The real issue between Creation and Evolution has not been properly understood. It is not between Intelligent design and chance. It is not between an old earth and a young earth. It is not between science and religion. It is on the issue of how to properly interpret Uniformitarianism that the divide exists.
Uniformitarianism is the philosophy that the laws of science and particularly causation are the same throughout long spans of history. One aspect of this is that like causes produce like effects and natural processes continue at the same rate througout the history of time. Natural causes produce natural effects. A limited form of uniformity is essential to science. Imagine a world where there was no uniformity of causes and effects. In such a world one drink of water could be thirst quenching one moment and the very next swallow taken seconds later could be deadly poison. In such a world the scientific enterprise would be impossible. The understanding that such uniformity exist was essential to the Scientific Revolution. Scientists of both Creationist and Evolutionist persuations believe in some uniformity of causes and effects. The divide between Creationists and the Evolutionists lies in the differences in their beliefs concerning how much uniformity exists.
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