Posted by DNA on April 26, 1998 at 22:49:16:
In Reply to: what is a creationist? posted by Tammy on April 26, 1998 at 19:23:28:
: DNA- How exactly do you define a 'creationist?' Someone who believes in a dogmatic, literal interpretation of Genesis?
Yes.
Would you call me a 'flat-earther' if I told you that I believe that God created everything?
No.
And can you prove me wrong?
Nope. Can't prove a negative. Nobody can do that.
: When you say there is no debate about the fact of evolution, do you mean that it has been scientifically proven that all of creation was formed by mindless physical processes?
That's not what science says. The best science can do is say that there is no evidence that there was any intelligent design in the process. Lacking evidence of such just means that science can't say that it exists. Neither can science say that it doesn't exist. It simply isn't within the purview of science to speculate on ultimate causes.
That scientific discoveries have 'proven' that God did not create heaven and earth? If you ask me, that sounds like a philisophical/religious assertion. ( though of an atheistic nature)
: Tammy
That would be true. But science doesn't make any such claim. Atheism, which is a philosophical/religious system, might say so, but science isn't atheistic. It's agnostic. It doesn't deal with the question of God.