Creationists are people who believe that God created all life on Earth, and for many of them they believe that evolution isn't real or even possible.
There are many things that I have noticed about creationist, and while I could list many of them, I have narrowed it down to five different things.
So here are five things I've noticed about creationists:
5. They want to force their beliefs onto others.
For years now fundamentalist Christians have been trying to sneak their belief in creationism into public class rooms across the United States. Ofcourse fundamentalist Christians don't actually call it creationism, they call it "Intelligent Design" and attempt to make it sound more "scientific". In reality it is not scientific at all. It is a religious belief that has no scientific backing and should not be taught in public schools at all, much less a science class room in a public school.
Despite the fact that creationism is not scientific, fundamentalist Christians still try to force creationism into science class rooms via electing public officials who are also creationists and will force the teaching of creationism into science classes, or at the very least have an advisory sticker placed on a science text book that claims that there are other "theories" concerning the origins of life and how it came to be today besides evolution, which is technically true, but the only one that is scientifically valid is evolution.
Some fundamentalist Christians have also made it quite clear that they really don't want evolution taught at all in schools, and only want creationism to be taught in schools. They especially don't want evolution taught to their own children, and will often homeschool their children if they can inorder to keep them from learning about evolution.
4. They think evolution isn't real because they believe it's never happened within our lifetimes.
One of the most common arguments made by creationists is that they claim that evolution cannot be real because they believe that it's never been observed.
What creationists either ignore, forget, or just don't know is that evolution has been observed, particularly with this planet's smallest lifeforms, bacteria.
Decades ago all bacterial infections could be have been treated with antibiotics, but because of our overuse and abuse of antibiotics some strains of certain bacteria have evolved to the point where none of our current antibiotics can kill them.
There are ofcourse other lifeforms who's evolution has been observed, not to mention the numerous fossils that help to back up evolutionary theory, but bacteria is one of the best examples of why evolution is real, not only because of how quickly it has evolved to become immune to antibiotics, but how obvious that evolution is.
3. They fight amongst each other.
Not all creationists are alike. Infact there are actually four different types of creationists.
There are the theological evolutionists who do accept the theory of evolution, they just believe that God had a hand in the process. Some might even argue that theological evolutionists aren't really creationists at all, just Christians that are trying to adapt their religious beliefs to modern science.
Then there are the old Earth creationists who do accept the fact that Earth is billions of years old and creatures like the dinosaurs were around before humans, just that God created all life and that evolution did not happen.
Then there are the young Earth creationist that believe that the Earth is only a little over 6,000 years old, and that dinosaurs roomed the Earth along with humans before Noah's flood.
Finally there are the no dinosaur creationists who believe that dinosaurs didn't even exist, and that the bones you see in museums were created by scientists, or by Satan.
Despite the fact that they all agree that God created life, none of these groups get along with each other, mainly due to the fact that they believe that their belief is the correct belief and that all others are either less Christian, or ironically, less scientifically valid.
2. They think there is a conspiracy to "hide the truth."
One of the main reasons why creationists, especially the young Earth types, reject the theory of evolution and the science behind it is because they believe there is a conspiracy by the scientific and atheist communities to hide "the truth" about evolution and creationism inorder to undermine and eventually eliminate Christianity.
The reality is there is no "conspiracy" to hide the truth about evolution and creationism. Evolution is science, and creationism is a religious belief.
Just because evolution doesn't go along one's beliefs doesn't mean that there is a conspiracy to suppress the truth, it just means that person is unable to accept the facts.
In a way you could kind of say that the conspiracy theory that the "truth" about evolution is being suppressed is alot like every other conspiracy theory, not based on facts, but the inability to accept facts.
1. They always refer to the Bible.
In the end no matter how scientific of an argument they try to make, and no matter how much they resist trying to use it, ultimately in the end they will refer to the Bible and use it as a source of "proof".
For a many creationists this is more than enough to prove creationism and disprove evolution.
For most other people it doesn't.
Infact most people see such an argument for what it really is, and that is that creationists are using the Bible as a scapegoat inorder to avoid having to accept or even acknowledge the fact that evolution is real, and that the scientific evidence behind it proves it, and that something in the Bible isn't true.
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7 Alternative Earth Theories
The Earth is the third planet from the sun. It's a round sphere that's filled with magma and molten iron, and is around 4.5 billion years old.
As some of you might also know, this hasn't always been accepted. In fact, for some people, it still isn't accepted.
While for many of the following alternative Earth theories, most of you have probably heard of a few, but there might be a few that you haven't heard of.
So here now are the seven alternative Earth theories:
7. Hollow Earth
One of the oldest and most common alternative Earth theories, this theory is based on the belief that the Earth is hollow, and is actually only about a thousand miles thick (although the thickness varies). Another usual belief within the Hollow Earth theory is that the interior is also full of air and possibly life forms, maybe even intelligent life. It's also usually believed that at the exact center of the Earth is a small sun which provides both heat and light for the interior, and would explain the heat the scientist find from inside the Earth, and it's also believed that interior sun would also provide enough gravity for the surface, or that the mass of the Earth itself would be enough to produce one gee force worth of gravity.
This theory isn't even close to being possible.
If the Earth actually had a sun inside it, it would kill anything on the surface due to the huge amounts of radiation and heat it would produce, and a few hundred miles of dirt and rock would not be enough to shield the surface from the radiation that a planet would get from a star that's that close. Of course you wouldn't have to worry about radiation in the first place, because the gravity a sun can produce, even one small enough to fit inside a planet, would cause a planet to implode if one was inside a world. Even without the inner sun, the mass of the Earth would not be enough to produce the gravity that keeps us on the surface, and the centrifugal forces would throw everything that wasn't secured to bedrock off the surface.
6. Multi-Sphere Hollow Earth
In 1692, English scientist Edmond Halley proposed the idea that the Earth was not only hollow, but had several hollow spheres inside it as well, with one inside the next. Sometimes at the center is a small, solid planetoid, sometimes it's a small sun.
The problems with this theory is the same with the hollow Earth theory, but also the spheres would have to be rotating insync with each. If one sphere was either rotating even a little bit slower, or a little bit faster, the spheres would collide with each other, and destroy the planet.
5. Concave Earth
Probably one of the strangest alternative Earth theories ever made, basically the concave Earth theory is the belief that what we consider the surface of the Earth is actually the interior, and that all the stars, the sun, the planets, and the moon, are actually inside the Earth itself.
Besides the fact that the way centrifugal force works, in that the further away you get from the equator, the lighter the gravity would get, you would also be experiencing coriolis effect as well. Plus, you should be able to see the other side of the Earth with even a cheap telescope.
4. Flat Earth
(Note: this section has been edited to correctly state that the Flat Earth theory is a more modern belief, rather then an older belief)
Contrary to popular belief that this is a very old theory, the belief that the Earth is basically flat is a relatively modern theory, and in most interpretations is surrounded by a wall on ice, or that the water at the edge evaporates and returns to the Earth in the form of rain. Most believers in this theory also believe that the sun orbits the Earth, or that the Earth does orbit the sun, but in some strange zig-zag fashion.
Besides the fact that the pictures taken from outer space and the Moon obviously proves this to be false, if you get on top of a tall building or a mountain that has a lot of flat ground around you, you can see the curve of the Earth yourself. Also, if water was falling off the edge, evaporating, and turning into rain, then it would be raining on Earth all the time, and the Earth would be constantly covered in clouds.
3. Expanding Earth
This theory states that the Earth is actually expanding constantly, and that continents are really only moving away from each other because of this expansion.
The problem with theory is that it doesn't take into account certain things such as plate tectonics. Studies in plate tectonics clearly shows that the continents are moving either closer together, or further apart. In fact it's very well known that the Atlantic is growing, and the Pacific is shrinking. Also, if this was true, then why is 70% of the surface covered with water? There should be a lot less water covering the surface. And if the Earth is expanding, then how exactly is it getting filled in?
2. Geocentric Earth
Geocentric Earth is basically the theory that the Earth is either at the center of the solar system, or the center of the universe, and that everything else in the solar system or the universe orbits around the Earth.
This is one of the earliest and most famous theories to be proven false. Any one with a deceit telescope and enough patience can figure this out for themselves. In fact, Galileo Galilei's research about this is considered to be the birth of modern science.
1. Young Earth
What is probably the most believed alternative Earth theory today, the young Earth theory basically states that the Earth is only about 6,000 to 10,000 years old. While supporters of this belief usually accept every other scientifically proven fact about the Earth, the only thing they disagree with is the age.
This theory is based almost entirely on biblical beliefs, but modern day geology and certain scientific and geochronological techniques, such as radiometric dating, proves that the Earth is closer to 4.5 billion years old. Plus, there is really nothing in the bible that actually says how old the Earth is. Now of course there is the fact that the bible says God created Earth in six days, but many people, including old Earth creationists and Theistic evolutionists, often asks when it comes to that biblical belief, "Whats a day to God?"
As some of you might also know, this hasn't always been accepted. In fact, for some people, it still isn't accepted.
While for many of the following alternative Earth theories, most of you have probably heard of a few, but there might be a few that you haven't heard of.
So here now are the seven alternative Earth theories:
7. Hollow Earth
One of the oldest and most common alternative Earth theories, this theory is based on the belief that the Earth is hollow, and is actually only about a thousand miles thick (although the thickness varies). Another usual belief within the Hollow Earth theory is that the interior is also full of air and possibly life forms, maybe even intelligent life. It's also usually believed that at the exact center of the Earth is a small sun which provides both heat and light for the interior, and would explain the heat the scientist find from inside the Earth, and it's also believed that interior sun would also provide enough gravity for the surface, or that the mass of the Earth itself would be enough to produce one gee force worth of gravity.
This theory isn't even close to being possible.
If the Earth actually had a sun inside it, it would kill anything on the surface due to the huge amounts of radiation and heat it would produce, and a few hundred miles of dirt and rock would not be enough to shield the surface from the radiation that a planet would get from a star that's that close. Of course you wouldn't have to worry about radiation in the first place, because the gravity a sun can produce, even one small enough to fit inside a planet, would cause a planet to implode if one was inside a world. Even without the inner sun, the mass of the Earth would not be enough to produce the gravity that keeps us on the surface, and the centrifugal forces would throw everything that wasn't secured to bedrock off the surface.
6. Multi-Sphere Hollow Earth
In 1692, English scientist Edmond Halley proposed the idea that the Earth was not only hollow, but had several hollow spheres inside it as well, with one inside the next. Sometimes at the center is a small, solid planetoid, sometimes it's a small sun.
The problems with this theory is the same with the hollow Earth theory, but also the spheres would have to be rotating insync with each. If one sphere was either rotating even a little bit slower, or a little bit faster, the spheres would collide with each other, and destroy the planet.
5. Concave Earth
Probably one of the strangest alternative Earth theories ever made, basically the concave Earth theory is the belief that what we consider the surface of the Earth is actually the interior, and that all the stars, the sun, the planets, and the moon, are actually inside the Earth itself.
Besides the fact that the way centrifugal force works, in that the further away you get from the equator, the lighter the gravity would get, you would also be experiencing coriolis effect as well. Plus, you should be able to see the other side of the Earth with even a cheap telescope.
4. Flat Earth
(Note: this section has been edited to correctly state that the Flat Earth theory is a more modern belief, rather then an older belief)
Contrary to popular belief that this is a very old theory, the belief that the Earth is basically flat is a relatively modern theory, and in most interpretations is surrounded by a wall on ice, or that the water at the edge evaporates and returns to the Earth in the form of rain. Most believers in this theory also believe that the sun orbits the Earth, or that the Earth does orbit the sun, but in some strange zig-zag fashion.
Besides the fact that the pictures taken from outer space and the Moon obviously proves this to be false, if you get on top of a tall building or a mountain that has a lot of flat ground around you, you can see the curve of the Earth yourself. Also, if water was falling off the edge, evaporating, and turning into rain, then it would be raining on Earth all the time, and the Earth would be constantly covered in clouds.
3. Expanding Earth
This theory states that the Earth is actually expanding constantly, and that continents are really only moving away from each other because of this expansion.
The problem with theory is that it doesn't take into account certain things such as plate tectonics. Studies in plate tectonics clearly shows that the continents are moving either closer together, or further apart. In fact it's very well known that the Atlantic is growing, and the Pacific is shrinking. Also, if this was true, then why is 70% of the surface covered with water? There should be a lot less water covering the surface. And if the Earth is expanding, then how exactly is it getting filled in?
2. Geocentric Earth
Geocentric Earth is basically the theory that the Earth is either at the center of the solar system, or the center of the universe, and that everything else in the solar system or the universe orbits around the Earth.
This is one of the earliest and most famous theories to be proven false. Any one with a deceit telescope and enough patience can figure this out for themselves. In fact, Galileo Galilei's research about this is considered to be the birth of modern science.
1. Young Earth
What is probably the most believed alternative Earth theory today, the young Earth theory basically states that the Earth is only about 6,000 to 10,000 years old. While supporters of this belief usually accept every other scientifically proven fact about the Earth, the only thing they disagree with is the age.
This theory is based almost entirely on biblical beliefs, but modern day geology and certain scientific and geochronological techniques, such as radiometric dating, proves that the Earth is closer to 4.5 billion years old. Plus, there is really nothing in the bible that actually says how old the Earth is. Now of course there is the fact that the bible says God created Earth in six days, but many people, including old Earth creationists and Theistic evolutionists, often asks when it comes to that biblical belief, "Whats a day to God?"
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