Does It Matter How We Got Here? Dangers Perceived in Literalism and Evolutionism

Abstract. Creationism and evolutionism are taken to typify a fundamental opposition among the diverse beliefs about creation to be found in the United Kingdom and the United States. A comparison between the two types and the two countries suggests that people may be more concerned about the credibil...

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Main Author: Barker, Eileen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Open Library of Humanities$s2024- 1987
In: Zygon
Year: 1987, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 213-225
Further subjects:B Religion and science
B Scientific Creationism
B Creationism
B Science and religion
B evolutionism
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Summary:Abstract. Creationism and evolutionism are taken to typify a fundamental opposition among the diverse beliefs about creation to be found in the United Kingdom and the United States. A comparison between the two types and the two countries suggests that people may be more concerned about the credibility and consequences of belief in an alternative account of our origins than about the actual method by which we were created. Examples of concern include interpretations of the Bible, ethical implications, and the epistemological standings of revelation and/or science that are thought to follow from acceptance of a particular belief concerning how we got here.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contains:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1987.tb00847.x