When Naturalism and Creationism Clash: Cover Image

When Naturalism and Creationism Clash:
When Naturalism and Creationism Clash:

Can a Person Believe in Both God and Evolution?

Author(s): Osman Deniztekin, Osman Murat Deniz
Subject(s): Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Religion and science , Philosophy of Religion
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: Science;Theory of Evolution;God;Theism;Creationism;Naturalism;

Summary/Abstract: Theory of evolution is identified with naturalistic view of science itself and considered by many people as a sound basis for atheism. And any alternative is automatically disqualified as unscientific and metaphysical. I would say that the battle is really between two worldviews: naturalism in its philosophical form and theism in the widest sense. It is open to debate whether a scientific theory like evolution has right to make a metaphysical claim that God does not exist. My paper calls attention to the conflict between naturalism and creationism and asserts that theory of evolution alone does not exclude belief in God of Theism.

  • Issue Year: 2/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 175 - 178
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English