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| | {{cquote|''Evolutionism is a '''world-view''', which seeks to explain every aspect of this world in which we live. It encompasses a wide variety of topics, from astronomy to chemistry to biology. At its core, it teaches that there were different stages in the evolution of our universe...''<ref>[http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/evolutionism.htm "Evolutionism—A broad overview"] (2007). All About Philosophy. Accessed on September 14, 2014.</ref>}} | | {{cquote|''Evolutionism is a '''world-view''', which seeks to explain every aspect of this world in which we live. It encompasses a wide variety of topics, from astronomy to chemistry to biology. At its core, it teaches that there were different stages in the evolution of our universe...''<ref>[http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/evolutionism.htm "Evolutionism—A broad overview"] (2007). All About Philosophy. Accessed on September 14, 2014.</ref>}} |
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| − | Evolutionists think of themselves as well-read and learned, but know virtually nothing about the Bible (unless they learned it in their childhoods). Evolutionists almost never read the Bible or are even willing to discuss it. | + | Evolutionists think of themselves as well-read and learned, but know virtually nothing about the [[Bible]] (unless they learned it in their childhoods). Evolutionists almost never read the Bible or are even willing to discuss it. |
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| | ==Theistic Evolution== | | ==Theistic Evolution== |
| − | [[Theistic Evolution]]ists believe that God created the universe and did not intervene directly in the evolutionary process. In general, theistic evolutionists accept the evolutionist ideas of the age of the earth and common descent. Theistic evolutionists believe that at some point God intervened in a metaphysical fashion to give souls to some small group of human ancestors. The Catholic Church holds that this is consistent with the Catholic faith.<ref>Brumley, Mark (January/February 1997). [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Dossier/0102-97/Article3.html "Evolution and the pope"]. ''Catholic Dossier''. Retrieved from Catholic.net as archived at Internet Archive on September 14, 2014.</ref> | + | [[Theistic Evolution]]ists believe that God created the universe and did not intervene directly in the evolutionary process. In general, theistic evolutionists accept the evolutionist ideas of the age of the earth and common descent. Theistic evolutionists believe that at some point God intervened in a metaphysical fashion to give souls to some small group of human ancestors. The [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] holds that this is consistent with the Catholic faith.<ref>Brumley, Mark (January/February 1997). [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Dossier/0102-97/Article3.html "Evolution and the pope"]. ''Catholic Dossier''. Retrieved from Catholic.net as archived at Internet Archive on September 14, 2014.</ref> |
| | Roughly twice as many people in the U.S. believe in this type of evolution (30%), as opposed to godless evolution that most atheists believe in (just a mere 13% of people). However, both of these combined are still fewer than the number of people who believe in Young Earth Creation (48%), as told by the Bible.<ref>College politico (2008). [http://hubpages.com/hub/Poll-Most-Americans-Dont-Believe-Evolution "Poll: Most Americans don't believe evolution"]. ''HubPages''. Retrieved on September 14, 2014.</ref> | | Roughly twice as many people in the U.S. believe in this type of evolution (30%), as opposed to godless evolution that most atheists believe in (just a mere 13% of people). However, both of these combined are still fewer than the number of people who believe in Young Earth Creation (48%), as told by the Bible.<ref>College politico (2008). [http://hubpages.com/hub/Poll-Most-Americans-Dont-Believe-Evolution "Poll: Most Americans don't believe evolution"]. ''HubPages''. Retrieved on September 14, 2014.</ref> |
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| | ===According to Atheistic Evolutionists=== | | ===According to Atheistic Evolutionists=== |
| − | Some proponents of the scientific theory of evolution reject the idea of a philosophy or worldview that guides their conclusions in scientific experimentation. However, evolutionists who are 'strong atheists' and who make a positive assertion that there is no God, do in fact have a worldview; whereas 'weak atheists', who maintain there is probably no God due to lack of any objective evidence of Him, rely on science. | + | Some proponents of the scientific theory of evolution reject the idea of a philosophy or worldview that guides their conclusions in scientific experimentation. However, evolutionists who are "strong atheists" and who make a positive assertion that there is no [[God]] do, in fact, have a worldview; whereas "weak atheists," who maintain there is probably no God due to lack of any objective evidence of Him, rely on science. |
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| | '''Strong Atheism''' | | '''Strong Atheism''' |