by jimwalton » Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:29 pm
I'm not aware of a difference between these two labels/positions. As far as I know they are two labels to identify those who believe that God is the creator, evolution was the process, and God was continually guiding and even enabling the process (since it's pretty far-fetched to think that evolution could possibly have happened without divine intervention).
The term I prefer to use is "evolutionary creationism," because "Creationism" is the main noun and "evolution" is an adjective. It puts the emphasis on creation, with evolution as the modifier. As you can see, "Theistic Evolution" seems to put evolution in the main position and theism as the modifier, and "creation evolution" is difficult to understand, in my opinion. That's why I prefer "evolutionary creationism."
I'm not aware of a difference between these two labels/positions. As far as I know they are two labels to identify those who believe that God is the creator, evolution was the process, and God was continually guiding and even enabling the process (since it's pretty far-fetched to think that evolution could [i]possibly[/i] have happened without divine intervention).
The term I prefer to use is "evolutionary creationism," because "Creationism" is the main noun and "evolution" is an adjective. It puts the emphasis on creation, with evolution as the modifier. As you can see, "Theistic Evolution" seems to put evolution in the main position and theism as the modifier, and "creation evolution" is difficult to understand, in my opinion. That's why I prefer "evolutionary creationism."