Quotes

Question 1

Literalist Christian (Origins of the universe)

Answer 1

“There is a book that tells us where everything came from. It is no mystery to Christians who accept the clear teaching of the scripture; everything was created by God in six, literal, 24-hour days about 6,000 years ago”-Ken Ham (creationist)

Question 2

Literalist Christian (Origins of life)

Answer 2

“I did not know from a scientific perspective why I did not believe in evolution-but I knew from a biblical perspective it had to be wrong or my faith was in trouble” - Ken Ham (creationist)

Question 3

Liberal Christian (both)

Answer 3

“If science in any way threatens your faith, then you probably need to get a better faith”- Rob Bell (minister)

Question 4

Scientists (Origins of the Universe)

Answer 4

“Nearly all peoples have developed their own creation myth, and the genesis story is just the one that happened to be adopted by a particular tribe of middle Eastern herders”-Richard Dawkins

Question 5

Scientists (Origins of life)

Answer 5

“Science takes as its starting point the assumption that life wasn’t made by God or a supernatural being: it happened unaided and spontaneously, as a natural process” Paul Davies