Making waves (Introduction)

by dhw, Sunday, June 23, 2013, 22:50 (4171 days ago) @ David Turell

dhw: If your opinion is that the bible does not advocate separate creation of humans and other "kinds", or that separate creation of humans and other "kinds" is not anti-evolution, we can end the discussion!-DAVID: You have expessed my opinion. Accepting theistic evolution solves any problems.-Accepting any creed "solves" any problems - by shutting out those it can't deal with. In all our discussions, we need to define our terms. Here is a dictionary definition of "Creationism": "Creationism is the theory that living species have separate origins, rather than having evolved from a common ancestor (see EVOLUTION)." (New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought). Darwin's Theory of Evolution allows for theism but opposes creationism. In the light of your recent posts, how does your creed differ from this definition?-dhw: I would regard this [i.e. God deliberately creating the universe and life in order to produce humans and test their faith] as theistic dogma that has no basis in science, but of course there is no countering the argument that you follow your own conclusions and they fit what you see scientifically!-DAVID: Thank you. The religion of Turell is uniquely mine.-We are all unique, but some of us are more unique than others.