Undoubtedly, as far as the origin of the universe is concerned, a significant disagreement exists between creationists and anti-creationists. In short, most anti-creationists refute the Biblical account of creation describing how God created the universe.
During my search for the real interpretation of the Genesis story, I realized that the creationists and their critics cannot get along or help one another if they continue to attack one another without properly listening to and reflecting on what their opponents are saying or believing in.
No one can sustainably win a target market without being relevant in its eyes. Yet, while arguing their cases, most creationists and their critics do not see their opponents as relevant, implying that they are not paying much attention to their opponents. In my journey as an entrepreneur, I have learned that to win prospects, it is critical to pay attention to certain things (including what they need, want, and like), some of which I applied to the passionate debate between creationists and anti-creationists to come up with some undeniable lessons that will benefit you. Here, I will share with you 7 conversational steps that creationists can take better to help their critics including evolutionists, atheists, etc.
- Where are the anti-creationists in solving their universe-origin, life-origin, and chemicals-origin problems that they are having?
Most “educated” anti-creationists have their view on the origin of the universe, life, and chemicals. Creationists need to know where their opponents stand on this matter. Without addressing this question, some creationists attack their opponents without knowing the current state of the thinking of these so-called adversaries. Likewise, the anti-creationists need to inquire about the state of the creationist proofs. Without knowing the stage of knowledge of each other, creationists and anti-creationists cannot help one another.
- What do the anti-creationists expect from the creationists?
By digging into this question and carefully listening to the needs of the anti-creationists, the creationists can better know what they need to address to help their opponents better. Ignoring this question will lead creationists to delve into details that the anti-creationists perceive as useless and a waste of their time. Additionally, while addressing the expectations, the creationists need to use a language that the anti-creationists need, want, or like or can understand. Unfortunately, many creationists start their efforts of addressing anti-creationist expectations by insulting the unbelievers, or by bringing up biblical verses that repel their opponents right away. Some creationist scientists can better help in this matter by supporting, encouraging, or enlightening their creationist peers to understand the expectations of the anti-creationists better. This does not mean that the creationists are supposed to meet all the expectations of the anti-creationists, but at least they need to know them so they can address them in a language that the anti-creationists can understand. And suppose the creationists don’t have the answer. In that case, it is better they say so rather than misinterpreting the creationist narrative or using some pseudoscience to try to convince stubborn anti-creationists.
- How far anti-creationists think creationists have progressed?
Creationists must try to understand how the anti-creationists perceive their progress. Knowing the answer to this question can help the creationists to assess better where to start the conversation without annoying their opponents. By understanding the efforts that their opponents are making to discredit them or prove them wrong, the creationists can better know where to find some elements to help the anti-creationists realize their mistakes. Even if most anti-creationists do not think that creationists are making any significant efforts to address their needs, it is crucial that creationists do not take that negatively, for most creationists are also quick to think that anti-creationists are just rejecting the facts. But in reality, by carefully listening to what the anti-creationists are saying, the creationists can more effectively identify problems, challenges, and gaps in their work, and use them to better engage the anti-creationists. At the same time, anti-creationists also need to investigate the efforts of the creationists so they can better know how much progress has been made.
- How close are the creationists from achieving their goals?
It is essential that creationists periodically assess the results of their strategy to see where they are in their efforts to win the anti-creationists over. Creationists cannot just keep talking about the same thing without new ways to prove it and expect a different result. By evaluating the progress made in perspective of the assigned goals, the creationists can better know what needs to be adjusted so the conversion rate of the anti-creationists can be improved.
- What are the next steps of the anti-creationists?
Most anti-creationists as well as creationists have different agendas. Some have a lot of money put aside for their research. Therefore, theories and ways to prove their opponents wrong are being investigated all the time. So they can better prepare, creationists need to analyze, investigate, and know the next steps that the anti-creationists are planning. That way, the creationists can adjust their strategy to meet the needs or challenges that the anti-creationists can bring on their way.
- What needs to happen with the anti-creationists to get things moving?
Although the creationists may have investigated and understood the expectation of the anti-creationists, there may be just one significant thing in the eyes of the anti-creationists that must happen before anything can change in their mind—knowing that main challenge can help the creationists to prioritize their efforts and know what to do to gain some momentum.
- How do anti-creationists see the creationists moving forward?
Creationists knowing what the anti-creationists want is one thing, but creationists also need to understand what the anti-creationist think they will do to move things forward. This knowledge will help the creationists to adjust their strategy to avoid repeating the same things or the same stereotypes. Additionally, the answer to this question can unleash some creativity with the creationists and help them think outside of the box.
If you are a creationist, in your conversations with your anti-creationists, ask them questions and carefully pay attention to their answers. You can also find the answer of most of these questions during your research. Likewise, anti-creationists who are serious in engaging with creationists should also ask similar questions to the creationists. Unfortunately, it is unusual to see creationists and anti-creationists sitting together to discuss these problems or doing research on one another to address them. Most of them close their eyes and ears and just want to convince or convert their opponents. Although some creationists have proved credible answers to the origin-questions, the arguments evoked by other creationists (that are forcing the interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative) are unhelpful at best or heretical at worst, blocking the truth from reaching the lost, causing many to turn away from the Bible and seeking other explanations that they are comfortable with. Unfortunately, nothing has fully comforted them yet… Solution to this problem: Science180: the one-stop platform that addresses all critical questions about the origin of the universe in a language that both creationists and anti-creationist agree with and can properly understand. Go to www.Science180.com/shop to get free materials to answer your origin-related challenges today.
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