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''See also [[Fact Check]].'' | |||
== Many sides of the Discussion == | |||
The scope of our task includes: | |||
* Overview of the ''many sides of the discussion'' | |||
* a summary of relevant [[interpretations]] of [[Bible References|Scripture]] | |||
This page provides an overview of many different beliefs about matters of "Origins", organised as an index. Christadelphians belong in the columns on the right hand side. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!rowspan="3"| !!rowspan="3"| ATHEISM !!rowspan="3"| AGNOSTICISM !!colspan="4"|THEISM | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="2"|Evolutionary Creationism ||colspan="2"|Old Earth Creationism | |||
!rowspan="2"|Young Earth Creationism | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="1"|without "gap" | |||
!rowspan="1"|with "gap" | |||
|- | |||
!GOD, THE CREATOR | |||
|does not exist | |||
|may exist, may not | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" |exists | |||
|- | |||
!COSMIC HISTORY | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|Big Bang(s),<br/>multiple universes | |||
|style="text-align:center;"|Big Bang(s),<br/>multiple universes,<br/>creation? | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|creation,<br/>Big Bang possible,<br/>multiple universes possible | |||
|Everything created 6,000 years ago | |||
|- | |||
!AGE OF THE EARTH | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|4,000,000,000 years | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |6,000 years | |||
|- | |||
!ORIGIN OF LIFE | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |abiogenesis,<br/>panspermia<br/>or unknown | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |abiogenesis,<br/>panspermia<br/>unknown, may be created | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|creation | |||
|- | |||
!ORIGIN OF SPECIES | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |evolution | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|evolution, macro-evolution, micro-evolution<br/>and creation of species all possible | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|creation of species<br/>sometimes creation of kinds or “baramins” with micro‐evolution within them | |||
|- | |||
!WORLD-WIDE FLOOD 5Kya | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|no | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |unlikely | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |possible | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |probable | |||
|- | |||
!WITNESS OF SCRIPTURE | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |no | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |somewhat | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|trustworthy & authoritative, but requiring interpretation | |||
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|} | |||
Revision as of 21:03, 27 March 2018
See also Fact Check.
Many sides of the Discussion
The scope of our task includes:
- Overview of the many sides of the discussion
- a summary of relevant interpretations of Scripture
This page provides an overview of many different beliefs about matters of "Origins", organised as an index. Christadelphians belong in the columns on the right hand side.
| ATHEISM | AGNOSTICISM | THEISM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolutionary Creationism | Old Earth Creationism | Young Earth Creationism | ||||
| without "gap" | with "gap" | |||||
| GOD, THE CREATOR | does not exist | may exist, may not | exists | |||
| COSMIC HISTORY | Big Bang(s), multiple universes |
Big Bang(s), multiple universes, creation? |
creation, Big Bang possible, multiple universes possible |
Everything created 6,000 years ago | ||
| AGE OF THE EARTH | 4,000,000,000 years | 6,000 years | ||||
| ORIGIN OF LIFE | abiogenesis, panspermia or unknown |
abiogenesis, panspermia unknown, may be created |
creation | |||
| ORIGIN OF SPECIES | evolution | evolution, macro-evolution, micro-evolution and creation of species all possible |
creation of species sometimes creation of kinds or “baramins” with micro‐evolution within them | |||
| WORLD-WIDE FLOOD 5Kya | no | unlikely | possible | probable | ||
| WITNESS OF SCRIPTURE | no | somewhat | trustworthy & authoritative, but requiring interpretation | |||
