The debate about the validity of evolution versus creationism started long ago when Charles Darwi... more The debate about the validity of evolution versus creationism started long ago when Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species. Yet today the debate about this issue still engenders a lot of controversy-not only in South Africa, but also, and especially, in the United States. This study investigates articles and letters to the editor in an Afrikaans daily newspaper, Die Burger, over a certain period, and will look at the arguments for and against evolution and creationism. The fact that creationists-despite so much evidence to the contrary-pursue a form of pseudoscience by (sometimes) interpreting the Bible literally, and, amongst other things, deny the real age of the earth. There has never been an in-depth look at the public debate about evolution versus creationism in a South African newspaper. The purpose of this study is to conduct an in-depth investigation into this particular debate in the media, with specific reference to correspondence in the letters pages of Die Burger, with regard to the possible influence which the debate about evolution and creationism in an Afrikaans daily newspaper might have on people's consciousness regarding modern science. It will also explore how some individuals, often conservative believers, still cling to ancient viewpoints and which have repeatedly been disproved by science. Indeks Bladsy Inleiding 1 Hoofstuk 1: Charles Robert Darwin en die teorie wat al die moeilikheid veroorsaak het 4 Hoofstuk 2: Die kreasioniste en wat hulle gedoen het 32 2.1 Jong Aarde-kreasioniste 33 2.2 Ou Aarde-kreasioniste 60 Hoofstuk 3: "They came here to try revealed religion. I am here to defend it" 61 Hoofstuk 4: Die kreasioniste en Intelligente Ontwerp 89 Hoofstuk 5: Die debat oor evolusie en kreasionisme in Die Burger 102 5.1 Die eerste siklus:
The debate about the validity of evolution versus creationism started long ago when Charles Darwi... more The debate about the validity of evolution versus creationism started long ago when Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species. Yet today the debate about this issue still engenders a lot of controversy-not only in South Africa, but also, and especially, in the United States. This study investigates articles and letters to the editor in an Afrikaans daily newspaper, Die Burger, over a certain period, and will look at the arguments for and against evolution and creationism. The fact that creationists-despite so much evidence to the contrary-pursue a form of pseudoscience by (sometimes) interpreting the Bible literally, and, amongst other things, deny the real age of the earth. There has never been an in-depth look at the public debate about evolution versus creationism in a South African newspaper. The purpose of this study is to conduct an in-depth investigation into this particular debate in the media, with specific reference to correspondence in the letters pages of Die Burger, with regard to the possible influence which the debate about evolution and creationism in an Afrikaans daily newspaper might have on people's consciousness regarding modern science. It will also explore how some individuals, often conservative believers, still cling to ancient viewpoints and which have repeatedly been disproved by science. Indeks Bladsy Inleiding 1 Hoofstuk 1: Charles Robert Darwin en die teorie wat al die moeilikheid veroorsaak het 4 Hoofstuk 2: Die kreasioniste en wat hulle gedoen het 32 2.1 Jong Aarde-kreasioniste 33 2.2 Ou Aarde-kreasioniste 60 Hoofstuk 3: "They came here to try revealed religion. I am here to defend it" 61 Hoofstuk 4: Die kreasioniste en Intelligente Ontwerp 89 Hoofstuk 5: Die debat oor evolusie en kreasionisme in Die Burger 102 5.1 Die eerste siklus:
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