Stephen E. Jones

Creation/Evolution Quotes: Creation #3: Creationism

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Creation #3: Creationism

1. Caricatured "strawman" depiction by evolutionists
• Creationists wrongly depicted as all believing in "a young earth"

Creation #3: Creationism

1. Caricatured "strawman" depiction by evolutionists
• Creationists wrongly depicted as all believing in "a young earth"

"Two strongly held views about the origin of our planet and its life are in severe disagreement. Biblical Creationists accept on faith the literal Old Testament account of creation. Their beliefs include (1) a young earth, perhaps less than 10,000 years old; (2) catastrophes, especially a worldwide flood, as the origin of the earth's present form, including mountains, canyons, oceans, and continents; and (3) miraculous creation of all living things, including humans, in essentially their modern forms. ... The scientific theory of evolution has been developed and modified, challenged and tested, over centuries of geological and biological observations. The theory of evolution leads to specific predictions regarding location of fossils, age of rock formations, and genetic similarities of different species. Evolution is testable and, like any scientific theory, subject to change based on new data." (Hazen, Robert M. [Professor of Earth Science, George Mason University, USA] & Trefil, James [Professor of Physics, George Mason University]., "Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy," [1991], Anchor Books: New York NY, 1992, reprint, pp.243-244). [Top of page]

* Authors with an asterisk against their name are believed to be creationists.