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!rowspan="3"| !!rowspan="3"| ATHEISM !!rowspan="3"| AGNOSTICISM !!colspan="4"|THEISM | !rowspan="3"| !!rowspan="3"| [[ATHEISM]] !!rowspan="3"| [[AGNOSTICISM]] !!colspan="4"|[[THEISM]] | ||
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!rowspan="2"|Evolutionary Creationism ||colspan="2"|Old Earth Creationism | !rowspan="2"|[[Evolutionary Creationism]] ||colspan="2"|[[Old Earth Creationism]] | ||
!rowspan="2"|Young Earth Creationism | !rowspan="2"|[[Young Earth Creationism]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!rowspan="1"|without "gap" | !rowspan="1"|without [[The "Gap Theory"|"gap"]] | ||
!rowspan="1"|with "gap" | !rowspan="1"|with "gap" | ||
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!COSMIC HISTORY | !COSMIC HISTORY | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|Big Bang(s),<br/>multiple universes | |style="text-align:center;"|[[The Big Bang|Big Bang]](s),<br/>[[multiple universes]] | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|Big Bang(s),<br/>multiple universes,<br/>creation? | |style="text-align:center;"|[[The Big Bang|Big Bang]](s),<br/>[[multiple universes]],<br/>creation? | ||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|creation,<br/>Big Bang possible,<br/>multiple universes possible | |style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|creation,<br/>[[The Big Bang|Big Bang]] possible,<br/>[[multiple universes]] possible | ||
|Everything created 6,000 years ago | |Everything created 6,000 years ago | ||
|- | |- | ||
!AGE OF THE EARTH | ![[Age of the Earth|AGE OF THE EARTH]] | ||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|4,000,000,000 years | |style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|4,000,000,000 years | ||
|style="text-align:center;" |6,000 years | |style="text-align:center;" |6,000 years | ||
|- | |- | ||
!ORIGIN OF LIFE | ![[The Origin of Life|ORIGIN OF LIFE]] | ||
|style="text-align:center;" |abiogenesis,<br/>panspermia<br/>or unknown | |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;" |[[abiogenesis]],<br/>[[panspermia]]<br/>unknown, may be [[creation|created]] | ||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|creation | |style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|[[creation]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
!ORIGIN OF SPECIES | ![[The Origin of Species|ORIGIN OF SPECIES]] | ||
|style="text-align:center;" |evolution | |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="2"|evolution, [[macro-evolution]], [[micro-evolution]]<br/>and [[specific creation|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 | |style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|creation of species<br/>sometimes [[Baraminology|creation of kinds or “baramins”]] with micro‐evolution within them | ||
|- | |- | ||
!WORLD-WIDE FLOOD | !WORLD-WIDE [[The Flood|FLOOD]]<br/>5,000 years ago | ||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|no | |style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|no | ||
|style="text-align:center;" |unlikely | |style="text-align:center;" |unlikely | ||
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|style="text-align:center;" |probable | |style="text-align:center;" |probable | ||
|- | |- | ||
!WITNESS OF SCRIPTURE | ![[The Witness of Scripture|WITNESS OF SCRIPTURE]] | ||
|style="text-align:center;" |no | |style="text-align:center;" |no | ||
|style="text-align:center;" |somewhat | |style="text-align:center;" |somewhat | ||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|trustworthy & authoritative, but requiring interpretation | |style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|trustworthy & authoritative, but requiring [[Interpretation of Scripture|interpretation]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
![[The Witness of Creation|WITNESS OF CREATION]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |no | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |possible | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |trustworthy & authoritative, but requiring [[Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom|study]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |suspicious | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |unreliable | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |[[Created Deceptions|deceptive]] to the unfaithful | |||
|- | |||
![[Created Deceptions|CREATED DECEPTIONS]],<br/>TO TEST FAITH | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |rubbish | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|no | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |possible | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |probable | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |yes | |||
|- | |||
!"[[Appearance of Age]]|APPEARANCE OF AGE"<br/>(created to seem old, but isn't) | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|no | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |usually | |||
|- | |||
![[Flood Geology]]|FLOOD GEOLOGY | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|no | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |unlikely | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |possible | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |usually | |||
|- | |||
![[Rapid evolution after the Flood|RAPID EVOLUTION AFTER UNIVERSAL FLOOD]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|no | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |possible | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |usually | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |Often no. Sometimes yes, with much micro-evolution. | |||
|- | |||
!NATURE & ROLE OF [[Science|SCIENCE]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |the only show in town | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |essential | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |glorifies the Creator | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|good in its way, a blessing not to be abused | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |dangerous human pride | |||
|- | |||
![[Uniformitarianism|UNIFORMITARIANISM]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|yes | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|partly | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |only in biology | |||
|- | |||
![[Intelligent Design|INTELLIGENT DESIGN]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |no | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |unlikely | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|possible | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |usually | |||
|- | |||
![[Science as Conspiracy|SCIENCE CONSPIRACY]] | |||
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|no | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |possible | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |probable | |||
|style="text-align:center;" |yes | |||
|} | |} |
Revision as of 00:10, 28 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 | ||||
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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 5,000 years ago |
no | unlikely | possible | probable | ||
WITNESS OF SCRIPTURE | no | somewhat | trustworthy & authoritative, but requiring interpretation | |||
WITNESS OF CREATION | no | possible | trustworthy & authoritative, but requiring study | suspicious | unreliable | deceptive to the unfaithful |
CREATED DECEPTIONS, TO TEST FAITH |
rubbish | no | possible | probable | yes | |
"Appearance of Age|APPEARANCE OF AGE" (created to seem old, but isn't) |
no | usually | ||||
Flood Geology|FLOOD GEOLOGY | no | unlikely | possible | usually | ||
RAPID EVOLUTION AFTER UNIVERSAL FLOOD | no | possible | usually | Often no. Sometimes yes, with much micro-evolution. | ||
NATURE & ROLE OF SCIENCE | the only show in town | essential | glorifies the Creator | good in its way, a blessing not to be abused | dangerous human pride | |
UNIFORMITARIANISM | yes | partly | only in biology | |||
INTELLIGENT DESIGN | no | unlikely | possible | usually | ||
SCIENCE CONSPIRACY | no | possible | probable | yes |