Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Natural vs. Supernatural History?

I recently stumbled upon a very interesting article that stems from a NorthWest United States group of Creationist advocates. They have a very well developed and visually appealing website (nwcreation.net)that chronicles their problems with evolution (secular humanists in particular) and their view on the supernatural intervention necessary to explain the universe. through this website i have discovered that there are two main branches of creationism. The Young Earth creationists take the words scribed in the bible by second and third hand individuals as a literal interpretation of the origin of life. Thus, they argue that the earth started around six thousand years ago. The Old Earth Creationists also believe that supernatural intervention of god led to intelligent design, but argue that the earth is millions of years old, and that the bible simply involves millions of years of valid information compiled over this time period.

One of the key arguments against the origins of the universe undertaken by Young Earth Creationists is that the big bang is a fabrication made from secularists, and the earth just came from nothing at the will of god. they also deny all fossil evidence from past living organisms as naturally occuring. Rather, these fossils are a supernatural display of God, and they represent the animals that perished in the great flood that Noah navigated. the sediment from this worldwide flood led to the invalidation of most fossils, even the ones that are the ancestors of humans. For creationists, atheists and other naturalists that believe that god had no hand in the history of the earth cannot fathom a world where supernatural intervention has dictated the flow of time. This website is very well made, and will most certainly attract anyone wanting an illogical answer to the question, "if you have been created, wouldn't you want to know why?"

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