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Creation
Whether you believe God created the world or the universe is the result of the Big Bang, ask questions here about the creation of the beautiful and wondrous earth we live on.
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Is creationism a myth or a theory?
Creationism is a belief system that asserts that the universe and living beings originate from specific acts of divine creation. From a scientific perspective, creationism is considered a myth rather than a theory because it lacks empirical evidence and does not adhere to the scientific method of investigation and naturalistic explanations.
How should evolution and creationism be taught in schools?
Evolution can be taught in public schools because it is a verifiable scientific fact based on evidence. Creationism cannot be taught (at least, not as fact) in schools in the United States because it is a religious doctrine, and the Constitution says that Church and State must remain independent from one another. One is of course free to teach about creationism, for instance in comparative religion courses.
Why should creationism not be taught in science lessons?
Creationism is not science, and to teach it in science classes would be misleading. For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
What is the current status of the teaching of evolution and creationism?
Most western nations have a policy of separation of church and state, meaning that it is illegal to conduct religious indoctrination in public schools. That means that while evolution often is a part of the biology curriculum, teaching creationism as if it were true is illegal in state funded schools.
Why shouldn't creationism be taught in public schools?
There are two questions here, one explicit and one implicit:
The first addresses whether the concept of creationism should be taught in public schools in some class.
The second concerns whether or not creationism should be taught in a science class.
The answer to either has NOTHING to do with the theory of evolution.
Let's address the second question first, because it's the easiest to answer.
Creationism absolutely should never be taught in a science class. The reason has nothing to do with the subject matter; it has to do with Creationism not being a scientific theory. In order for an idea to be science (and consequently, have a scientific theory constructed around it), it must follow certain rules: there must be experimentally verifiable assertions made, and the theory as a whole must be constructed using these (testable) assertions combined with the reproducible experimental data. That is, science consists of making an assertion that can be proven FALSE, and then making a sufficient amount of tests to either prove that assertion false, or increase the confidence that the assertion is true (as a scientific theory is based on a preponderance of evidence, and cannot be shown "true" in the same way a mathematical proof can be).
Creationism cannot produce these testable conditions. There is no test that can be run to show whether there is a God (or Intelligent Designer) or not - that is, Creationism is rooted in faith (a form of, by definition, baseless belief), which cannot be used in science. Thus, Creationism is a form of faith/religion, not a scientific theory, and cannot be taught in a science class. You can't teach Philosophy in Science class.
The first (explicit) interpretation of the question is more tricky, as it concerns the content of Creationism as a belief system. Creationism is inherently a Christian faith system; while it is possible to structure Creationism as some form of general monotheistic belief, the literature and supporting movements of the system are derived (and almost exclusively practiced) by those of a Christian faith.
As a form of religious faith, teaching such a subject in a public school - which has a duty as a government-sponsored institution not to promote one religion over others - can be tricky.
Legally speaking, it is possible to teach Creationism in a class where the context is sociology and/or philosophy, and where the discussion and study is not "accept this as true", but more "analyze what this says and why, and look at the roots of where it came from." It would NOT be possible to teach this in any way which endorsed Creationism as "truth" or which judged people according to their adherence to its tenants, because in both situations, it would be the school (aka government) promoting the views of a specific religion over those of others not of that religion.
Thus, it could be entirely appropriate to discuss Creationism in a Comparative Religions class, or Western Philosophy class, or even a Sociology class. It might even be possible to be taught to younger kids in a Social Studies class. That is, you could "teach" Creationism in the same way you would "teach" Shakespeare or Ayn Rand. The prime point is that Creationism cannot be presented as accepted fact, or as supported by fact.
Whether or not it would be beneficial to students that such a subject be taught is left up to your local community to decide.
What percentage of people believe both creationism and evolution should be taught?
In academic circles, this would amount to less than 36% of biology majors who state that evolutionary theory should not be taught exclusively. This figure includes majors at religious colleges.
Outside of academic circles, this figure drops: about 60% of the general populace in the US think that evolutionary theory should be countered by the teaching of some creation myth.
What is the Creationist model?
The Creationist model can be broken into two contrasting beliefs: Young Earth creationism and Old Earth creationism.
Young Earth creationists follow the literal interpretation of the Genesis creation story in the Bible, believing that God created the Universe, Earth and life within six days, each day spanning 24 hours. They do not accept evolution as the method by which life developed.
Old Earth creationists conform with scientific evidence of the Earth's age, believing that creation did not happen within six, 24-hour days, but in much longer periods of time spanning thousands, millions, or billions of years. Old Earth creationists believe God developed life over long periods of time, making them conform more closely to evolution, but not strictly to it.
Was creationism taught before the theory of evolution?
Yes, the tradition of Creation by God goes all the way back to the first man, passed down in an uninterrupted chain of teachers and disciples, and recorded in the Torah by Moses (Deuteronomy 31:24) at God's dictation (Exodus 24:12).
The Creationism-movement, however, is very recent.
What is positive assistance theory?
Positive Assistance Theory holds that the Holy Spirit worked in and through the human writers of Scripture in such a way that they were empowerd to use their own talents and words to communicate what God wanted them to communicate.
Should public schools teach creationism alongside evolution in science classes?
No. Teaching creationism alongside evolutionary theory would suggest that they are equivalent explanations. They are not. Evolutionary theory is a well-established scientific model; creationism is a religious myth, and should be taught as such.
What are the pros and cons of teaching creationism in school?
There are numerous pros attached to teaching children about creationism. After all, we live in a world in which a great majority of the people are still religious, and believe, to various degrees, in a world that was created by their particular deity. It cannot harm children to learn what religious beliefs other people have, as long as they are not themselves pressured to believe the same.
There are also numerous cons attached to teaching children creationism as if it were a true story. After all, the children would then be asked to believe something for no good reason, which would seriously impair their critical thinking skills, and obstruct further education.
What did Mary baker eddy say about creationism?
Mary Baker Eddy the founder of Christian Science taught that matter is not real. So both mainstream evolution and creationism are wrong to Mrs Eddy and the teachings of Christian Science because they both teach that life came from matter. What Mary Baker Eddy taught was that all life is spiritual (non-material). So you could label Christian Science as "Spiritual creationism" all things created in spirit by God. Christian Scientists believe in a spiritual understanding of the scriptures, The creation story in Genesis for example is very important to them. They believe everything is spirit, and that God is all in all. That man is spiritual and made in the image and likeness of God and that everything even down to what appears to be a "rock" or piece of "grass" is infact spiritual in reality because God has made all things in his likeness which is good and spiritual. What we see as "matter" is an illusion and a counterfeit of the spiritual reality.
What are some pros to the intelligent design theory?
If nothing else, it's useful in pointing out areas where evolutionary theory has been getting by on hand-waving and needs a bit more thought put in to "hey, exactly how COULD that happen, anyway?" People who want NOT to believe something tend to be somewhat better at finding the holes in a theory than people who want TO believe it are (then the people who want to believe it patch those holes, and the theory gets better). Answer The pros of any 'gap-filler' story like intelligent design and creation are to answer a question (in this case of life origins) that the human mind desperately desires answering. However intelligent design and its approximate synonym creation are easy ways out, very much for an out-of-the-laboratory public. Humans find questions that are completely answered comforting. They seek the comfort of having their quests fulfilled. However people who console themselves with the intelligent design and creationism notion, very unfortunately do not always understand much science (in the case of theories of origins) and seem to often blind themselves to the obviousness and logicality of scientific explanations like evolution. They may blind themselves as they think they got their idea (their answer) first, and the logical scientists take too long (no doubt through too many pain-staking measurements in the laboratory). Intelligent design and creation may be fillers of information-gaps that people use to comfort themselves. But they should then take the next step and understand what science and logicality has to say about the world.
What place should Creationism have in the public education system?
Creationism is currently taught in the public education system as a philosophical belief. As such, it is taught in mythology, philosophy, and literature classes.
It currently has no place in science classes because it is not supported by scientific evidence.
Until creationism is supported by actual evidence, it should continue being taught just as it is.
How come creationism isn't taught in public schools?
Creationism IS taught in public schools.
There are many forms of creationism taught in mythology classes.
Creationism, itself, is explored in philosophy classes.
Biblical creation is taught in English and literature classes.
Musical interpretations of Genesis are taught in music classes.
Creationism is not taught in science classes because it is not supported by any scientific evidence whatsoever. It makes no verifiable predictions. It also has no practical application.
Why is creationism not taught in schools?
The United States Supreme Court has defined creationism as a religious hypothesis, which should be taught only as part of religious education. It is not permitted to be taught in science courses.
For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
If creationism is taught in schools what will be taught after teaching that God created all things?
Usually the creation science is taught by Christians so I'll answer in with that in mind.
There are many things that we can learn about the creation of the Earth, not to mention the history mentioned in Genesis. All creation was done in six days, so there can be six seminars on each day of creation. Not to say that the seventh day is important also. The process implicated not only the work but enjoying the work as well.
If you really wanna much more info on the things to learn after the creation, check Christians seminars on Creation Science. There are many and shed much light on things that evolution cannot.
I placed a link from Dr. Kent Hovind site that has information on Creationism as well as a link to the video seminars that can be freely watch (at the time of the post).
AnswerIf Creation Science is allowed to be taught in school, and if on the first day of school, teachers will teach that God created everything, then there's nothing more to teach on the second day of school. AnswerIf all that is taught on day 1 is the fact that God made the world then all the other days will be spent looking into the facts and details of God's creation. It takes us a lifetime to even begin to understand what God did in 6 days. AnswerUsing God as a basis for any scientific education leads to it being the only answer for everything. And then, which god do we use? If enough effort was put in, we could certainly find "evidence" to support the creation mythologies of the ancient Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, the Norse/Vikings, the Chinese, the African tribes, the South American cultures, ....After all, their gods presented them with the divine record and they obviously had some evidence or they would have questioned the beliefs; why should we disbelieve them and pick one arbitrary group above all others?
"Why do electrons move away from each other?/Why does light appear red-shifted by different amounts from different stars?/Why does [insert phenomenon here] happen?"
"Because God makes it happen/God did it/God says so."
"Oh, okay."
And thus ends the procession of scientific inquest. Accepting "God" as the answer to a scientific problem leaves no room for experimentation, no room for direct evidence, and no room for real science.
Who started the creation theory?
Try God the Creator, and it's not just a theory. If you mean where did it originate in the very beginning, the above answer is absolutely correct. If you mean the modern creation movement the answer is a little more complex. Many people have continued to believe in creation, despite the seeming triumph of evolutionary science among the scientific establishment. Many of the founders of modern science believed in the creator including Isaac Newton, Copernicus, Keppler and Galileo among them. These and many others like them down to this present day, saw no conflict between creation and true science, as indeed there isn't.
As far as the modern creation movement goes you would look at people such as Dr.John Whitcomb and the late Dr Henry Morris who co-authored "The Genesis Flood" in 1961 as being among the most important founders of the modern movement. Of course the evidence has always been the same and so the 'creation theory' is only putting forward the abundant evidence which already exists and interpret the data from a different perspective from those who believe in evolution.
What is the theory of creationism?
God created the world. Full stop.
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Creationism is not a scientific theory. It is a view held by some Christians regarding the origin of the world that is based on the premise that God created the world exactly according to the stories in the first books of the Bible.
Four Principles of process creation?
There are four main principles of process creation. These include system initialization, the execution of a process creation, a request to start a new process creation, and initiating a batch job.
What schools have religion classes?
Many schools, especially private and parochial schools, offer religion classes as part of their curriculum. Some public schools may also offer elective courses in religious studies or comparative religion. It is best to check with individual schools to see if they offer such classes.
Should creationism be taught in public schools?
Absolutely - it should be taught in classes pertaining to religion. There are many forms of creationism from many different religions. I think it is important for children to know about religions and creationism is part of the beliefs of some religious groups. I do not think it should be 'taught' but children should be taught of it. (There is a difference) That is just my opinion though and I respect the opinions of anybody who disagrees with me. And I encourage them to add their opinions.
As for teaching young earth creationism or intelligent design in science class - absolutely not. Neither belief has a shred of empirical evidence to back them up, are untestable, unfalsifiable, and unable to make predictions - therefore, they are categorically unscientific in nature.
Is creationism taught in public schools?
Yes. It is in Britian, but i don't know about America or anywhere else. == Not in the Dover Area School District in Pennsylvania it isn't. == If you meant Britain, no it's not taught in public schools. Evolution is. There are some private Christian schools in Britain that do teach the creationist view alongside evolution, but they are very much in the minority. == In the U.S., there is a Constitutional division between church and state. This prevents the teaching of creation ideas in public school because creation ideas are based in religion. This has set the stage for a public fight over the issue, the idea being that some Christians believe that creation ideas should get some "air time" in public schools. There are a number of other questions on WikiAnswers that deal with the issue. Answer Generally, creationism is not taught in public schools due to issues such as conflicts between different beliefs and religions.
Can a person have two tongues?
No, it is not physically possible for a person to have two tongues. The human body is designed to have one tongue, which is a strong muscle responsible for activities like tasting, swallowing, and speaking.
Compare and contrast young and old creationism?
Young Earth creationism asserts that the earth and universe were created by God in a literal six days about 6,000-10,000 years ago, as described in the Bible, whereas Old Earth creationism accommodates scientific dating methods and allows for a much older age of the earth and universe, but still believes in a divine creator. Both views seek to reconcile scientific and religious beliefs, but differ in their interpretations of the age of the earth and universe.
