Creationism and Evolutionism: A Theological, Scientific and Philosophical Discourse.
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Creationism, Evolutionism, Theological, Philosophical, DiscourseAbstract
The issue of creation and evolution has been a major source of conflict between the Theologians who believe that the universe is the creative ability of God and that this creation is ex-nihilo. The ex-nihilism of the creation has also engendered series of argument among various interests, particularly among the scientists and Philosophers alike. This came as a result of the apparent contradictions observable in creation which calls for attention. It is in this regard that these various groups have arisen to either debunk or refute the creationist principle on the ground of its incoherent and illogical trends which do not ascertain the basic requirements for explaining the rationale behind observable difference in the universe which is believed to have been created by God. Consequently, the scientific and philosophical traditions seem to be disillusioned by the claim of the theologians with regard to creation. Hence, this paper attempts to explore the scientific, the philosophical and theological perspectives of the issue of creation and evolution with the view to ascertaining the veracity of their claims.
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