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Originally Posted by Rathji
If the theory of evolution does not include how life started, then how is it that it exists in a manner that is mutually exclusive of creationism which is explaining how life started.
To me it is all the same thing.
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Well the theory of how life started is called abiogenesis, to which there are a few hypothesis currently. Scientists are looking for a natural explanation for abiogenesis.
This gets to the "God of the gaps" idea of putting God into whatever gap currently exists in understanding.
Example: Diversity of life by God's creation, evolution is discovered and explains diversity of life, so God is moved back to the point of first life. Abiogenesis is discovered and it's shown how life first started by natural process, so God is moved back to the start of the universe. Some theory demonstrates that the universe is one of millions, so God is moved back to the creation of the manifold of universes.. etc etc..
Kind of puts God in a box IMO.