... it with "God did it-. God is the answer to a very simple solution to supernatural phenomenon that no one at the time can explain. The Bible was written to be a tool to explain the unexplainable. When the creationists use the defense "God did it-, evolutionists can give no reply 1. Futuyma ... Galileo's theory was not accepted until much after his death, when science started to become more accepted.3 The religious evolutionist must not read the Bible as Gods word but rather as man's interpretation of God's word. A realization that God only wants us to be good people and for ... and rea...

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... This leads him into a "monkey trial". The townspeople of Hillsboro, Tennessee despite this idea of evolution because it does not follow the teachings of the Bible. They disapproved of the fact that fundamental ideas were being questioned. As a majority following the traditional ideals, they shut out new ideas brought forth, ... had a majority on their side. The townspeople were ignorant, not allowing to be enlightened when given the opportunities. They said the teachings of the Bible were the only coherent way of describing the existence of life, but if thoroughly read through, its teachi...

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... . The facts point to evolution and the faith points to creation. But what if they can coexist? The creationism worldview is routed just a couple pages into the bible. Genesis 1-2 explains the creation all of things in the following summary. Day one God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was dark so God had ... set of building blocks. God is not center stage in the creation of life on this stage. The argument for the bible is typically found in biblical literalism. If it is written in the Bible it must be true. But what people fail to realize is that there are multiple authors a...

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... Evangelical Christians believe in evolution. Biblical creationists are also called literal creationists, because they interpret the two Genesis accounts of creation in the Bible literally and believe that the Bible is without error. They believe that the "day" mentioned in Genesis 1 signifies a normal 24 hour day. According to this ... you prove creation or evolution? You can not prove them scientifically. The only one you could prove is creation, because of the Bible. If you believe that the Bible is without error, then you must believe that God created everything. Creation is much har...

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... evidence, as well as biblical evidence, to prove that their beliefs are correct and that the problems in evolution cannot be ignored. The Bible tells the creation story, but it does not provide scientific evidence of creation. Creation scientists now use theories such as new catastrophism and ... the process of irreducible complexity deny many claims made by evolutionists. Creation scientists also counter evolution by questioning the validity of radiocarbon dating. The Bible is an important source for creationists. It tells the creation story. The creation consisted of seven days. In tho...

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... Evolution is accurate. However, theologians propound the Genesis Account of Creation, which is based on the theological ideology of the Judo-Christian Bible. There are many who believe in the Genesis Account of Creation. The Genesis Account of Creation is more plausible than the evidence presented ... variation, which was based on spontaneity and chance. The Darwinian Theory and other scientific theories probably were attempts to disprove the Genesis Account. The Bible depicts how animals, plants, and humans were able to reproduce, while scientists still struggle with the details. The cre...

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... the universe in six twenty-four hour days, and after that all creation ceased (http://emporium.turnpike.net/C/cs/basics/index.htm ). I started to look, in the Bible, for prove that creation was the origin of humanity. Then I think, "How do I know that this is not a fictional book that some monk wrote many centuries ... ago?" After I thought of this, I looked on the Internet to find proof that the Bible not full of errors. I found that there are many scientific facts that are mentioned in the Bible before being recorded anywhere else. One example is in the book of Job (26:7) it states how...

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... would rot before being covered by the next layer, But because fossilized trees are found between rock strata, something must have buried them all at once. The flood in the Bible scientist think that in places that could have been the result of the burying. One definition of science is "knowledge attained through study or practice." This means that the Theory ... ever has faith in what they believe in. If all current historic knowledge tells me that I am the descendant of an ape, I would still believe in the God of the Bible. Historic "facts" change, and what we think we know now might n...

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... even understand it wholly. It was from the help of an adult that I got the main theme of the book. For an evolutionist this is the bible to them. I have noticed from looking on the internet about the history of the book that many evolutionists and atheists quote Darwin's origin of species against ... many scripture versus from the King James version of the bible. This book I know was not intended for those purposes. This book is intended to educate among civilization how we acquire traits as species, class, and ... had never come to the human mind. He was very brave for presenting these...

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... of the century a "crisis of faith" occurred. The spiritual malaise was wide spread by the final decade of Victorian's reign. This may be due to textual criticism of the holy Bible. Scrutiny of the scriptures revealed that it should not be read literally or as the product of its supposed author. The foundation of the faith of numerous Christians was severely ... shaken by these claims, especially in the Anglican Church who's its teachings are based on the infallibility of the Bible. Scientific discoverers also made belief in God difficult. Sir Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830)...

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... we die. I believe that God created the universe and everything in it and then let evolution take over. If evolution started the earth, how did gravity come to be? The bible explains everything it needs too. God split up the people with language differences at the tower of Babel, and it leaves it at that. Evolution would argue that people created ... been created. Sometimes I think God's just playing games with us humans to have some humor up in heaven. Another debated topic is the start of the world and universe. The bible doesn't talk a whole lot about the universe, and it just says th...

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... the Modern Theologians. The group of Christian's goal was to incorporate modern science into their belief. They studied the Scriptures in scientific way and publicly criticized the interpretation of the Bible. Cornelius Opzoomer (1821-1892) was an influential professor of philosophy at the University of Utercht. Opzoomer was a scientist who supported matters of science and faith. He criticized all Christians who ... theologians believed that Darwin's theory was correct, claiming that characteristics are determined through natural selection. Darwinism in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Fra...

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... who believes in God knows how magnificent he is. God has the power to do what ever he wants, so consider the theory that I am about to present. In the bible under Genesis, it says the earth was created in six days. Six days ten thousand years ago, but the world is scientifically proven to be billions of years old so ... they don't fit right, or wrong. The bible was interpreted and written by man, who defines one day to be twenty four hours long. Consider someone or something so great such as God, what human can honestly say ... ...

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... major sides to this issue. Creationism, or the belief in the literal interpretation of the account of the creation of the universe and of all living things related in the Bible, and Evolutionism, or a theory of biological evolution, especially that formulated by Charles Darwin (Dictionary.com). Certainly are others, and one of them might be correct, but today, evolutionism is the ... be possible, but there is no supporting evidence of it. Genesis 1:24-31 says that man and all other living creatures were made within the span of a few days (NIV Bible). That is very unlikely. Fossil record...

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... , they refuse to consider it because it contradicts their religious beliefs. After all, to believe that the species living on Earth today evolved, is to believe that much of the Bible does not represent the literal truth. For creationists, that goes against what they've come to believe. Nearly all creationists are religious fundamentalists and will continue to stand by their ... position regardless of whether or not the evidence supports it. The reason for that is that most creationists make literal interpretations of the Bible; and when they are presented with new evidence, they reject ...

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... arrested. He was charged with teaching the theory of evolution to his class on April 24. In court, Scopes? strong defense penetrated the prosecution's case when they stated that the Bible could not always be taken literally and that there was no way the world could have been created in six days. Even though Scopes was found guilty of contradicting creationism ... and the Bible's teachings, the persuasion of the defense's case brought up the major question of evolution versus creation. In 1996, the issue was revisited and now teachers have the right to teach ... ...

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... creation of the world is described as being conducted by god in seven days. Humanism has been formed through the knowledge that much of what is described of in the bible is scientifically impossible but through the need, people have to follow a set of beliefs, which include caring for other people. Then came along humanism and the scientific method which both ... say that there is no such thing as god. The scientific evidence by Darwin and other scientists of that era proving that many of the stories in the bible are untrue do contradict the Christian notion of god as "the creator". Som...

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... because it sates that the world slowly evolved and there was no seven day creation, this then rules out the idea of the creation that christens believe, therefore if the bible is not true then this may lead to the idea that god does not exist, and this then the design argument by saying there is in fact no creator. A writer ... faith and by getting thought it makes their faith stronger. However it could lead religious believers to think that if there are such doubts about god's existence and what the bible says is not true, then maybe there is no god and may subsquesly lose their faith....

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... proceed to explain my beliefs in either or. After understanding both views my main point of view stands with creationism. I was brought up to a very religious family; therefore I read the bible. After reviewing the understandings of both individual types I strongly believe that God did create human beings and all other things that were created on this earth. As explained in Genesis ... , the first chapter of the bible, God had created the lightness and darkness. The daytime and nigh time; the land and the waters; the stars and the moon; the creatures of the sea and the creatures ... ...

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... be enemies? The answer is yes. Creation and evolution will continue to be enemies for as long as there is people who take the time to read and follow the Bible, and people who think they are the children of monkeys. Before I go any further, you need to know what the Theory of Evolution states. It states that: all of the ... another form, but it cannot be created or destroyed. The law plainly states that the universe did not create itself. Although scientists do not know the origin of energy, the Bible offers an explanation. God alone can truly create. Man can only re-fashion pre-existin...

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... by the inevitable conversations with Captain Fitzroy, a biblical literalist. The two men would argue constantly, regarding thoughts occurring within the perimeter of Darwin's wandering mind. Captain Fitzroy would quote the Bible, as literalists do, and direct answers to God. Yet, Darwin found that none of the questions he asked were validly answered with the approach of divine creation. Consequently, Fitzroy's weak ... ...

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... . Darwin's book had a huge effect, and although it solved the problem for some people, it created an even larger debate for most. Atheists were delighted at the contradictions to the Bible, while being dismayed when Darwin seemingly left an opening for creationism just to appease theologians. Many of the Anglican upper-class of Britain were worried about the repercussions and began ... ...

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... that individuals with traits that aid in their survival will live long enough to pass those traits on to their offspring." Hence, In the middle of the nineteenth century the Bible was no longer considered the only authority over the story/history of human creation. Evolution was now a scientific matter, perpetually analyzed and debated. Research ranging from hominid, homo erectus, homo ... ...

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... the teaching of evolution in 15 states. By February, Tennessee passed a bill making it illegal "to teach any theory that denies the story of divine creation as taught by the Bible and to teach instead that man was descended from a lower order of animals (http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ ftrials/scopes/evolut.htm)". Later on in June, the American ... ...

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... birds), but it cannot show that moths could ever turn into effective, totally different, non-moth creatures. All the evidence is on the side of the Christian who believes the Bible's account of creation " that in the beginning God created the world and all the major types of creatures to reproduce "after their kind-. For these reasons explained above, how ... ...

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