Which Will Win Out In The End: Creationism or Evolution?

[Sunstone]

A hundred years from now, which will have won out: Creationism or Evolution?

 

[James the Persian]

I suspect the situation will remain much as it is now. There will be some atheistic evolutionist who deny any possibility of a creator, some fundamentalist creationists who deny any possibility of evolution and the vast majority somewhere in between, whether that be because they accept evolution but are agnostic to the idea of a creator or whether it be that they are believers in God who see no conflict between evolution and the existence of a creator. I'd fall in the latter camp.

James

 

[Valjean]

Probably depends largely on social and economic conditions in the particular region in question. In general I think poverty, lack of education and economic insecurity lead to increased religiosity, and creationism is an anti-scientific religious doctrine.
What the world will be like a century from now is anyone's guess; might be a good subject for discussion.

It also occurs to me that most people even today are unaware of this controversy, as it seems to be a local debate across the middle latitudes of North America.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

I suspect the situation will remain much as it is now. There will be some atheistic evolutionist who deny any possibility of a creator, some fundamentalist creationists who deny any possibility of evolution and the vast majority somewhere in between, whether that be because they accept evolution but are agnostic to the idea of a creator or whether it be that they are believers in God who see no conflict between evolution and the existence of a creator.

I think that's a great answer to a different question. Creationism is more than the assertion of a creation event.

 

[sparc872]

No clue. I hope that the truth shines through though, whatever that may be.

 

[MaddLlama]

If we continue to get smarter as a species, then evolution will win out over creationism, because only one of them has any research and proof to back it up. I would hope that 100 years from now people would not be so quick to accept things that have no proof whatsoever over things that are pretty much fact.

 

[Valjean]

Where did you get the idea that we're getting smarter as a species? Our native intelligence hasn't changed much for tens of thousands of years.

Logic and sophisticated reason are artificial, learned fields of mathematics. If the mean Maslovian level of a society is such that this algebra is not generally understood there is no reason to expect any philosophical progress.

 

[michel]

A synthesis of the two.

I have said this before, but I guess it needs saying again, Creationism, as in Genesis, I don't believe in. The extent to which I believe in Creationism is limited to the one ingredient that God 'added to the soup' for life to occurr.

Having said that; creation has been and gone; it is a past event - although the 'pool' of available souls is still 'running'.

We will see the effects of evolution as time passes by, but we shan't see any more evidence(unless Christ comes back within the period of time)of creationism; therefore, evolution has to win hands down.

 

[Willamena]

Hopefully, 100 years from now religion will be understood in a new light due to the groundbreaking work in comparative mythology begun in the 19th Century and formalized in the 20th, and (again hopefully) expanded upon in the 21st. Then there will be no need of a "winner".

 

[Real Sorceror]

Which Will Win Out In The End: Creationism or Evolution?

The answer is "Yes"
Oh, and Pepsi will beat Coke!

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Theology will never answer scientific questions.

Unless, of course, the scientific method is somehow supplanted by myth-making, in which case we'll revert back to the Dark Ages.

 

[doppelganger]

I think Creationism as the less "fit" of the two theories will eventually be selected out as more people choose Evolution based on its reasonableness and its evidentiary support . . .





. . . however, this will anger God, who will desroy them all for their insolence.

 

[lunamoth]

I think Creationism as the less "fit" of the two theories will eventually be selected out as more people choose Evolution based on its reasonableness and its evidentiary support . . .





. . . however, this will anger God, who will desroy them all for their insolence.

Not...enough...frubals...*gasp*

 

[sparc872]

Not...enough...frubals...*gasp*

Haha...don't worry, I got you covered.

 

[fantome profane]

I personally see evolution as a huge victory, but it is not a victory for evolution, it is a victory for humankind.

There will always be some people who insist on portraying their religious dogma as science, but I would not consider that winning.

 

[Quiddity]

I had no idea they were competing.

 

[Booko]

Since the trend in religious opponents has been to get ever closer to evolution (or that is, to slowly lose more and more objections to the idea), if that continues, evolution will "win."

Though I prefer to think of it as religions that think they are sciences will mostly wake up and realize their efforts were misguided and that's not what they're about.

One may hope they might get back to their original purpose and put their efforts into helping people and building communities, rather than ripping things apart.

 

[Booko]

The answer is "Yes"
Oh, and Pepsi will beat Coke!

Heretic!!!

 

[Real Sorceror]

Heretic!!!

Actually, my religion is "Blasphemer". Who are these "Harry Tics" you speak of?

 

[dbakerman76]

It hasn't changed in the last 100 years, and its not likely to change in the next 100. We're all too attached too our own point of view. So much so that our children are likely to believe exactly as we do.