Religion/science conflicts & "hot" topics
Beliefs about the origins & development
of the species, the Earth, and the rest
of the universe.

People hold various conflicting beliefs about these topics. They include:
- Naturalistic
Evolution, with the Theory of Evolution as its basis,
- Young
Earth Creationism,
- Old Earth
Creationism,
- Intelligent
Design, and
- Theistic Creationism.
Only one of these -- or perhaps none -- can reflect reality.
This section discusses beliefs about both:
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Abiogenists (the origin of life) -- how the first living entity came to be, and
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the development of all the species of living entities that we observe today, including creation science, intelligent design, theistic evolution, and naturalistic evolution.
Introductory essays: (Please read these first)
Beliefs about the origin of the species:
Carbon-14 dating techniques:
The conflicts among evolution, ID, and creation science:
The Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament):
- Genesis 1:2: The creation stories:
- Genesis 6 to 8: Noah's flood:
- Three essays donated by Dr. Zvi Shkedi: On the harmony of a
literal interpretation of the Torah and science:
How old is the earth and the rest of the universe?
Additional donated essays by visitors to this web site:
- By David Wilson:
- By Alton C. Thompson:
Information, books, links, and news events:
Note: The term "billion" is used throughout this web site in its North American sense to
refer to one thousand million.

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References used:
- Harriet McLeod, "South Carolina legislator seeks to give God credit for state fossil," Reuters, 2014-MAR-31, at: http://www.reuters.com/
- Evan Bleier, "S.C. lawmaker won't let mammoth become state fossil unless God is credited as creator" UPI News, 2014-APR-02, at:
http://www.upi.com/
- "Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA): Evolution, Big Bang 'Lies Straight From The Pit Of Hell'." TPM, 2012-OCT-05, at: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/
- "Scientists to Texas Board of Education: Teach Evolution Right!," National Center for Science Education, 2009-MAY-19, at: http://ncse.com/
- "Darwin Day approaches," The National Center for Science Education, 2015-JAN-12, at: http://ncse.com/
- John Eligon & Michael Schwirtz, "Senate Candidate Provokes Ire With ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comment," New York Times, 2012-AUG-19, at: https://www.nytimes.com/
- Mary Beth Griggs, "When Evolution’s Controversial, Declaring a State Fossil Can Get Tricky," Smithsonian Institutiom, 2014-APR-09, at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/

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Originally published: 1995-NOV-03
Most recent update: 2020-JAN-29
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