Ok, something I just don't understand is why must creationism prove evolution wrong and why must evolution prove creationism wrong. Take both ideas for what they are worth, if you don't like or beleive in the, who cares. I personally am a scientist, an astronomer, and also christian. I personally definitely beleive in an intelligent design of the universe. But because I beleive that, it doesn't mean that evolution is completely false. Evolution is an excellent theory, it is not perfect, but it explains a great deal about our world, and definitely does have merit.
Creationism I essentially do not believe. The classic definition of creationism is that God created the universe out of nothingness (ex nihilo). That as a scientist I think is the real problem. Conservation of mass-energy, mass and energy are eternal. In fact I would be willing to argue that the translated definition in the bible of ex nihilo is incorrect. The translated Greek word means created "out of nothing" or it can also be interpreted as "organized". I do beleive that the universe was organized and "created", but not out of nothing, by a higher being. This DOES NOT disprove evolution though. Evolution definitely has a place in the formation of the universe as we know it.
The next thing that relates evolution and creationism is extraterrestrial life. If you have any knowledge of statistics, and believe in evolution, wouldn't that pretty much guarantee the existence of life else where in the universe? I mean if you look at the pure immensity of the universe and possible other worlds, I beleive life would have to exist elsewhere, even if it is bacteria. The idea that we are alone here in the universe and that there is nothing else out there, I beleive is rather arrogant on our part.
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Ok, something I just don't understand is why must creationism prove evolution wrong and why must evolution prove creationism wrong. Take both ideas for what they are worth, if you don't like or beleive in the, who cares. I personally am a scientist, an astronomer, and also christian. I personally definitely beleive in an intelligent design of the universe. But because I beleive that, it doesn't mean that evolution is completely false. Evolution is an excellent theory, it is not perfect, but it explains a great deal about our world, and definitely does have merit.
Creationism I essentially do not believe. The classic definition of creationism is that God created the universe out of nothingness (ex nihilo). That as a scientist I think is the real problem. Conservation of mass-energy, mass and energy are eternal. In fact I would be willing to argue that the translated definition in the bible of ex nihilo is incorrect. The translated Greek word means created "out of nothing" or it can also be interpreted as "organized". I do beleive that the universe was organized and "created", but not out of nothing, by a higher being. This DOES NOT disprove evolution though. Evolution definitely has a place in the formation of the universe as we know it.
The next thing that relates evolution and creationism is extraterrestrial life. If you have any knowledge of statistics, and believe in evolution, wouldn't that pretty much guarantee the existence of life else where in the universe? I mean if you look at the pure immensity of the universe and possible other worlds, I beleive life would have to exist elsewhere, even if it is bacteria. The idea that we are alone here in the universe and that there is nothing else out there, I beleive is rather arrogant on our part.