Who Believes What? Clearing up Confusion over Intelligent Design and Young-Earth Creationism

From: Journal of Geoscience Education | Date: May 1, 2005| Author: Ross, Marcus R | Copyright information

ABSTRACT

The question of what differentiates young-Earth creationism (YEC) from Intelligent Design (ID) has resulted in inaccurate and confusing terminology, and hinders both understanding and dialogue. Though both YEC and ID groups have drawn distinctions between themselves, previous attempts to classify design-based positions on origins have been unable to adequately resolve their relationships. The Nested Hierarchy of Design, a multiple-character classification system, categorizes t...

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