Why is the theory of evolution science but Creationism is not?

Answer 1

The reason for this is that the theory of evolution bases its facts on science, such as anthropology and research done by Darwin. Creationism is a direct belief in Christianity and therefore is based on religion. Creationism is not considered science because it is linked to religion which means that it does not hold truth to people outside of its religion. Science on the other hand is a worldwide field of study not limited to a group of people.

Answer 2

Creationism is NOT a direct belief in Christianity, because Jews and Muslims also believe in God and Creation. Also, it is not based on religion because you can make a good argument for creationism without saying a word of The Bible. Lets say scientists found out that there is definitely a god. That truth would be the same for everybody, regardless of if you agree. Truth is NOT relative, it is absolute and objective for everybody in every country and in every time.

Creationism is based on scientific (as well as moral) laws and principles. For example, there is such a thing as irreducibly complex objects. Cells are one example. If you take away the nucleus, DNA couldn't be formed/read. Same thing for RNA. Evolution can't explain irreducibly complex objects because the human body throws out any negative mutations. Let's say you have an eye socket in the back of your head, to make a 3rd eye. Because the eye is irreducibly complex, it would take generations to form lenses, an optical nerve, etc. The body will throw out the socket to begin with, because it is a waste of energy to create something for an organ that might not even appear.

Answer 3

Evolutionary theory is a scientific theory because it is a comprehensive explanatory model that is verifiable through observation, consistent with all the available data, and which makes predictions about future observations that are again and again confirmed through new research.

Creationism is not because it is none of the above: it does not offer any explanations, it has no predictive power, it has no basis in the available data.

Answer 2

Science is a word that means knowledge, as opposed to belief. As used in the modern sense, science is based on systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation. This describes the theory of evolution, which Charles Darwin defined, based on careful study over a period of some decades.

Wikipedia defines creationism as the religious belief that the universe and life originated "from specific acts of divine creation. This is not science, as defined above, because it is based on religious preconceptions and not on observation and experimentation. Science-like conclusions, such as that the human eye is irreducibly complex, are only suppositions, not scientifically sound outcomes.

Answer 3

Science is defined as empirical knowledge. Many people hold that belief in Creation is not empirical, while Evolution is. Those who believe in Creation hold that it is sufficiently well-founded as to be at least on a par with Evolution.

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According to the theory of Evolution, life developed by random processes, especially mutations.

The narrative of Divine Creation, which is contained in Genesis ch.1 and 2, states that God created the universe. This teaches us that God exists, that our lives and the world are not random, and that the created things may be assumed to contain vast wisdom in their beautiful and purposeful design. (In recent decades, this wisdom has indeed been partially revealed, through increasingly powerful microscopes.)Evolution through random mutations, on the other hand, may be understood as implying that life is an accident, that perceived beauty and wisdom are ultimately purposeless, and that our instinctive yearning for the Eternal is just an electrical impulse in our brain.

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