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:I would contend that it is irrelevant if Darwin and/or Wallace were athiests. If the theory is sound, then its sound regardless of theie intent. If we condemned items strictly on who hand a hand in their development, we wouldn't be driving Volkswagens on the Interstate Highway System, both of which had their genesis in Nazi Germany.--[[User:Dave3172|Dave3172]] 16:44, 9 March 2007 (EST)
:I would contend that it is irrelevant if Darwin and/or Wallace were athiests. If the theory is sound, then its sound regardless of theie intent. If we condemned items strictly on who hand a hand in their development, we wouldn't be driving Volkswagens on the Interstate Highway System, both of which had their genesis in Nazi Germany.--[[User:Dave3172|Dave3172]] 16:44, 9 March 2007 (EST)
== Compatability ==
To what extent is [[creationism]] compatible with [[evolutionism]]?
Maybe this should be one of our [[Debate topics]].
Perhaps it depends on how "the theory of evolution" is defined. Suppose "evolution" means (1) that various forms of life came into being gradually over millions of years and (2) that God had nothing whatsoever to do with this process.
Then certainly this is incompatible with [[Young Earth Creationism]], which directly denies both points. YE creationists say that life came into being during a very short period (as little as six 24-hour days), and that this creation period took place less than 10,000 years ago. They also quite plainly say that God '''made this all happen'''. So I fail to see any possibility of reconciliation or compromise here. The two views are utterly at odds with each other. (To paraphrase Claude Reins in [[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]], "If they are right, I am that much wrong.")
Some creationists accept certain [[aspects of evolution]] while denying others. [[Old Earth]] creationists accept the timeline posited by geologists and biologists regarding the [[fossil record]]. They agree with mainstream evolutionists - even the materialistic-naturalistic ones - that the fossils are an authentic record of the appearance of the various species of life. That is, dinosaurs came into being tens of millions of years ago and died out long before 4,000 B.C.
This view clashes with YE creationism in terms of dates, while agreeing with the YE idea that God made it all happen; i.e., God created every kind of living creature and Personally created human beings. (Note the capital letter on ''Personally''.)
This view agrees with "evolution" - that is, the version NCSE advocates - in one respect. It accepts the authenticity of the fossil record as showing when each species came into being. But whether it agrees with "[[evolution through natural selection]]" is another story. And here it gets too complex for me to go into before lunch, so I invite everyone's comments on what I've written so far. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 13:04, 7 April 2007 (EDT)