Creation/evolution: what does the other side believe?
CREATIONISTS: Check any statement that YOU agree with.
| 100% (2) | The Bible is God's word, and Genesis is literally true. | |
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| 50% (1) | God uses parables, and Genesis might include some. | |
| 50% (1) | The Bible was inspired by God but the writers made some mistakes. | |
| 50% (1) | The Bible is always right, no matter what. | |
| 50% (1) | The Bible is right, but requires interpretation. | |
| 50% (1) | Genesis is no more accurate than any similar ancient text. |
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EVOLUTIONISTS: Check any statement that you think a typical CREATIONIST would agree with.
| 100% (3) | The Bible is God's word, and Genesis is literally true. | |
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| 0% (0) | God uses parables, and Genesis might include some. | |
| 33% (1) | The Bible was inspired by God but the writers made some mistakes. | |
| 33% (1) | The Bible is always right, no matter what. | |
| 66% (2) | The Bible is right, but requires interpretation. | |
| 0% (0) | Genesis is no more accurate than any similar ancient text. |
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EVOLUTIONISTS: Check any statement that YOU agree with.
| 0% (0) | Scientists never make mistakes. | |
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| 0% (0) | Only an idiot would believe the Bible. | |
| 0% (0) | We know evolution is true because otherwise there would have to be a God. | |
| 50% (2) | Science is more reliable than faith because it is open to correction. | |
| 100% (4) | Science deals with the natural world, faith with the supernatural. | |
| 25% (1) | "Theory" means "We're not sure". | |
| 100% (4) | "Theory" means "How the facts fit together". |
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CREATIONISTS: Check any statement that you think a typical EVOLUTIONIST would agree with.
| 0% (0) | Scientists never make mistakes. | |
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| 50% (1) | Only an idiot would believe the Bible. | |
| 50% (1) | We know evolution is true because otherwise there would have to be a God. | |
| 100% (2) | Science is more reliable than faith because it is open to correction. | |
| 100% (2) | Science deals with the natural world, faith with the supernatural. | |
| 0% (0) | "Theory" means "We're not sure". | |
| 100% (2) | "Theory" means "How the facts fit together". |
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CREATIONISTS: Check any statement that YOU agree with.
| 0% (0) | All evolutionists will burn in hell unless they repent and turn to the truth. | |
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| 50% (1) | You cannot consistently believe in both God and evolution. | |
| 50% (1) | If evolution were true, salvation could not be. | |
| 50% (1) | Evolution is reasonable, but there is evidence against it. | |
| 0% (0) | Evolution would be believable if it weren't for the Bible. |
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EVOLUTIONISTS: Check any statement that you think a typical CREATIONIST would agree with.
| 100% (3) | All evolutionists will burn in hell unless they repent and turn to the truth. | |
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| 100% (3) | You cannot consistently believe in both God and evolution. | |
| 66% (2) | If evolution were true, salvation could not be. | |
| 33% (1) | Evolution is reasonable, but there is evidence against it. | |
| 0% (0) | Evolution would be believable if it weren't for the Bible. |
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EVOLUTIONISTS: Check any statement that YOU agree with.
| 0% (0) | All creationists are ignorant morons. | |
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| 66% (2) | Creationism is an embarrassment to Christianity. | |
| 33% (1) | Creationism is typical of Christianity. | |
| 0% (0) | Faith causes terrorism. |
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CREATIONISTS: Check any statement that you think a typical EVOLUTIONIST would agree with.
| 50% (1) | All creationists are ignorant morons. | |
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| 50% (1) | Creationism is an embarrassment to Christianity. | |
| 50% (1) | Creationism is typical of Christianity. | |
| 0% (0) | Faith causes terrorism. |
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CREATIONISTS: Check any statement that YOU agree with.
| 0% (0) | The Earth is flat. | |
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| 50% (1) | The Earth was created less than 20,000 years ago. | |
| 50% (1) | The "days" in Genesis were literal days. | |
| 50% (1) | The speed of light is (or has been) slowing down. | |
| 100% (2) | Noah's Flood covered the entire planet. | |
| 50% (1) | Before the Flood, a "canopy" separated atmospheric water from groundwater. |
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EVOLUTIONISTS: Check any statement that you think a typical CREATIONIST would agree with.
| 0% (0) | The Earth is flat. | |
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| 75% (3) | The Earth was created less than 20,000 years ago. | |
| 75% (3) | The "days" in Genesis were literal days. | |
| 0% (0) | The speed of light is (or has been) slowing down. | |
| 75% (3) | Noah's Flood covered the entire planet. | |
| 25% (1) | Before the Flood, a "canopy" separated atmospheric water from groundwater. |
4 voters have answered this question.
EVOLUTIONISTS: Check any statement that YOU agree with.
| 0% (0) | The universe began with an explosion; then everything just appeared. | |
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| 100% (4) | The universe began with an expansion; things appeared following known laws. | |
| 25% (1) | Radio dating methods can be applied without discrimination. | |
| 50% (2) | Radio dating methods need to be calibrated and corrected against other data. |
4 voters have answered this question.
CREATIONISTS: Check any statement that you think a typical EVOLUTIONIST would agree with.
| 100% (2) | The universe began with an explosion; then everything just appeared. | |
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| 0% (0) | The universe began with an expansion; things appeared following known laws. | |
| 50% (1) | Radio dating methods can be applied without discrimination. | |
| 100% (2) | Radio dating methods need to be calibrated and corrected against other data. |
2 voters have answered this question.
CREATIONISTS: Check any statement that YOU agree with.
| 0% (0) | Living creatures cannot change in any way at all. | |
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| 50% (1) | Living creatures can change within their "kinds", but not otherwise. | |
| 100% (2) | Intelligent design is the only adequate explanation for life's complexity. | |
| 50% (1) | Mutations never add genetic information. | |
| 0% (0) | All, or most, fossils were formed in Noah's Flood. | |
| 100% (2) | Noah took dinosaurs, or their eggs, on the Ark. | |
| 100% (2) | Before the Fall, no animal ate meat. |
2 voters have answered this question.
EVOLUTIONISTS: Check any statement that you think a typical CREATIONIST would agree with.
| 25% (1) | Living creatures cannot change in any way at all. | |
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| 50% (2) | Living creatures can change within their "kinds", but not otherwise. | |
| 100% (4) | Intelligent design is the only adequate explanation for life's complexity. | |
| 25% (1) | Mutations never add genetic information. | |
| 50% (2) | All, or most, fossils were formed in Noah's Flood. | |
| 25% (1) | Noah took dinosaurs, or their eggs, on the Ark. | |
| 25% (1) | Before the Fall, no animal ate meat. |
4 voters have answered this question.
EVOLUTIONISTS: Check any statement that YOU agree with.
| 25% (1) | Life just fell together at random. | |
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| 25% (1) | "Survival of the fittest" means that the strong ought to destroy the weak. | |
| 50% (2) | Whether a mutation is good or bad mostly depends on the environment. | |
| 0% (0) | All organisms evolve at a constant rate. | |
| 75% (3) | Living species strive for the progress of the species. | |
| 50% (2) | "Punctuated equilibrium" is different from selection working on mutations. |
4 voters have answered this question.
CREATIONISTS: Check any statement that you think a typical EVOLUTIONIST would agree with.
| 50% (1) | Life just fell together at random. | |
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| 50% (1) | "Survival of the fittest" means that the strong ought to destroy the weak. | |
| 100% (2) | Whether a mutation is good or bad mostly depends on the environment. | |
| 0% (0) | All organisms evolve at a constant rate. | |
| 50% (1) | Living species strive for the progress of the species. | |
| 100% (2) | "Punctuated equilibrium" is different from selection working on mutations. |
2 voters have answered this question.
CREATIONISTS: Check any statement that YOU agree with.
| 100% (2) | No-one has yet discovered a true transitional fossil. | |
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| 100% (2) | Neanderthals were no different from us, except for cultural features. | |
| 50% (1) | Piltdown Man is typical of claimed human ancestors. | |
| 0% (0) | Chimpanzees are not much more intelligent than dogs. | |
| 50% (1) | On earth, only humans have any trace of language, morality, or culture. | |
| 0% (0) | Black Africans are the descendants of Ham, and are naturally servile. |
2 voters have answered this question.
EVOLUTIONISTS: Check any statement that you think a typical CREATIONIST would agree with.
| 50% (2) | No-one has yet discovered a true transitional fossil. | |
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| 25% (1) | Neanderthals were no different from us, except for cultural features. | |
| 25% (1) | Piltdown Man is typical of claimed human ancestors. | |
| 75% (3) | Chimpanzees are not much more intelligent than dogs. | |
| 75% (3) | On earth, only humans have any trace of language, morality, or culture. | |
| 0% (0) | Black Africans are the descendants of Ham, and are naturally servile. |
4 voters have answered this question.
EVOLUTIONISTS: Check any statement that YOU agree with.
| 0% (0) | A "transitional form" has to be half-way between in every aspect. | |
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| 0% (0) | Every "apeman" fossil ever found was a genuine transitional form. | |
| 100% (4) | Sometimes, mistakes get made; correcting them is how science progresses. | |
| 0% (0) | Being related to apes means there can be no morality. | |
| 75% (3) | Apes sometimes display moral discernment of at least a simple sort. | |
| 0% (0) | Some races are genetically superior to others. |
4 voters have answered this question.
CREATIONISTS: Check any statement that you think a typical EVOLUTIONIST would agree with.
| 0% (0) | A "transitional form" has to be half-way between in every aspect. | |
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| 0% (0) | Every "apeman" fossil ever found was a genuine transitional form. | |
| 100% (2) | Sometimes, mistakes get made; correcting them is how science progresses. | |
| 0% (0) | Being related to apes means there can be no morality. | |
| 100% (2) | Apes sometimes display moral discernment of at least a simple sort. | |
| 0% (0) | Some races are genetically superior to others. |
2 voters have answered this question.
