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Creationism and Evangelicals: an Important Clarification

The National Trust drew some criticism a few years ago for including an exhibit at the new Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre which acknowledges that:  “Young Earth Creationists believe that the earth was created some 6000 years ago. This is based on a specific interpretation of the Bible and in particular the account of creation in the book of Genesis.” The exhibit does not suggest that these beliefs have any scientific merit.

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In the Beginning …

In his debate with his fellow Oxford professor, John Lennox, Richard Dawkins objected to the idea that the beginning of the universe provided evidence for the existence of God. Dawkins’ argument was that the Bible, in claiming that the universe had a beginning, had a 50% chance of getting it right – you might as well toss a coin.

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