... all over the world. This theory helped to support the idea of evolution, a topic of great controversy at the time, whish in turn attacked the Bible in its belief of Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark and Genesis. This new theory not only weakened the Church, but forced it to undergo its own ... survive, the other species would die-out unless it could find another niche where as to get water. This theory goes against all of what the Bible says about creationism. "So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, ... ."...

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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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... conflict between science and religion. One third of adults in the U.S believe that the bible is the exact word of God. Interestingly 50 percent of Americans believe that the bible is man's interpretation of God's word. They believe that the bible is a book of truths inspired by God but not correct in a literal or ... scientific sense. A good example of this is that by tracing lineage in the bible most agree that the bible puts the earth at around 6,000 years old. It is easy for science to prove that the earth much older. It is thought that ... Through the carbon dating process we can p...

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... the Origin of Species, and since then, people have debated between the creationism and evolutionism theories. The theory of evolution has been supported only through various religious writings, particularly the Bible. Creationists believe in a divine creator, God. Creationism has a broad range of beliefs involving a reliance on God's miraculous work to explain the origin of the universe, of life, and of the ... as fishes and primates. They both have the same types of bones, for example, forearms, wrists, elbows, upper arms, and shoulders. They seem to be related to a common ancestor. Th...

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... the Origin of Species, and since then, people have debated between the creationism and evolutionism theories. The theory of evolution has been supported only through various religious writings, particularly the Bible. Creationists believe in a divine creator, God. Creationism has a broad range of beliefs involving a reliance on God's miraculous work to explain the origin of the universe, of life, and of the ... as fishes and primates. They both have the same types of bones, for example, forearms, wrists, elbows, upper arms, and shoulders. They seem to be related to a common ancestor. Th...

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... the Origin of Species, and since then, people have debated between the creationism and evolutionism theories. The theory of evolution has been supported only through various religious writings, particularly the Bible. Creationists believe in a divine creator, God. Creationism has a broad range of beliefs involving a reliance on God's miraculous work to explain the origin of the universe, of life, and of the ... as fishes and primates. They both have the same types of bones, for example, forearms, wrists, elbows, upper arms, and shoulders. They seem to be related to a common ancestor. Th...

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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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... the Origin of Species, and since then, people have debated between the creationism and evolutionism theories. The theory of evolution has been supported only through various religious writings, particularly the Bible. Creationists believe in a divine creator, God. Creationism has a broad range of beliefs involving a reliance on God's miraculous work to explain the origin of the universe, of life, and of the ... as fishes and primates. They both have the same types of bones, for example, forearms, wrists, elbows, upper arms, and shoulders. They seem to be related to a common ancestor. Th...

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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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... 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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... 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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... science say that God created the universe during six consecutive 24-hour days less than 10,000 years ago, exactly as it depicts in the book of Genesis in the Bible. "All of the various species of animals that currently exist (and that once existed) on earth are descendants of the animals that God created during the single week of creation ... different ballparks-they address fundamentally different issues. Tribulations surface when people try to switch playing fields by using science to substantiate religious conviction, or vice versa. "By insisting that the Bible is a bona fide biology...

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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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... 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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... there is no immediate ancestor to demonstrate what is needed. Religion always has a justification to what is happening around the world or within ourselves. The creational story through the Catholic Bible states that the first human, male, was created during the 6th day but what seems to be unbelievable is that he, Adam was made from sand, and surprisingly, from the ... ...

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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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... named Charles Darwin his theory stated that, in the beginning, an explosion of matter called the cosmos, and undirected, naturalistic evolution caused every thing that followed. Yet according to the bible "god" created all living things in six days. This leaves no room for the fact that evolution is something that actually happened. Yet when a human and a chimpanzee's DNA was compared ... ...

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Was mankind created by a slow process of evolution, as fossils indicate, or were we made as an "Adam and Eve," as a literal reading that the Bible tells us? As ofetn is the case, both viewpoints, without a doubt are both correct. Scientists believe that our ancestors were a man-animal that we evolved from apes. However, what is ... ...

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