1. State your beliefs on creationism vs evolution. (no less than 25 words)
2. Find a statement about creationism on-line. (give the source-copy the site to your post)
3. Find a statement about evolution on-line. (give the source-copy the site to your post)
4. Give one scripture quote that defends your belief.
Please number your answers
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1. My beliefs on Creation vs.Evolution is the world was not created more than a million years ago but only about 10,000 years ago. If we evolved from monkeys or moss or whatever we would still and always have those genetic features. And the Bible was written when the apostles or disciples were going through history or actually living out what the Bible states.
2. The Council of the American Physical Society opposes proposals to require "equal time" for presentation in public school science classes of the biblical story of creation and the scientific theory of evolution. The issues raised by such proposals, while mainly focused on evolution, have important implications for the entire spectrum of scientific inquiry, including geology, physics, and astronomy. In contrast to "Creationism", the systematic application of scientific principles has led to a current picture of life, of the nature of our planet, and of the universe which, while incomplete, is constantly being tested and refined by observation and analysis. This ability to construct critical experiments, whose results can require rejection of a theory, is fundamental to the scientific method. While our society must constantly guard against oversimplified or dogmatic descriptions of science in the education process, we must also resist attempts to interfere with the presentation of properly developed scientific principles in established guidelines for classroom instruction or in the development of scientific textbooks. We therefore strongly oppose any requirement for parallel treatment of scientific and non-scientific discussions in science classes. Scientific inquiry and religious beliefs are two distinct elements of the human experience. Attempts to present them in the same context can only lead to misunderstandings of both.
http://www.aps.org/policy/statements/81_1.cfm
3. Evolution is not a matter of mere chance or random change. It is shaped by the process of genetic change, the production and survival of new adaptations and organisms, changes in the frequency of genetic variations, and results in the wide variety of ways in which organisms adapt to and survive in their diverse and changing surroundings. Genetic variation—amply documented in nature—is the raw material for how living beings change.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/press_office/statements/evolution.htm
4. Mark 13:19 "For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be"
1)evolution is totally wrong and it is not even proven to be right but creation is proven because we have all the evidence, for the dinosaurse, the flood, how everything is exactly perfect. the big bang theory is a myth that isn't true because what are the odds that everything that exploded formed everything so perfect that we as humans can live like we are today?
2)"Creation and evolution are not a dichotomy, but ends of a continuum and most creationist and evolutionist positions may be fit along this continuum"(http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/wic.html
3)"The formation of different languages and of distinct species and the proofs that both have been developed through a gradual process, are curiously parallel."
- Charles Darwin, "The Desent Of Man"
4)Genesis 1:1" In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
1. I believe that cration is true. God created the earth in 6 days like it says in the Bible. There is no way that we evolved from apes, God did not make it that way, they do not have soles like we do and they did not just show up when we supposedly started evolving.
2. • We believe that God’s Word is not only inerrant, but that it is also clear to the learned and unlearned alike; thus, we affirm that when God reveals his mind—on creation or any other matter—he is quite capable of making his thoughts known in ordinary language that does not require extraordinary hermeneutical maneuvers for interpretation.
http://www.gpts.edu/resources/resource_creation.html
3. Official Evolution Statement
Approved by Academy Science Council March 28, 2007
Evolution is a central concept in modern science, including biology, geology, and astronomy. The California Academy of Sciences, with its broad mission to explore, explain, and protect the natural world, recognizes that evolution is fundamental to understanding biological diversity and is a critical organizing principle for both scientific research and science museums.
In biology, the basic facts of evolution, including the extinction and emergence of new species over time, were understood and accepted by the end of the nineteenth century. Charles Darwin identified natural selection as a primary mechanism driving evolution (that some organisms are more likely to survive and reproduce, thus their genetic traits will be inherited by future generations while other traits will be lost). Through selection, some life-forms thrive, reproduce, and adapt as conditions change, whereas others disappear. The detailed processes that create variation and drive natural selection became evident during the twentieth century with the discoveries of DNA and molecular inheritance. Twentieth century geologists also learned to use radioactivity to determine the age of the Earth (4.5 billion years), and astronomers discovered the expansion of the universe, measuring its age as approximately 14 billion years. Change is an inherent property of stars, planets, and life.
Scientists in many fields use evolutionary concepts daily in their research. In pharmacology and agriculture, these concepts are central to efforts to overcome the evolution of harmful organisms that have become resistant to antibiotics or pesticides. Evolution as the organizing principle for science museums has transformed the eighteenth-century collections of "curiosities" into modern museums of natural history. The California Academy of Sciences recognizes the importance of understanding evolution for both scientists and the public, and we emphasize that evolution belongs in school curricula and textbooks as one of the fundamental concepts of modern science.
http://www.calacademy.org/science/evolution_statement.php
4.Psalms 19:7-10...7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
1.I believe that God created the universe! He made everything in it. There is no question about it. People believe that it was an accident! There is no way that this ALL could have happened by accident!!!! Although it is a streach for some people to believe that God did it in 7 days, but everything is possible with God.
2. Here, Creationism means the taking of the Bible, particularly the early chapters of Genesis, as literally true guides to the history of the universe and to the history of life, including us humans, down here on earth (Numbers 1992). http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/creationism/
3.Evolution is a process that results in heritable changes in a population spread over many generations.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/evolution-definition.html
4.These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. Genesis 2:4-5
1. I believe in creationism because i believe in God and His Word and that everything was created by God and not by chance or the Big Bang Therory.
2. God is the creator of all things and He continually upholds all things. In addition to the general statement on creation affirmed by all parties, ASA members who hold to a young-earth creation view would affirm the following:
-God is absolutely free to act as He wills. Natural science must be open to the possibility that God acted directly to create any physical feature of the universe, including organisms and humankind. By implication, therefore, the philosophy of science known as methodological naturalism is unsound.
-The simplest reading of Scripture regarding the details of creation is to be accepted as God’s revelation on the matter, and the data of science should be interpreted in this light.
-All basic types of organisms, including human beings, were directly created by God during the creation week of Genesis 1 and 2. Humankind is united in one family, which began with Adam and Eve.
-The flood of Noah was an historical event, global in extent and effect.
-The curse of Genesis 3:14-19, imposed by God because of the sin of Adam and Eve, changed irrevocably the character of the natural economy. This "groaning of nature" (Romans 8:20-21), which includes the death of the higher animals and humankind, will be removed only by the coming redemption of the natural order (Revelation 21:1-5).
(http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Evolution/commission_on_creation.html)
3.The principles of evolution have been tested repeatedly and found to be valid according to scientific criteria. Evolution should be part of the pre-college curriculum; it is the best scientific explanation of human and nonhuman biology and the key to understanding the origin and development of life.
(http://www.aaanet.org/stmts/evolution.htm)
4.Isaiah 42:5-
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein.
Isaiah 44:24-
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
1. I believe that God created the heaven and the earth. The Charles Darwin theory presumes that more complex creatures evolved from their more simple ancestors naturally over time, and that is how life came into being.Even if Darwin's theory was true, Where did life come from? How did earth form and how did life get here? These are questions that no evolution theory can answer logically. For Instance the big band theory presumes
1.I believe that God did create the world and all life on it because the world and its creations is just way too complex to be based all from chance. However, I dont know if each "day" of creation was truly a day or if it was a million years because there was no way to tell without the sun and also their years would be different to our years because they wouldnt have used a modern calendar because Julius and Octavious Ceaser added, June, July, August and october.
2."There are plenty of Ph.D. creation scientists with literally hundreds of scientific evidences showing the Earth cannot be that old," he adds. "If the Earth is millions of years old, there was death in the world, the death of anything, before Adam and Eve. If the Earth is millions of years old, if evolution is true, death is meaningless and purposeless. It's just natural. If death is natural, then Jesus' death had no meaning or purpose. The Bible says that death came about because of man's existence, that death was a curse of sin, but also the cure for it. So if you get rid of Adam and Eve and original sin, you are pretty much left with Christianity having no meaning." ... In a nutshell, Young's message is this: "If God is our creator, then he sets the rules, and if we disobey those rules, we have to answer to him. If evolution is true, that we are the product of chance, we make up our own rules as individuals, and there is no accountability. If our brains have 'evolved,' how can we trust our own thoughts? They are just chance chemicals." http://atheism.about.com/b/2003/10/02/defending-creationism.htm
3.The theory of evolution is a naturalistic theory of the history of life on earth (this refers to the theory of evolution which employs methodological naturalism and is taught in schools and universities). Merriam-Webster's dictionary gives the following definition of evolution: "a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modifications in successive generations."[1] Since World War II a majority of the most prominent and vocal defenders of the theory of evolution which employs methodological naturalism have been atheists.[2] Although the defenders of the theory of evolution contend there is evidence that supports the theory of evolution, there are many who are against the theory of evolution and state there is a multitude of serious problems with the theory of evolution. For example, an article by CBS News begins with the observation that, "Americans do not believe that humans evolved, and the vast majority says that even if they evolved, God guided the process. Just 13 percent say that God was not involved."[3] In addition, there is evidence to suggest that the evolutionary position is gradually losing public support in the United States.[4] The prestigious science journal Science reported the following in 2006 concerning the United States: "The percentage of people in the country who accept the idea of evolution has declined from 45 in 1985 to 40 in 2005. Meanwhile the fraction of Americans unsure about evolution has soared from 7 per cent in 1985 to 21 per cent last year."[5] In January 2006, the BBC reported the following in respect to Britain:
“ Just under half of Britons accept the theory of evolution as the best description for the development of life, according to an opinion poll.
Furthermore, more than 40% of those questioned believe that creationism or intelligent design (ID) should be taught in school science lessons.
4.Genesis 1:1 "in the beggining God created the Heaven and the Earth"
http://www.conservapedia.com/Evolution
Creationism is the belief in the word of God. Therefore what God says is true is true. Evolution was made through the many studies of Charles Darwin. Evolution is incorrect because it may match up with some science but it doesn't match up with the word of God. In the creation mandate God gives us dominion over the world.
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"I wish I were younger. What inclines me now to think you may be right in regarding [evolution] as the central and radical lie in the whole web of falsehood that now governs our lives is not so much your arguments against it as the fanatical and twisted attitudes of its defenders."
-Dr. C.S. Lewis, in letter to Capt. Bernard Acworth of the Evolution Protest Movement, 1951."
-creationism
"For example, no scientist could logically dispute the proposition that man, without having been involved in any act of divine creation, evolved from some ape-like creature in a very short space of time - speaking in geological terms - without leaving any fossil traces of the steps of the transformation. As I have already implied, students of fossil primates have not been distinguished for caution when working within the logical constraints of their subject. The record is so astonishing that it is legitimate to ask whether much science is yet to be found in this field at all."
-Lord Solly Zuckerman, M.D., D.Sc., Beyond the Ivory Tower (New York: Taplinger, 1970), p. 64.
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http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/
7547/cequotes.html
Bible qoute
-Genesis1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
-God gave man dominion over the earth and were created in God's own image unlike any other creature.
1.The way That I Believe Creationism is the way God created it out of dust and he created each day a new purpose and in the Bible it says it and how God took a breath and there it was. Evolution is were man just thinks it comes from and finds similarly to man from like apes, big foot, and try to fit it in.
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3.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&c
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The statement is that Darwin evoultion theory is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor.
1. Creationism is what God made and what the Bible says. Evolutionism is something that someone made up and made up more to the Bible and what God created.
2."Creation science" is based on faith and is not supported by scientific observations of the natural world. Creationism is not science and does not have a legitimate place in any science curriculum.http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blaguevol.htm
3.In biology, evolution is the process of change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. The genes that are passed on to an organism's offspring produce the inherited traits that are the basis of evolution.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution
4.Genesis 1:1 In the begignning God created the Heavens and the Earth.
John 1:1
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Sabrina
1. My belief is that evolution is completely untrue. Our bodies are so complex and there is noway that it could have just happened by chance or slowly evolving. Evolution verses creation is more than debating over religion. Creation just fits the facts more. It has also never been proven roung.
2. God used direct acts to create the earth. In six days and rested on the seventh day.
3. Evolution is the process of inherited, traits.(wikipedia, evolution, Pg. 1)
4. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
1. Creationism is far more believable than the big bang theory. I believe that the big bang theory is completely unbelievable because if you believe that there is no creator where do you think that the two planets or adams came from.
2.God is the creator of all things.a. All things were created through the Word. (Jn1:1-3; Col 1:15-20)b. God is both transcendent over creation and immanent in creation. (1 Kg 8:27)
c. God continually upholds all of creation. (Col 1:17; Heb 1:3)d. God is continually creating. (Ps 104:29-30)http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Evolution/commission_on_creation.html
3."Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended. And this is all very natural and organic and in tune with the mysterious cycles of the Cosmos, which believes that there's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone."http://jerwood.nhm.ac.uk/archives/paleonet/1994/msg00010.html
4.1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
1:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
1:9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
1:10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
1:13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 1:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 1:18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
1:19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
1:22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
1:23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
1:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
1:30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
1. I believe that creationism is the actual truth. I believe this because this is what the bible tells us. Since the bible is the word of God, it must be true.
2. Like evolution, creationism can have more than one meaning. At its most basic, creationism is the belief that the universe was created by a deity of some sort - but after that, there is quite a lot of variety among creationists as to just what they believe and why. People may lump all creationists together in one group, but it is important to understand where they differ and why.
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/evo/blfaq_cre_index.htm
3. Biological evolution refers to the cumulative changes that occur in a population over time. These changes are produced at the genetic level as organisms' genes mutate and/or recombine in different ways during reproduction and are passed on to future generations. Sometimes, individuals inherit new characteristics that give them a survival and reproductive advantage in their local environments; these characteristics tend to increase in frequency in the population, while those that are disadvantageous decrease in frequency. This process of differential survival and reproduction is known as natural selection. Non-genetic changes that occur during an organism's life span, such as increases in muscle mass due to exercise and diet, cannot be passed on to the next generation and are not examples of evolution.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/faq/cat01.html
4. Gen. 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
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evolution is the scientific belief that states that we were evolved from monkeys. creationism is the how god said let there be light, wich is how we really came to life.
evolution is some lie sceientist made up
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That the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are inspired by God and inerrant in the original writings, and that they are the supreme and final authority in faith and life.
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The Botanical Society of America has as its members professional scientists, scholars, and educators from across the United States and Canada, and from over 50 other countries. Most of us call ourselves botanists, plant biologists, or plant scientists, and members of our profession teach and learn about botanical organisms using well established principles and practices of science.
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[gen 1-2]
“all things were made by him: and without him was not any thing made that was made”
1. I believe that the world was created no more than 6,000 years ago and not millions of years ago. If we evolved from apes, we would still be evolving and still have features from apes.
2. In the United States, more than in the rest of the world, creationism has become centered in the political controversy over creation and evolution in public education, and whether teaching creationism in science classes conflicts with the separation of church and state. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Creationism#Political_context
3.Evolution is often said to be both theory and fact. This statement, or something similar, is frequently seen in biological literature. The point of this statement is to differentiate the concept of the "fact of evolution", namely the observed changes in populations of organisms over time, from the "theory of evolution", namely the current scientific explanation of how those changes came about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Evolution_as_theory_and_fat
4. Gen 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.22: And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
1. I think god created the universe because it is too hard to believe that the whole human race was one big accident and that we evolved from monkeys. I dont believe in evolution
2.Earth History and the Evolution of Life Must Be Taught: Creationism Is Not Science http://geology.about.com/library/bl/blaguevol.htm
3.Science textbooks shall emphasize evolution as a unifying concept. Publishers should not be required or volunteer to include disclaimers in textbooks that distort or misrepresent the methodology of science and the current body of knowledge concerning the nature and study of evolution.
http://www.nsta.org/about/positions/evolution.aspx
4.I myself am convinced that the theory of evolution, especially the extent to which it's been applied, will be one of the great jokes in the history books of the future. Posterity will marvel that so very flimsy and dubious an hypothesis could be accepted with the incredible credulity that it has."
-Malcolm Muggeridge (world famous journalist and philosopher), Pascal Lectures, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
1.I think that Creation is 110% more accurate than Evolution. There is no way that we could have evolved from monkeys, if we did i think that we would look more like them. Also the earth does not look like it is one million years old. Also, there is no real evidence supporting the Evolution theory. Creation is supported by the Bible.
2.Summary Statement on Creation
God is the creator of all things.
a. All things were created through the Word. (Jn1:1-3; Col 1:15-20)
b. God is both transcendent over creation and immanent in creation. (1 Kg 8:27)
c. God continually upholds all of creation. (Col 1:17; Heb 1:3)
d. God is continually creating. (Ps 104:29-30)
2. God is as active in "natural" events as in "miraculous" ones.
a. God is intimately and actively involved in what we perceive as "natural" or "law-governed" processes. (Amos 4:6ff; Mt 5:45)
b. God is in control of "random" or "chance" events. (1 Kg 22:17-38; Prov 16:33; Ac 1:21-26)
3. God actively cares for His creation.
a. God declares all that He has made very good. (Gen 1:31)
b. The earth is the Lord’s possession. (Ps 95:1-5)
c. All creation praises God. (Ps 148)
d. God sustains and provides for His creation. (Job 38-41, Ps 104)
4. All Creation is the object of God’s redemptive plan.
a. God so loved the world that He became incarnate. (Jn 3:16-17; Jn 1:1-18)
b. Creation groans in anticipation of redemption. (Rom 8:18-22)
c. Creation rejoices at the promise of God’s judgment. (Ps 96:11-13)
5. We humans are given stewardship responsibility over creation.
a. We are uniquely created to be God’s image bearers. (Gen 1:27)
b. Old Testament law protected the land and animals. (Sabbath, land sabbath)
c. We exercise control over creation as stewards who must give an account. (Gen 1:26-30)
d. We have a responsibility toward one another. (Lev 19:18; Mt 22:39-40)
6. Scientific study of the natural world can be a spiritual calling in service to God. (1 Kg 4:29-34)
a. God has created a physical universe which can be understood and studied by us, God’s image bearers. (Ps 19:1-4; Eccl 1:13)
b. The call to stewardship includes a call to study and understand the creation. (Gen 2:10-20; Eccl 1:13)
7. Scientific description and divine action need not be in conflict.
a. A scientific description of an event or process does not diminish God’s active control of that event or process.
b. How we describe scientifically God’s creative activity is a matter of dispute; that God is creator of all things is not.
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Evolution/commission_on_creation.html
Summary Statement on Evolution
All living beings have developed over time from ancestors through a series of changes. That life has evolved over long periods of time, with all forms of life related to one another, is a scientifically well-established fact. Along with researchers throughout the world, scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have contributed significantly to understanding the patterns and processes of evolution in humans and other species of animals and plants.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/press_office/statements/evolution.htm
1.My beliefs on creation verses evolution is that creation is Gods plan for this world and creation is the false belief that man has came up with.If we did evolve fro monkeys or whatever else people say we can evolve from we would still have those genatics.
2.Creationism, also known as antievolution, is the religiously motivated rejection of the scientific consensus on the development of the universe and the evolution of life in favor of it's creation by God.
3.In biology, evolution is the process of change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. The genes that are passed on to an organism's offspring produce the inherited traits that are the basis of evolution. Mutations in genes can produce new or altered traits in individuals, resulting in the appearance of heritable differences between organisms, but new traits also come from the transfer of genes between populations, as in migration, or between species, in horizontal gene transfer. In species that reproduce sexually, new combinations of genes are produced by genetic recombination, which can increase the variation in traits between organisms. Evolution occurs when these heritable differences become more common or rare in a population.
4.My scriptural reference that would mot bestly describe my belief can be found in Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
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1. my belief and opinion on evolution is that so far the scientist havent recieved any physical info proving this theory. im not going judge and say that the theory is ridiculous but until they have some what physical evidence i have nothing to do with that theory.Creation is more understanding and believable. and has more sources like the Bible. i think that Creation so far has more reasons for thier belief.
2.A statement opposing the misrepresentation of evolution in schools to promote particular religious beliefs was published today (11 April 2006) by the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science.
The statement points out that evolution is "recognised as the best explanation for the development of life on Earth from its beginnings and for the diversity of species" and that it is "rightly taught as an essential part of biology and science courses in schools, colleges and universities across the world".
It concludes: "Science has proved enormously successful in advancing our understanding of the world, and young people are entitled to learn about scientific knowledge, including evolution. They also have a right to learn how science advances, and that there are, of course, many things that science cannot yet explain. Some may wish to explore the compatibility, or otherwise, of science with various beliefs, and they should be encouraged to do so. However, young people are poorly served by deliberate attempts to withhold, distort or misrepresent scientific knowledge and understanding in order to promote particular religious beliefs."
Professor David Read, Vice-President of the Royal Society, said: "We felt that it would be timely to publish a clear statement on evolution, creationism and intelligent design as there continues to be controversy about them in the UK and other countries. The Royal Society fully supports questioning and debate in science lessons, as long as it is not designed to undermine young people's confidence in the value of scientific evidence. But there have been a number of media reports, particularly relating to an academy in north-east England, which have highlighted some confusion among young people, parents, teachers and scientists about how our education system allows the promotion of creationist beliefs in relation to scientific knowledge. Our Government is pursuing a flexible education system, but it should also be able to ensure and demonstrate that young people in maintained schools or academies are not taught that the scientific evidence supports creationism and intelligent design in the way that it supports evolution."
The Royal Society statement acknowledges that many people both believe in a creator and accept the scientific evidence for how the universe and life on Earth developed. But it indicates that "some versions of creationism are incompatible with the scientific evidence".
3.The Botanical Society of America has as its members professional scientists, scholars, and educators from across the United States and Canada, and from over 50 other countries. Most of us call ourselves botanists, plant biologists, or plant scientists, and members of our profession teach and learn about botanical organisms using well established principles and practices of science.
Evolution represents one of the broadest, most inclusive theories used in pursuit of and in teaching this knowledge, but it is by no means the only theory involved. Scientific theories are used in two ways: to explain what we know, and to pursue new knowledge. Evolution explains observations of shared characteristics (the result of common ancestry and descent with modification) and adaptations (the result of natural selection acting to maximize reproductive success), as well as explaining pollen:ovule ratios, weeds, deceptive pollination strategies, differences in sexual expression, dioecy, and a myriad of other biological phenomena. Far from being merely a speculative notion, as implied when someone says, “evolution is just a theory,” the core concepts of evolution are well documented and well confirmed. Natural selection has been repeatedly demonstrated in both field and laboratory, and descent with modification is so well documented that scientists are justified in saying that evolution is true.
Some people contend that creationism and its surrogate, “intelligent design,” offers an alternative explanation: that organisms are well adapted and have common characteristics because they were created just so, and they exhibit the hallmarks of intelligent design. As such, creationism is an all inclusive explanation for every biological phenomenon. So why do we support and teach evolution and not creationism/“intelligent design” if both explain the same phenomena? Are botanists just dogmatic, atheistic materialists, as some critics of science imply? Hardly, although scientists are routinely portrayed by creationists as dogmatic. We are asked, “Why, in all fairness, don’t we teach both explanations and let students decide?”
The fairness argument implies that creationism is a scientifically valid alternative to evolution, and that is not true. Science is not about fairness, and all explanations are not equal. Some scientific explanations are highly speculative with little in the way of supporting evidence, and they will stand or fall based upon rigorous testing. The history of science is littered with discarded explanations, e.g., inheritance of acquired characters, but these weren’t discarded because of public opinion or general popularity; each one earned that distinction by being scientifically falsified. Scientists may jump on a “band wagon” for some new explanation, particularly if it has tremendous explanatory power, something that makes sense out of previously unexplained phenomena. But for an explanation to become a mainstream component of a theory, it must be tested and found useful in doing science.
4. Without an understanding of myth or religion, without an understanding of the relationship between destruction and creation, death and rebirth, the individual suffers the mysteries of life as meaningless mayhem alone.
--Marion Woodman Canadian analyst, writer
1. I believe in Creationism, that God created the world in seven, twenty-four hour days. I believe that humans are supposed to have dominion over all other creation. The the law of thermodynamics states that the earth is continually deteriorating, while evolution states that the earth is continually making itself better. Evolution goes against scientific laws and reasoning and can be disproved in more ways than one even today.
2.The following points summarise the view of the Australian Academy of Science on this issue:
* All scientific ideas are theories, imperfect and subject to test. That the theory of evolution is imperfect, and still the subject of study and modification, affirms that the theory is part of science. Many attempts to modify and expand the theory have been successful, showing (since Darwin's day) the gene-basis of inheritance, the basis of gene-reproduction in the double helix structure of DNA, the 'genetic drift' basis of the origin of breeds, and so on. Many challenges to the fundamentals of the theory have failed empirical test. The theory has attracted enormous empirical testing and remains one of the most powerful of scientific ideas.
* The creationist account of the origin of life has been and remains an important idea in human culture. However it is not a scientific idea. That is, it is not open to empirical test. It is an article of religious faith.
* The creationist account of the origin of life is not therefore appropriate to a course in the science of biology, and the claim that it is a viable scientific explanation of the diversity of life does not warrant support.
* The Academy sees no objection to the teaching of creationism in schools as part of a course in dogmatic or comparative religion, or in some other non-scientific context. There are no grounds, however, for requiring that creationism and intelligent design be taught as part of a science course.
3. In Western countries, the debate persisted longest in the United States of America where the theory of evolution clashed with widely held fundamentalist religious views, and in many centres within the US the value of the theory has never been acknowledged. The explanatory power of the theory of evolution has been recognised, however, by all biologists, and their work has expanded and developed it. In Australia, as in all western countries, the theory of evolution has for many years been taught as the most powerful theory available of the origins of the diversity of biology.
Over the last 10-20 years, the fundamentalist rejection of the theory has gained momentum in the United States, and the same thrust has been evident in parts of Australia. The anti-evolution thrust argues two major points:
* that the theory of evolution is flawed; and
* that a sense of balance in the teaching of the scientific basis of life requires that equal consideration be given to the creationist view, that sees the origin of the diversity of life in the specific intention of the Deity.
4. "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Gen. 1:1
1. I believe that God created man on the last day of his creating. but after a while, they started to sin a lot. then God flooded the world except for Noahs family, and restarted mankind, and they started to evolve into what we are now.
2."With the failure of these many efforts [to explain the origin of life] science was left in the some what embarrassing position of having to postulate theories of living origins which it could not demonstrate. After having chided the theologian for his reliance on myth and miracle, science found itself in the unenviable position of having to create a mythology of its own: namely, the assumption that what, after long effort, could not be proved to take place today had, in truth, taken place in the primeval past."http://english.sdaglobal.org/research/qotcratn.htm
3.“[Natural] selection is the blindest, and most cruel way of evolving new species, and more and more complex and refined organisms. The struggle for life and elimination of the weakest is a horrible process, against which our whole modern ethics revolts. An ideal society is a non-selective society, one where the weak is protected; which is exactly the reverse of the so-called natural law. I am surprised that a Christian would defend the idea that this is the process which God more or less set up in order to have evolution.”http://www.soulcare.org/Creation/EvolutionQuotes.html
4.Genesis 9.8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him: 9 "I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you 10 and with every living creature that was with you-the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you-every living creature on earth. 11 I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."
I forgot to put th website down. Here is 2.'s and 3.'s site:
http://www.science.org.au/policy/creation.htm
1.My belief on evolution and creationism is that God created everything on earth. Everything scientists are trying to prove on evolution is false and will all be proved false eventually. They are ridiculous. Anything scientists try to prove in the future will be proved false.
2.Creationism, also known as antievolution, is the religiously motivated rejection of the scientific consensus on the development of the universe and the evolution of life in favor of it's creation by a supernatural entity, such as God, whose existence is presupposed.[disputed][1][2][3]
3.n biology, evolution is the process of change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. The genes that are passed on to an organism's offspring produce the inherited traits that are the basis of evolution. Mutations in genes can produce new or altered traits in individuals, resulting in the appearance of heritable differences between organisms, but new traits also come from the transfer of genes between populations, as in migration, or between species, in horizontal gene transfer. In species that reproduce sexually, new combinations of genes are produced by genetic recombination, which can increase the variation in traits between organisms. Evolution occurs when these heritable differences become more common or rare in a population.
4 .Genesis 1:1;In the beginning God created the heaven and the Earth
1. Creationism vs. Evolution Creationism is when people believe that the universe and the earth were created in six days. But they don’t know how long a day is. Evolution is the process of change in the inherated traits of collective organisms from one generation to the next.
2. Statement on creationism
Creationism is that a fossil record shows the sudden appearence of fossils instead of many “Transitional Forms” over millions and millions of years.
3.Statement on Evolution
a. evolution is the result of a stable gene pool
b. it occurs at a rapid rate
c. it is the result of natural selection.
d. it is changes in the gene pool’s allele
frequences
e. evolution does not occur 4. Genesis 1:1 In the begining God created the heavens and the earth
1. I believe that Creation is real and has actual proof that is written and humans couldn't have come from monkeys or from nothing. I believe evolution is fake because it has no basis or any proof and is always being added to or changed.
2. 1. God is the creator of all things.
a. All things were created through the Word. (Jn1:1-3; Col 1:15-20)
b. God is both transcendent over creation and immanent in creation. (1 Kg 8:27)
c. God continually upholds all of creation. (Col 1:17; Heb 1:3)
d. God is continually creating. (Ps 104:29-30)
2. God is as active in "natural" events as in "miraculous" ones.
a. God is intimately and actively involved in what we perceive as "natural" or "law-governed" processes. (Amos 4:6ff; Mt 5:45)
b. God is in control of "random" or "chance" events. (1 Kg 22:17-38; Prov 16:33; Ac 1:21-26)
3. God actively cares for His creation.
a. God declares all that He has made very good. (Gen 1:31)
b. The earth is the Lord’s possession. (Ps 95:1-5)
c. All creation praises God. (Ps 148)
d. God sustains and provides for His creation. (Job 38-41, Ps 104)
4. All Creation is the object of God’s redemptive plan.
a. God so loved the world that He became incarnate. (Jn 3:16-17; Jn 1:1-18)
b. Creation groans in anticipation of redemption. (Rom 8:18-22)
c. Creation rejoices at the promise of God’s judgment. (Ps 96:11-13)
5. We humans are given stewardship responsibility over creation.
a. We are uniquely created to be God’s image bearers. (Gen 1:27)
b. Old Testament law protected the land and animals. (Sabbath, land sabbath)
c. We exercise control over creation as stewards who must give an account. (Gen 1:26-30)
d. We have a responsibility toward one another. (Lev 19:18; Mt 22:39-40)
6. Scientific study of the natural world can be a spiritual calling in service to God. (1 Kg 4:29-34)
a. God has created a physical universe which can be understood and studied by us, God’s image bearers. (Ps 19:1-4; Eccl 1:13)
b. The call to stewardship includes a call to study and understand the creation. (Gen 2:10-20; Eccl 1:13)
7. Scientific description and divine action need not be in conflict.
a. A scientific description of an event or process does not diminish God’s active control of that event or process.
b. How we describe scientifically God’s creative activity is a matter of dispute; that God is creator of all things is not.
Statement on Creation
Young-Earth (Recent Creation) View
In addition to the general statement on creation affirmed by all parties, ASA members who hold to a young-earth creation view would affirm the following:
1. God is absolutely free to act as He wills. Natural science must be open to the possibility that God acted directly to create any physical feature of the universe, including organisms and humankind. By implication, therefore, the philosophy of science known as methodological naturalism is unsound.
2. The simplest reading of Scripture regarding the details of creation is to be accepted as God’s revelation on the matter, and the data of science should be interpreted in this light.
3. All basic types of organisms, including human beings, were directly created by God during the creation week of Genesis 1 and 2. Humankind is united in one family, which began with Adam and Eve.
4. The flood of Noah was an historical event, global in extent and effect.
5. The curse of Genesis 3:14-19, imposed by God because of the sin of Adam and Eve, changed irrevocably the character of the natural economy. This "groaning of nature" (Romans 8:20-21), which includes the death of the higher animals and humankind, will be removed only by the coming redemption of the natural order (Revelation 21:1-5).
Statement on Creation
Old-Earth (Progressive Creation) View
In addition to the general statement on creation affirmed by all parties, ASA members who hold to an old-earth creation view would affirm the following:
1. God created the universe and the earth billions of years ago.
2. God’s means of creating included both supernatural intervention and providential guidance of natural processes.
3. The Darwinian mechanism of mutation and natural selection, even with providential guidance, does not appear to be adequate to explain the phenomena of the history of life, particularly:
a. the Cambrian "explosion,"
b. the rarity of putative transitional fossils between the major animal body plans, and
c. the presence of "irreducible complexity" in many biological systems.
4. The human race was created by God by means of a supernatural intervention, using a body plan most closely resembling the apes among other modern life-forms.
5. Old earth creationists differ on how to relate the days of Genesis to the geologic ages:
a. some see the days as long time-periods;
b. others see them as 24-hour days separated by long periods;
c. still others as a literary device of the Divine or human author of Genesis.
6. Old earth creationists differ on where to put Adam in history:
a. some see him as relatively recent, less than ten thousand years ago;
b. others as identical with modern Homo sapiens, perhaps some tens or hundreds of thousands of years ago.
7. Old earth creation also differs from young earth creation in seeing both plant and animal death as occurring before the rebellion of Adam and Eve.
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/Evolution/commission_on_creation.html
3. There is an argument that has been around for at least fifty years that says that the Darwinian theory of evolution is an empty shell. The argument goes roughly as follows:
The theory of evolution (Darwin's theory of evolution) says that evolution occurs and that the guiding principle is survival of the fittest. However, which animals are the fittest? Aren't they merely the individuals that survive better than do their brethren? Darwin has merely recognized a tautology: a principle that implies its own truth and which is in fact trivial.
This argument is sometimes followed by the drop of a second shoe:
Darwinian evolution cannot be falsified. Therefore (following Karl Popper) it is not a scientific theory.
It is obligatory (and irrelevant) to point out that Darwin never used the phrase "survival of the fittest" in the first edition of The Origin of the Species. Along similar lines, an interesting question is, has anyone who has read The Origin of Species made the above argument?
I intend to show that there is a tautological crux in Darwinian evolution, but there are aspects that are not tautologies, that a tautology can qualify as a scientific discovery, and paradoxically a tautology may be falsifiable.
http://www.cargalmathbooks.com/Logic-of-Evolution.htm
4.Genesis 1:26-27.26And God said,
Let us make in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.27So God created man in his
own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
1. Creation's the way to go. Evolving from apes?? Oh no no no..there is no possible way that we were evolved from apes, the earth has not been in existence long enough for that to take place. Even if Darwin's theory was true, we would still be producing apes today and there would be some sort of witness to let us know that it was happening. Also, the big bang theory? Yea right..there is no way that everything magically appeared perfectly in place without some sort of creator. So basically i am sticking with the bible. God created the Earth and all in existence. The End.
2. The Council of the American Physical Society opposes proposals to require "equal time" for presentation in public school science classes of the biblical story of creation and the scientific theory of evolution. The issues raised by such proposals, while mainly focused on evolution, have important implications for the entire spectrum of scientific inquiry, including geology, physics, and astronomy. In contrast to "Creationism", the systematic application of scientific principles has led to a current picture of life, of the nature of our planet, and of the universe which, while incomplete, is constantly being tested and refined by observation and analysis. This ability to construct critical experiments, whose results can require rejection of a theory, is fundamental to the scientific method. While our society must constantly guard against oversimplified or dogmatic descriptions of science in the education process, we must also resist attempts to interfere with the presentation of properly developed scientific principles in established guidelines for classroom instruction or in the development of scientific textbooks. We therefore strongly oppose any requirement for parallel treatment of scientific and non-scientific discussions in science classes. Scientific inquiry and religious beliefs are two distinct elements of the human experience. Attempts to present them in the same context can only lead to misunderstandings of both.
http://www.aps.org/policy/statements/81_1.cfm
3. "[the] central, unifying principle of biology is the theory of evolution, which includes both micro- and macro-evolution, and which extends to all species."
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2843/is_4_27/ai_104733223
4. Collosians 1:16 says "For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him."
1. Im on creations side! evolution makes no sense to me. of course we didnt evolve from apes or moss stuff because if we did we would still have its features. creation is all over in the bible, and if the bible says it is true, its true.
2The Council of the American Physical Society opposes proposals to require "equal time" for presentation in public school science classes of the biblical story of creation and the scientific theory of evolution. The issues raised by such proposals, while mainly focused on evolution, have important implications for the entire spectrum of scientific inquiry, including geology, physics, and astronomy. In contrast to "Creationism", the systematic application of scientific principles has led to a current picture of life, of the nature of our planet, and of the universe which, while incomplete, is constantly being tested and refined by observation and analysis. This ability to construct critical experiments, whose results can require rejection of a theory, is fundamental to the scientific method. While our society must constantly guard against oversimplified or dogmatic descriptions of science in the education process, we must also resist attempts to interfere with the presentation of properly developed scientific principles in established guidelines for classroom instruction or in the development of scientific textbooks. We therefore strongly oppose any requirement for parallel treatment of scientific and non-scientific discussions in science classes. Scientific inquiry and religious beliefs are two distinct elements of the human experience. Attempts to present them in the same context can only lead to misunderstandings of both.
http://www.aps.org/policy/statements/81_1.cfm
3Evolution is a central concept in modern science, including biology, geology, and astronomy. The California Academy of Sciences, with its broad mission to explore, explain, and protect the natural world, recognizes that evolution is fundamental to understanding biological diversity and is a critical organizing principle for both scientific research and science museums.
In biology, the basic facts of evolution, including the extinction and emergence of new species over time, were understood and accepted by the end of the nineteenth century. Charles Darwin identified natural selection as a primary mechanism driving evolution (that some organisms are more likely to survive and reproduce, thus their genetic traits will be inherited by future generations while other traits will be lost). Through selection, some life-forms thrive, reproduce, and adapt as conditions change, whereas others disappear. The detailed processes that create variation and drive natural selection became evident during the twentieth century with the discoveries of DNA and molecular inheritance. Twentieth century geologists also learned to use radioactivity to determine the age of the Earth (4.5 billion years), and astronomers discovered the expansion of the universe, measuring its age as approximately 14 billion years. Change is an inherent property of stars, planets, and life.
Scientists in many fields use evolutionary concepts daily in their research. In pharmacology and agriculture, these concepts are central to efforts to overcome the evolution of harmful organisms that have become resistant to antibiotics or pesticides. Evolution as the organizing principle for science museums has transformed the eighteenth-century collections of "curiosities" into modern museums of natural history. The California Academy of Sciences recognizes the importance of understanding evolution for both scientists and the public, and we emphasize that evolution belongs in school curricula and textbooks as one of the fundamental concepts of modern science.
http://www.calacademy.org/science/evolution_statement.php
4. Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them
2.http:// creationwiki.org/creationism
Creationism is a belief systems which postulats that the universe, Earth were diliberately created by God.
4.The scripture that backs up my belief is Genesis 2:4
This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created in the day that the Lord God made the earth and heavens
1. Creation vs. Evolution. First things first, I, of course, believe in creation. But many people seem to think that evolution is based purely on facts and science, I on the other hand believe that evolution takes just as much faith as creationism, maybe more. However, since scientists seem so adamant on proving evolution, I have a few questions for them. For instance, if we evolved from fish, lemurs, monkeys, or anything besides human then why aren't we having animals for babies everyday? or freaky half monkey half human mutants?
2. As for myself I used to believe in "theistic evolution" (one of the compromise creation-evolution theories), but more and more the evidence appears to point me to a young Earth and no evolution. There are 2 or 3 types of evolution. The first would be "guided" from above. Certainly this is possible, and we have many examples in the world (cars have "evolved" tremendously during the 20th Century, with the guiding hand of engineers and designers). Many believers ascribe to such theories, but they still compromise the literal Genesis record. Secondly, there is what is termed: "micro-evolution", which I prefer to call: "genetic remnant variation". This refers to changes made within a biological "kind", i.e. mutations and other changes related to natural selection and environmental adaptations. Let's say that two calves are born and the one with longer fur survives the harsh winter allowing it to breed the next Spring, thus perpetuating longer fur in the herd. Sure, this is scientific. Within the DNA coding God has placed varying factors; thank the Maker for his forethought in allowing for automatic adaptability! But the third type (related to the first, but with no God "guiding" the outcome), as best as I understand, is unbiblical and also unscientific. There are no fossils which prove any transitional life forms have ever come about through "natural selection" or otherwise. The third type of evolution is what is believed and preached to our children in the public schools today, but to the best of my understanding there is no scientific evidence to support its tenets. Regardless of my individual beliefs however I hope that you can glean from the evidence and ideas which are related in this report.-http://www.creationism.org/genesis.htm.
3. General Statement on Creation:
1. God is the creator of all things.
a. All things were created through the Word. (Jn1:1-3; Col 1:15-20)
b. God is both transcendent over creation and immanent in creation. (1 Kg 8:27)
c. God continually upholds all of creation. (Col 1:17; Heb 1:3)
d. God is continually creating. (Ps 104:29-30)
2. God is as active in "natural" events as in "miraculous" ones.
a. God is intimately and actively involved in what we perceive as "natural" or "law-governed" processes. (Amos 4:6ff; Mt 5:45)
b. God is in control of "random" or "chance" events. (1 Kg 22:17-38; Prov 16:33; Ac 1:21-26)
3. God actively cares for His creation.
a. God declares all that He has made very good. (Gen 1:31)
b. The earth is the Lord’s possession. (Ps 95:1-5)
c. All creation praises God. (Ps 148)
d. God sustains and provides for His creation. (Job 38-41, Ps 104)
4. All Creation is the object of God’s redemptive plan.
a. God so loved the world that He became incarnate. (Jn 3:16-17; Jn 1:1-18)
b. Creation groans in anticipation of redemption. (Rom 8:18-22)
c. Creation rejoices at the promise of God’s judgment. (Ps 96:11-13)-http://www.asa3.org.ASA/topics/evolution/commision_on_creation.html.
3. 4. Genesis 1:1 - In the begging God created the heavens and the earth.
1. I believe that God created the heaven and the earth. The Charles Darwin theory presumes that more complex creatures evolved from their more simple ancestors naturally over time, and that is how life came into being.Even if Darwin's theory was true, Where did life come from? How did earth form and how did life get here? These are questions that no evolution theory can answer logically. Biblical creatiionism has the Bible to support it claims.
2. At the end of chapter one, he states “The Genesis creation record is real history, not some esoteric allegory. It is an account of real people, real places, real events, at the very dawn of the history of God’s created universe. This literal understanding of these primeval days is, as we shall see, completely supported by all later references to them in the Bible, God’s revealed Word.” As an old earth creationist, I can agree completely with this statement!
In the eyes of the author, his book provides proof that the Bible supports a young earth. In reality, the Bible does not make a claim as to the length of creation...it is up to us to determine, with all available tools. When you take the Bible together with the scientific data, it supports an old earth. However, if you approach it out of context, as young earth creationists do, you have to twist science to make it fit the Bible. No such twisting is necessary if the Bible is read with an old earth perspective...it is a perfect fit.
http://www.answersincreation.org/biblicalcreationism.htm
3.Darwin's Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers -- all related. Darwin's general theory presumes the development of life from non-life and stresses a purely naturalistic (undirected) "descent with modification". That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time. In a nutshell, as random genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival -- a process known as "natural selection." These beneficial mutations are passed on to the next generation. Over time, beneficial mutations accumulate and the result is an entirely different organism (not just a variation of the original, but an entirely different creature).
http://www.allaboutscience.org/darwins-theory-of-evolution.htm
4.Genesis 1:1 says: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
1. i believe that creation is a better belief becase it has more reasonable terms and reasons. also makes more sence in my opnion. evolution though has complicated reasons and terms and doesnt quiet have very much evidence to prove these thorys. in my opinion. until they have some what physical evidence i dont pay attention to that theory very much.
2.The Council of the American Physical Society opposes proposals to require "equal time" for presentation in public school science classes of the biblical story of creation and the scientific theory of evolution. The issues raised by such proposals, while mainly focused on evolution, have important implications for the entire spectrum of scientific inquiry, including geology, physics, and astronomy. In contrast to "Creationism", the systematic application of scientific principles has led to a current picture of life, of the nature of our planet, and of the universe which, while incomplete, is constantly being tested and refined by observation and analysis. This ability to construct critical experiments, whose results can require rejection of a theory, is fundamental to the scientific method. While our society must constantly guard against oversimplified or dogmatic descriptions of science in the education process, we must also resist attempts to interfere with the presentation of properly developed scientific principles in established guidelines for classroom instruction or in the development of scientific textbooks. We therefore strongly oppose any requirement for parallel treatment of scientific and non-scientific discussions in science classes. Scientific inquiry and religious beliefs are two distinct elements of the human experience. Attempts to present them in the same context can only lead to misunderstandings of both.
3.A statement opposing the misrepresentation of evolution in schools to promote particular religious beliefs was published today (11 April 2006) by the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science.
The statement points out that evolution is "recognised as the best explanation for the development of life on Earth from its beginnings and for the diversity of species" and that it is "rightly taught as an essential part of biology and science courses in schools, colleges and universities across the world".
It concludes: "Science has proved enormously successful in advancing our understanding of the world, and young people are entitled to learn about scientific knowledge, including evolution. They also have a right to learn how science advances, and that there are, of course, many things that science cannot yet explain. Some may wish to explore the compatibility, or otherwise, of science with various beliefs, and they should be encouraged to do so. However, young people are poorly served by deliberate attempts to withhold, distort or misrepresent scientific knowledge and understanding in order to promote particular religious beliefs."
Professor David Read, Vice-President of the Royal Society, said: "We felt that it would be timely to publish a clear statement on evolution, creationism and intelligent design as there continues to be controversy about them in the UK and other countries. The Royal Society fully supports questioning and debate in science lessons, as long as it is not designed to undermine young people's confidence in the value of scientific evidence. But there have been a number of media reports, particularly relating to an academy in north-east England, which have highlighted some confusion among young people, parents, teachers and scientists about how our education system allows the promotion of creationist beliefs in relation to scientific knowledge. Our Government is pursuing a flexible education system, but it should also be able to ensure and demonstrate that young people in maintained schools or academies are not taught that the scientific evidence supports creationism and intelligent design in the way that it supports evolution."
The Royal Society statement acknowledges that many people both believe in a creator and accept the scientific evidence for how the universe and life on Earth developed. But it indicates that "some versions of creationism are incompatible with the scientific evidence".
It states: "For instance, a belief that all species on Earth have always existed in their present form is not consistent with the wealth of evidence for evolution, such as the fossil record. Similarly, a belief that the Earth was formed in 4004 BC is not consistent with the evidence from geology, astronomy and physics that the solar system, including Earth, formed about 4600 million years ago."
4."I would rather believe in fairy tales than in such wild speculation. I have said for years that speculations about the origin of life lead to no useful purpose as even the simplest living system is far too complex to be understood in terms of the extremely primitive chemistry scientists have used in their attempts to explain the unexplainable. God cannot be explained away by such naive thoughts."
--Sir Ernst B. Chain, Nobel Laureate (Medicine, 1945), as quoted by Ronald W. Clark, The Life of Ernst Chain (London: Weidenfield & Nicolson, 1985), pp. 147-148.
"I must confess to a feeling of profound humility in the presence of a universe which transcends us at almost every point. I feel like a child who while playing by the seashore has found a few bright colored shells and a few pebbles while the whole vast ocean of truth stretches out almost untouched and unruffled before my eager fingers."
-Sir Isaac Newton, greatest scientist in history.
#1.) my belife on creation is that creation does not have an exact begining but it is way more believable than evolving from monkeys or a big boom and there it was. i think it is more reasonable that God created it all one day at a time over a 6 day period.
#2.)The Council of the American Physical Society opposes proposals to require "equal time" for presentation in public school science classes of the biblical story of creation and the scientific theory of evolution. The issues raised by such proposals, while mainly focused on evolution, have important implications for the entire spectrum of scientific inquiry, including geology, physics, and astronomy. In contrast to "Creationism," the systematic application of scientific principles has lead to a current picture of life, of the nature of our planet, and of the universe which, while incomplete, is constantly being tested and refined by observation and analysis.
http://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/199705/apsstatement.cfm
#3.)The statement points out that evolution is "recognised as the best explanation for the development of life on Earth from its beginnings and for the diversity of species" and that it is "rightly taught as an essential part of biology and science courses in schools, colleges and universities across the world".
It concludes: "Science has proved enormously successful in advancing our understanding of the world, and young people are entitled to learn about scientific knowledge, including evolution. They also have a right to learn how science advances, and that there are, of course, many things that science cannot yet explain. Some may wish to explore the compatibility, or otherwise, of science with various beliefs, and they should be encouraged to do so. However, young people are poorly served by deliberate attempts to withhold, distort or misrepresent scientific knowledge and understanding in order to promote particular religious beliefs."
http://royalsociety.org/news.asp?id=4298
#4.)my bible verse is Genisis 1:26 which says; And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth
1.My beliefs on Creation VS. evolution is simple really God created the earth and it is straight out of the Bible, evolution was made up by Darwin and others the Bible is true so believe it.
2.Can the Bible and evolution be combined? In other words: Did God use evolution as part of His creative process? What about other creation theories like the Gap Theory or the Framework Theory? Creation is the beginning of time, and the truth about the world. Creation is also Plants, Animals, Seas, Ect. creation is real and evolution will never be as close to it, ever.
3.The non-believer looks at the evidence and sees a universe that clearly is the result of natural processes. The believer looks at the same evidence and sees a universe that clearly is the result of Intelligent design. Is it the evidence that leads us to our conclusions, or is it our beliefs about God that determine how we are able to see the evidence?
4.Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth travaileth in pain together until now.
A. Mark10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
1. I believe in creationism because god created the earth in 6 days and we have evidence of that but evolution is saying that we were apes and then turn into humans and people who believe it doesnt have evidence at all.
2. • Accordingly, we believe that when God revealed his creation as ex nihilo and by the power of his word, and when he surrounded the six days of creation with such phrases as “the first day . . . the nth day” and “evening” and “morning”—all phrases which would have been understood in their normal sense by Hebrews in the second millennium BC—that God himself intended to convey that the work of his creation spanned six ordinary days, followed by a seventh and non-continuous day which also spanned 24 hours like the other six days.http://www.gpts.edu/resources/resource_creation.html
3."Evolution" refers both to a set of scientific facts and to a theory explaining such facts. "Evolution" refers to the scientific fact that biological organisms have changed through time, and that all life, including humanity, has descended with modification from common ancestors. Evolution is as well documented as are other currently accepted scientific facts. The theory of evolution is a comprehensive and well-established scientific explanation, based on natural processes, of the fact of biological evolution.http://www.evolutionsociety.org/resourcesgeneral.asp
4 the scribture are genesis 1:1, genesis 1:28, and exodus 20:11
1)I believe strongly in creationism. Evolution just has nothing to support its ideas no matter how much scientists try.The Bible should be the worlds main source and it makes total sense and always has reasons to support the ideas God has given to us.It is ridiculous that evolution states that we were evolved from apes and that the world just happened by one big bang and had no creator. Those are just a couple of the messed up ideas that are stated. But seriously,just think about it and see why i and many others believe in creationism verses evolution. I think it is about time people started believing in the truth. 2) * Creationism is scientifically testable. Some creationists have argued that 'creationism' is a theory consistent with the scientific method. The hypothesis it adopts is that God created 'the heaven and earth ...' some thousands of years ago, and that man did not "evolve" into his current state. Supporters of Creationism then cite supporting evidence for this theory.
Creationism claims to have discovered evidence for a young earth and for the biblical flood. It has pointed to the absence from the fossil record of intermediate forms between known species, and it is argued that certain species could not have evolved gradually because of their particular chemical or physical make-up. Organs such as the eye are cited as being 'irreducibly complex' (what is the use of half an eye?) and could not have evolved step-by-step as is suggested by Darwin and therefore must have been created.
It is claimed that these discoveries and observations are pieces of evidence that support the creationist hypothesis and compose the creationism theory. It is argued that because creationists follow this theoretical approach, that it can subsequently be called a "science".
3) Evolution is unobserved; it is an unproven theory - The term evolution can describe a number of things, some of which are directly observable while others are not. Evolutionists extrapolate evidence for observed evolution to be evidence for unobserved evolution. We have directly observed that random mutations invoke change and that nature sometimes selects for these mutations. Such mutations, however, are the result of the degregation of already existing information, not the development of new information. The development of new information via random mutation has not been observed. What has been observed is a very low ceiling for the number of mutations that the economy of life will allow before fitness costs become fatal. This is why bacteria have yet to grow arms, despite our direct observation of billions of generations.
wiki.idebate.org
4)"By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible." ~ Hebrews 11:3
1. I'm sorry but there is no way we evolved from monkeys or were once tiny bugs. If that were true we would still be apes or tiny bugs. Yes, I'm sure humans looked a bit different than we do currently but its not possible for us to have completely changed into an entirely different species.
2.Creationists are frequently requested to propose a theory of creation, namely, why the particular life forms that exist were created. Again, this is not necessarily easy or possible to answer, but some fairly obvious observations can be made. The universe was created to reveal the love and mercy of God, and life forms were created to be a blessing to one another and to God. Life forms were created in approximately their current state, recently and nearly simultaneously. But since the entrance of sin, degeneration and decay have appeared, and the law of love and cooperation has been to some extent replaced by the law of hatred and competition.
cs.unc.edu/~plaisted/ce/creationism
3.In biology, evolution is the process of change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. The genes that are passed on to an organism's offspring produce the inherited traits that are the basis of evolution. Mutations in genes can produce new or altered traits in individuals, resulting in the appearance of heritable differences between organisms, but new traits also come from the transfer of genes between populations, as in migration, or between species, in horizontal gene transfer. In species that reproduce sexually, new combinations of genes are produced by genetic recombination, which can increase the variation in traits between organisms. Evolution occurs when these heritable differences become more common or rare in a population.
Wikipedia.com
4. In the beginning, God created the earth and the heavens. Genises 1:1
1. My beliefs about creationism and evolution are that they contradict each other very much so creationism states that everything was created by one supreme being.While evolution states that everything came from one single celled organism and through a chain on events we all evolved to what we are today.Personally i believe that what creationism says is true (God).
2. "Creation and evolution are not a dichotomy, but ends of a continuum and most creationist and evolutionist positions may be fit along this continuum"
(http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/wic.html
3. The statement points out that evolution is "recognised as the best explanation for the development of life on Earth from its beginnings and for the diversity of species" and that it is "rightly taught as an essential part of biology and science courses in schools, colleges and universities across the world".
I found this statement at http://royalsociety.org/news.asp?id=4298
4. Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Honestly thats all the proof i really need.
I believe that the world was created 5768 years ago, which is i think the hebrew year now.. and on whatever year God made the flood, it wiped out all of mankind and restarted it. Then we might have evolved a little bit, but not so fast that we have direct evidence.
2.It suggested that Homo sapiens, in common with all extant species, arose not by special creation but by evolutionary development from simpler forms of life. http://www.science.org.au/policy/creation.htm
3.For instance, a belief that all species on Earth have always existed in their present form is not consistent with the wealth of evidence for evolution,that the solar system, including Earth, formed about 4600 million years ago."http://www.youtube.com/
4.Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. (Genesis 2:1,2)
1. My beliefs on Creation vs. Evolution is that God created everything and the earth was not created millions of years ago. Like it says in the Bible God created everything in 6 days. We did not evolve from monkeys or anything that a lot of people think we evolved from. People need to know that the Bible is the truth.
2. A lot of people will argue and say that evolution is real and that creationism is ridiculous. Albert Einstein said "What interests me is whether God had any choice in the Creation of the world." A lot of people focus on evolution, a lie, instead of focusing on the truth.
3. Judith Hayes said "If we are going to teach creation science as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction." In today's society many people will sit and argue about evolution vs. creationism. For all the people who believe in creationism but there's also a handful of people who don't. We all have different views but us Christians have a Bible to show people that God is the creator of the world and He is the one and only God.
4. Proverbs 3:5-7 5 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not on your own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord and depart from evil.
1. I believe in creationism as it is described in the bible. I don't believe in evolution because if we evolved from apes there would be apes having human babies, and there would be no more apes left.
2. Creationism is the religious belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their original form by a deity (often the Abrahamic God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam) or deities, whose existence is presupposed.[1] In relation to the creation-evolution controversy the term creationism (or strict creationism) is commonly used to refer to religiously-motivated rejection of evolution.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creationism
3. In biology, evolution is the process of change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. The genes that are passed on to an organism's offspring produce the inherited traits that are the basis of evolution. Mutations in genes can produce new or altered traits in individuals, resulting in the appearance of heritable differences between organisms, but new traits also come from the transfer of genes between populations, as in migration, or between species, in horizontal gene transfer. In species that reproduce sexually, new combinations of genes are produced by genetic recombination, which can increase the variation in traits between organisms. Evolution occurs when these heritable differences become more common or rare in a population.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution
4. Genesis chapter 1 describes how God created the heaven and the earth.
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