Reply #15: Off course you can.. [View All]

[LSatyl]

Being a Creationist only means that you believe that a Supernatural something created the observable Universe.

It's a mistake most people make, they hear Creationist and think Young Earther. But the Young Earth theory (i.e. the classic Bible explanation with the 6000 years old earth), is but one of the many Creation theory ( I am loathe to call these lines of thought theories, but I don't know a better word). Hindu's believe in Creation, so do Buddhists, but you'll never hear them claim the earth is only 6000 years old. Norse mythology has a Creation myth, and so do the Greek, Roman, Persian, Mayan, Aztec and Egyptian cultures. So equating Creationist with Young Earthers show a distinct Western (read Christian/Judean) bias.

Anyhoo, the Creation theory "compatible" with Evolution is mostly called ID, for Intelligent Design. In other words, one accepts the findings of the scientific world, i.e. Evolution is a proven theory, but one believes the mechanics of Evolution were started/created by a Supernatural something.

The best sites to read up on these subject (with a distinct scientific bias, in other words sceptics) are:

Talk Origins, Exploring the Creation/Evolution Controversy, and
Talk Design, Critically examining the "Intelligent Design" Movement