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Author Topic:   What is a Creationist?--Weekly Question # 1 Week of 3/12/01
Shaklfree
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03-21-2001 7:02 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by lbhandli
03-13-2001 5:37 PM


The TalkOrigins link has highlighted the major (and minor) movements in creationism and evolutionism. Those guys are such great communicators, aren't they?
In reviewing the list supplied in the article, I'm not sure where I fit in. Of course you'll note that many of the items enumerated are not mutually exclusive. For instance, you can be an intelligent designist and believe in any of the old earth positions as well. Technically, you could be a young-earth geocentrist. Who knows, there might even be one or two methodological naturalists stuck in geocentricism.
All in all, I think the article does give information on the subject.
But what is the root of the creationist philosophy? How does a creationists' approach to knowledge differ from an evolutionists' approach? It would have to be on the issue of supernaturalism/naturalism. These two philosophies (beliefs on knowledge) are the root of our interpretation of facts.
Ultimately, a creationist is a supernaturalist, and a evolutionist is a naturalist. Does that summarize it correctly or no?
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