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[[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)
: 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)
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'''That's a new one ... that the "theory of evolution" doesn't refer to Darwin's theory? Even when spoken by Maxwell in 1873, when everyone was talking about Darwin? People may disagree with Maxwell's view, but there's no doubting that he rejected the theory of evolution. And please don't say this is "quote mining". See talk.origins terminology.'''
A good Easter to you, Jtl.--Aschlafly 21:51, 8 April 2007 (EDT)
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--~ [[User:TK|TK]] <sup>[[User_talk:TK|MyTalk]]</sup> 16:40, 9 April 2007 (EDT)