firedragon
Veteran Member
First of all, there seems to be many many definitions of creationism and it seems like the definers are mostly the atheists in this forum. For most, Creationism is equal to YEC and they use it interchangeably, just like they use evolution and darwinian theory interchangeably. Sometimes, when a creationist insists "no no. creationism is not YEC" the atheists insists "no no. Creationism is YEC". And another person goes "that's a strawman".
Nevertheless, the idea that Darwinian theory is always used as an opposition to creationism is probably due to the YEC's who emerged as an anti darwinian group, threatened of their institutional empire so due to that the people who were opposed to YEC's still associate it with creationism. Thus the outcome seems to have become anyone who questions darwinian evolution is benchmarked against creationism, and that too specifically YEC's and sometimes explicitly explained as "people who believe living things were created as they are today".
1. Is creationism YEC? Are there any other kinds of creationism?
2. Do these so called creationists have a problem with evolution? How far does this problem go?
3. Why is it when Darwinian evolution is challenged, the apologist compares it to YEC's as a "we are better" kind of argument? Is it a religious or sectarian strife that is never gonna end?
As a side note, YEC's is a fairly new phenomena in the west. Its not universal. There were theologians who propagated evolution pretty heavily way back in the 14th century, and were accepted as prominent theologians, religious teachers and even clergy. This goes 4 centuries prior to that as well down to the 10th century. They were by definition "creationists" and they believed in evolution.
Nevertheless, the idea that Darwinian theory is always used as an opposition to creationism is probably due to the YEC's who emerged as an anti darwinian group, threatened of their institutional empire so due to that the people who were opposed to YEC's still associate it with creationism. Thus the outcome seems to have become anyone who questions darwinian evolution is benchmarked against creationism, and that too specifically YEC's and sometimes explicitly explained as "people who believe living things were created as they are today".
1. Is creationism YEC? Are there any other kinds of creationism?
2. Do these so called creationists have a problem with evolution? How far does this problem go?
3. Why is it when Darwinian evolution is challenged, the apologist compares it to YEC's as a "we are better" kind of argument? Is it a religious or sectarian strife that is never gonna end?
As a side note, YEC's is a fairly new phenomena in the west. Its not universal. There were theologians who propagated evolution pretty heavily way back in the 14th century, and were accepted as prominent theologians, religious teachers and even clergy. This goes 4 centuries prior to that as well down to the 10th century. They were by definition "creationists" and they believed in evolution.