(May 22, 2012 at 11:48 am)Polaris Wrote: I've never met a Creationist, nor did I know any existed. I did know that there was talk in the South (well the South plus the now [used to be Democrats] Red States that there were not exactly friendly to evolution in the early 20th century, but I thought that was a thing of the past until I saw atheists whine about creationists constantly.
The closest I know of is Intelligence Design, which is evolution for people who still like to believe God is in control. When you think about it, it does offer an explanation for the evolution of man (but I doubt many of you would ever consider this, since it is taking the easy way out), which many scientists believe was just a fluke.
Depends on the Intelligent Design advocate you talk to. Some ID advocates like Michael Behe accept the idea of common descent, but not the Darwinian mechanism, and believe that it was guided by a creator. Many ID advocates though, like the folks at the discovery institute, are creationists hiding under the guise of "intelligent design"
Myself i lived in a very very Christian town, and basically every one there was a creationist.
