http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creationism
Creationism is the religious belief[1] that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic God. As science developed from the 18th century onwards, various views developed which aimed to reconcile science with the Abrahamic creation narrative.[2] At this time those holding that species had been separately created (such as Philip Gosse in 1847) were generally called "advocates of creation" but they were occasionally called "creationists" in private correspondence between Charles Darwin and his friends. As the creation–evolution controversy developed, the term "anti-evolutionists" became more common, then in 1929 in the United States the term "creationism" first became specifically associated with Christian fundamentalist disbelief in human evolution and belief in a young Earth, though its usage was contested by other groups, such as theistic evolutionists, who believed in various concepts of creation.[3] Creationism is a reaction to Charles Darwin and his friends. The biblical justification of these beliefs springs primarily from the Hebrew creation myth as related in the book of Genisis in the Bible. On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 1:50 PM, OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > Jojo,**** > > ** ** > > You strike me as having been seduced by the dark side of the Vort > Collective and now willing to participate in some of your favorite > Off-Topic discussions – including the generation of a few of your own. A > good scrappy discussion can occasionally be a refreshing treat for many > here, as long as everyone adheres to basic netiquette rules and ad-hominine > attacks are kept out of the picture.**** > > ** ** > > BTW, why aren’t you prefixing the subject threads with “OT”?**** > > ** ** > > * * ***** > > ** ** > > I must confess the fact that I have not read the entire thread, so maybe I > may have missed the fact that you have already touched on the following > points: You give me the impression that you are much more sympathetic to a > Creationist perspective - that geological formations like the Grand Canyon > were created suddenly, such as from the accounts of “The Great Flood.” > Please correct me if I am in error on such matters.**** > > ** ** > > What is your explanation for the scientific implications that come out of > scientific measurements deduced from radioactive decay, such as carbon > dating?**** > > ** ** > > I guess I’m trying to assess whether it is your belief that the world was > created, in geological terms, very recently (i.e. Genesis) as compared to > what is currently the accepted “scientific” POV, that the world coalesced > approximately 4.5 billion years ago.**** > > ** ** > > BTW, I assume you are aware of the Creation Museum, located down in > Kentucky:**** > > ** ** > > http://creationmuseum.org/**** > > ** ** > > I’d love to visit the museum. I think it would be a real hoot.**** > > ** ** > > Of course, as you might expect, not everyone is in agreement with the > conclusions that have been presented:**** > > ** ** > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzjjxi7f0Oc**** > > ** ** > > http://whatever.scalzi.com/2007/11/12/your-creation-museum-report/**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > Steven Vincent Johnson**** > > www.OrionWorks.com**** > > www.zazzle.com/orionwork**** > > ** ** >
