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bluegenes
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Message 5 of 58 (420910)
09-10-2007 7:49 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Utrimque
09-09-2007 2:33 PM


Utrimque writes:
Has anyone ever considered the fact that neither evolution or creationism actually contradict?
Well, yes. Hundreds of millions of people, probably, including all those theists who accept the theory of evolution as a strong scientific theory. It's been taught for generations in both Anglican and Catholic schools in my country, for example.
You're describing the kind of creator God that most scientists who are also theists (Christian or otherwise) believe in.
Amongst theists, it's only really Biblical literalists and others (like the I.D. movement which wants to see evidence of a "hands-on" interventionist God) who object to the idea of a God who creates via evolution.
That's why Evolution versus Creation, with the terms as commonly used on this site, is confusing, because some evolutionists are also creationists. Creationism, as used here, means belief in an interventionist, direct creator/intelligent designer. Evolutionism, as used here, is the view of those who think that life evolved according to the laws of the universe, whether they believe those laws were made by God(s) or not.
Your idea has also occurred to many of us non-theists, as well!

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