Darwin's Heretic. Biologic Institute. Stephen C. Meyer. Young Earth, Old Earth, and Not Having To Know the Answer – Thinking Christian. A Long-Standing DebateAt the Evangelical Philosophical Society conference last week I ran across a pair of exhibit booths, placed judiciously far from each other, promoting two different views of creation.
One was for a young-earth creation society, the other for an old-earth group. My conversations with reps at these exhibits caused me to think back to my first debates on this question a long time ago. The lesson I learned then is still valid, and it might be encouraging to Christians who are confused about the question now. I was a music major at Michigan State University in the mid-1970s. “Creation science” work by Morris and Whitcomb was attracting a lot of attention then, even among us music majors. Not Having To Know It AllThen one day it struck me: “I’m not a geologist, paleontologist, biologist, or cosmologist.
Even with respect to the first chapters of Genesis, I realized there were technical questions that took specialized knowledge to judge. It’s okay to say we don’t know. Theistic Evolution. Theistic Evolution An Essay (C) Copyright 2000 by Carl Drews Last update: March 15, 2014 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.Genesis 1:24 A certain Christian brother has been the very first person outside my family to say to me, "I am interested in what you think"; instead of, "Listen to what I have to say - I'll set you straight," or "You've got to listen to this tape," or "Watch this video".
Therefore I dedicate this document to his exemplary spirit of understanding between Christian brothers and sisters. Return to main Evolution page. Abstract Theistic evolution is the proposition that God is in charge of the biological process called evolution. Contents:Credo - What I BelieveThe Age of the EarthThe Whole-Earth FloodOld Earth, Local FloodGenesisThe Possibilities of GenesisYomDeathIs the Bible True? Credo - What I Believe The Age of the Earth The Whole-Earth Flood. Reconciling Creation and Science. Reconciling Creation and Science There are many ways in which Christians interpret the creation story in Genesis and reconcile it with modern science.
IntroductionTheistic evolutionProgressive creationismOld-earth creationismYoung-earth creationismSecular evolutionGeneral questions and information Introduction In my opinion, each of the interpretations presented here (with the exception of secular evolution) is theoretically possible and at least somewhat plausible. I don't have a firm belief in any particular one, though I do favor creationism over theistic evolution, so I am presenting all of them; readers can then evaluate each and come to a conclusion. Theistic evolution Theistic evolution (or "evolutionary creation") is the view that evolution occurred, but was planned and guided by God.
Creationists are often leery of theistic evolution because of fears that the opening chapters of Genesis will be interpreted too figuratively. Theistic evolution sites: Progressive creationism. Evolution News & Views. Discovery Institute. Main Page - CreationWiki, the encyclopedia of creation science. Alfred Russel Wallace.
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