lot of old- and young Earth creationism arguments. These theories and arguments are discussed in this

The Old World position on the creation of everything is backed by the most evidence, both biblically and scientifically, when compared to the other positions of theism and New World creationism. This is due to the fact that the other two positions end up ignoring or denying points of significant proofs that their counterparts present. However, the Old Earth position accepts and explains parts of the other creationism viewpoints. It does not deny the possibility of evolution, or Genesis 1-2, saying that they do not contradict each other and both can exist at the same time. It also takes some of its own belief from others, explaining that the Earth is billions of years old. This is further compounded upon with the explanation of the six days of creation is not taken literally, rather that they each are an extended period of time. All of this leads to the defense of the Bible not being a historical timeline, but it being a guidebook to understanding God and everything that he does. This also justifies the scientific outlook on the creation story. Like how humanity is always discovering new substances and species, information on the origin of the universe is yet to be found. When compared to the other viewpoints of creationism, the Old World position has the most evidence.

I find that the theory of evolution doesn’t challenge my perspective or understanding of God. Firstly, because my relationship and idea of God are relaxed, due to my upbringing. Yes, I believe in a God, however like what Solomon said in the Books of Wisdom, one must know about the

evolution teory and christian faith 1 . HISTORY OF THE EMERGENCE OF THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION The roots of evolutionist thinking appears contemporary with dogmatic belief that try hard to deny creation . The majority of the pagan philosophers in ancient Greece defended the idea of ​​evolution . If we look at the history of philosophy , we will see that the idea of ​​evolution has sustained many pagan philosophy .

The book of God and a book on evolutionary in the same brief case, side by side. This is the scene that readers are left with at the finale of the play. Such a sight contrasts the main plot of the story, as religion is at constant odds with modernistic evolutionary concepts. This display represents the idea of coexistence between these two beliefs. Moreover, it represents the change of heart of Henry Drummond. His seemingly atheistic motivation is apparent throughout the play especially during Cates’ trial. The weighing of the two volumes speaks for his internal conflict with the separate ideals, and the attainment of both The Bible and Darwin’s Origin of Species represents Drummond’s resolve. If they can be together in Henry Drummond’s brief

Is the Bible capable of supporting the idea of evolution? This is a question that tends to leave many Christians divided between science and theology. Over the years, various views have been formed in regards to this question. The Young Earth Creationists strongly oppose any mention of evolution. Old Earth Creationism is an umbrella term for the various ways in which Christians believe evolution fits into creation. Within this group are the theistic evolutionists, the progressive creationists, and the intelligent designers. Intelligent designers are against evolution, but believe in an old earth. The theistic evolutionists and progressive evolutionists believe in both an old earth and part, if not all, of what evolution entails. These two

Gap Creationists believe that there is a large gap between the first two verses in Genesis which allows for a second creation. Day-Age Creationism takes Genesis 1 a little less literally than other views and believe that the “days” could have been much longer than 24-hours and may have even stood for millions of years. Progressive Creationism is considered to be held by the majority of those believing in Old Earth Creationism. Proponents incorporate parts of modern biological science such as the big bang theory and the fossil record, but use merge the information to include Biblical references as well. The thing that separates them from an evolutionist perspective is that they still hold to the belief of separate kinds evolving. Evolutionary Creationism and Theistic evolution are considered indistinguishable my many scientists. In these positions, God is seen as the Creator of everything by using evolution to accomplish the plan. Agnostic Evolutionism is the view that accepts evolution as it is commonly presented and does not consider the issue of God 's existence or involvement to be a central concern as they believe it is impossible to know if God truly exists. The final viewpoint on the continuum, Materialist Evolutionism, is broken down even further into three categories: Methodological Naturalists, Philosophical Materialists, and Atheistic Materialists. Only a small percentage of scientists supporting evolution fall into the philosophical

Chapters 1 and 2 of Genesis teach us about the natural world and that God created everything. The argument of evolution can be proved wrong reading the first chapter of Genesis. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and earth” (Genesis 1:1, NLT) He created the world in six days, on each day he would add something new to his list of creations such as light, darkness, sky, seas, plants and animals, and finally man and woman “On the seventh day God had

The Story of Creation and the Fall of Man The story of creation and the fall of man are the mainly studied and more diligently and critically analyzed in the Bible. They are contained in the first three chapters of the Book of Genesis. The creation story is highly criticized in light of scientists and other non believers due the controversy that exist between science and religion. While science is subjective, Religion is objective and thus based on opinion. Nevertheless, the Bible appears more correct and truthful compared the evolution theories. There are more questions than answers in the revolution theory, for instance, how can a monkey turn into human being? And if that’s the case why aren’t the modern monkey turn into human beings? In that case, the Bible stands to be the better version in regard to the beginning of human race. I am a Christian, a fully devoted one, and my analysis of the creation story is based on the Bible, and more specifically, on the first three chapters of the book of Genesis as contained in the New International Version (NIV).