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== Creationist? ==
== Creationist? ==
[[Creationism]] currently defines creationism as the "Belief in the literal interpretation of the account of the creation of the universe and of all living things related in the Bible." Assuming a 'creationist' is someone who believes in and/or espouses 'creationism' under this definition, then no, I don't think it's proper (from these quotations) to conclude that Maxwell was a creationist. It does seem likely that he believed in a creator of some sort who created the molecules, but that's a far cry from the "literal interpretation of the account of the creation of the universe and of all living things related in the Bible.". -- [[User:Jtl|Jtl]] 16:02, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
[[Creationism]] currently defines creationism as the "Belief in the literal interpretation of the account of the creation of the universe and of all living things related in the Bible." Assuming a 'creationist' is someone who believes in and/or espouses 'creationism' under this definition, then no, I don't think it's proper (from these quotations) to conclude that Maxwell was a creationist. It does seem likely that he believed in a creator of some sort who created the molecules, but that's a far cry from the "literal interpretation of the account of the creation of the universe and of all living things related in the Bible.". -- [[User:Jtl|Jtl]] 16:02, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
: Very good point. It would be quite odd to see some of the well known modern atheist/pantheist scientists get listed as both atheist and creationist. The category has been removed. --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 16:06, 9 April 2007 (EDT)