Creationism teaches that the Bible is the literal Truth, and as such the world was literally created in six days, and it was created about 6,000 years ago. And it gets nuttier from there.
The problem with that statement is that it is based on your opinion. You don't want to believe in Creationism because you think it's too nutty? I feel that random mutations over billions of years producing a system as complex as the one we have today is far crazier.
The problem with the Bible, especially the Gospels, is that it offers different, sometimes contradictory tellings of the same story.
In my study of the Bible, I have found no such contradictions. What are you referring to?
Why is saying that God created the earth any less scientific than saying an explosion and billions of years did the same thing? Can you go into a laboratory and run tests on either one?
After it destroys a generation or two, the problem will correct itself.
I almost didn't even reply to this, but I couldn't help myself. You speak of Creationism as if it is a new theory and, like fad, won't last long. Creationism has been around for millenia, and is here to stay.
Well, the biggest problem is that it does not open many doors for inquiry
This is a ridiculous assertion. Do you think that Christians do not have inquisitive minds about how the universe works? Just because we believe that God created the earth doesn't mean that we can't study it. I believe science reveals a complexity about our world that leads to the obvious conclusion to an intelligent designer (God), not random strokes of luck.
Why is Mt. Everest tall? God works in mysterious ways.
True, God does work in mysterious ways, but would I give that answer to someone asking that question? No way! Is it possible that God created Mt. Everest that tall? Of course. However, the world has obviously changed drastically since its creation. Is it possible that plate techtonics created Mt. Everest after God created the earth? Absolutely! This is why I don't understand why scientists are so against God.
Which BTW. The creation of the Earth has squat to do with Evolution.
Evolution as a process, no. I believe in evolution as a process. The theory of evolution as an explanation of how the universe began has everything to do with the creation of the Earth.
Trying to undermine the science is itself a bad thing
This is something I've seen several times throughout this discussion, that Creationism throws science out the window. Science is perfectly compatible with Creationism. No one is questioning the process of fusion, or the theory of atoms, elements, or gravity.
The main difference between Creationism and the evolutionary theory is how everything began. Creationists say that God created the universe and everything in it, and set up natural laws to govern how it works. Evolutionists say that a big explosion is the beginning of everything. Both theories require a leap of faith. Neither are testable by science.
For someone to tell me that I am ignorant and a religious extremeist because I believe that God created the earth is quite arrogant in IMHO.
I always get a kick out of how mad people become when someone suggests the idea that God created the earth. Why is this such a bad idea? Why is this so bad for science? All I have seen in the posts so far has been anti-religious attacks calling Christians ignorant, non-thinking extremeists who are trying to cause an end to all scientific progress. (They must have forgotten about the many great Christian scientists and thinkers throughout history and today).
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Creationism teaches that the Bible is the literal Truth, and as such the world was literally created in six days, and it was created about 6,000 years ago. And it gets nuttier from there.
The problem with that statement is that it is based on your opinion. You don't want to believe in Creationism because you think it's too nutty? I feel that random mutations over billions of years producing a system as complex as the one we have today is far crazier.
The problem with the Bible, especially the Gospels, is that it offers different, sometimes contradictory tellings of the same story.
In my study of the Bible, I have found no such contradictions. What are you referring to?
Because it's trying to pose as science.
Why is saying that God created the earth any less scientific than saying an explosion and billions of years did the same thing? Can you go into a laboratory and run tests on either one?
After it destroys a generation or two, the problem will correct itself.
I almost didn't even reply to this, but I couldn't help myself. You speak of Creationism as if it is a new theory and, like fad, won't last long. Creationism has been around for millenia, and is here to stay.
Well, the biggest problem is that it does not open many doors for inquiry
This is a ridiculous assertion. Do you think that Christians do not have inquisitive minds about how the universe works? Just because we believe that God created the earth doesn't mean that we can't study it. I believe science reveals a complexity about our world that leads to the obvious conclusion to an intelligent designer (God), not random strokes of luck.
Why is Mt. Everest tall? God works in mysterious ways.
True, God does work in mysterious ways, but would I give that answer to someone asking that question? No way! Is it possible that God created Mt. Everest that tall? Of course. However, the world has obviously changed drastically since its creation. Is it possible that plate techtonics created Mt. Everest after God created the earth? Absolutely! This is why I don't understand why scientists are so against God.
Which BTW. The creation of the Earth has squat to do with Evolution.
Evolution as a process, no. I believe in evolution as a process. The theory of evolution as an explanation of how the universe began has everything to do with the creation of the Earth.
Trying to undermine the science is itself a bad thing
This is something I've seen several times throughout this discussion, that Creationism throws science out the window. Science is perfectly compatible with Creationism. No one is questioning the process of fusion, or the theory of atoms, elements, or gravity.
The main difference between Creationism and the evolutionary theory is how everything began. Creationists say that God created the universe and everything in it, and set up natural laws to govern how it works. Evolutionists say that a big explosion is the beginning of everything. Both theories require a leap of faith. Neither are testable by science.
For someone to tell me that I am ignorant and a religious extremeist because I believe that God created the earth is quite arrogant in IMHO.
I always get a kick out of how mad people become when someone suggests the idea that God created the earth. Why is this such a bad idea? Why is this so bad for science? All I have seen in the posts so far has been anti-religious attacks calling Christians ignorant, non-thinking extremeists who are trying to cause an end to all scientific progress. (They must have forgotten about the many great Christian scientists and thinkers throughout history and today).
So how about it? Why is Creationism so bad?