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Science And Religion Collide

Religious beliefs about creation have and will affect evolution theories in science. Much time, effort, and money has been spent on trying to prove and disprove theories about the beginning of the world. As scientists dig deeper, some answers seem to rise to the surface while others slip farther into the unknown. There are three main evolution and creation science belief systems: scientific creationism, theistic evolution, and naturalistic evolution. (Three np)
The creation theory, or scientific creationism, is the belief that a supreme being, God, created the entire world and all living in it. This is the most accepted belief among the general public but the least accepted among scientists. (Three np) This belief tells that the world was completed in six days and God rested on the seventh. On the first day, the heavens and earth were created and day and night were separated. The waters separated to make the sky, on day two. By the end of the third day, dry land was created and vegetation began growing from the land. On the fourth day, the sun, moon, and stars were created and placed in their appropriate places. Sea creatures were placed in the waters and sky creatures were released into the skies, on day five. On the last day of creation, all animals were created and humans were given authority over all of the animals. (Moses 1-2)
The creation theory has been around for a long time. It originates from the first two chapters of Genesis in the Bible, but it is also passed down from one generation to the next. Creation scientists help to keep the creation belief alive. They are like any other scientist except that they believe that God created the world and work to prove so. The creation theory is both supported by their work and the Bible. (What np) Science has also supported the creation theory by finding many truths in Bible stories. (Bernitt np) It has been reasoned that if the evolution theory is disproved, the creation theory will be...