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Most people who believe in creation believe that God made the species of animals and plants and then allowed the rules of the world to take over from there
Now that sounds a whole hell of a lot like Deism to me, and most of the Creationists I know don't take kindly to that kind philosophy. In fact, quite a few denominations of Christianity would call that a blasphemy.
I'm not talking about Deism. I'm talking about God "creating" the world (how literally you take that process varies from religion to religion), and part of that creation includes all the biological and physical rules, which allow for change from that point on. That does not preclude the possibility of God being actively involved in the process from that point on either though.
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Edit: It could also be called theistic evolution, but that's a principle of Deism, so yeah. Still a blasphemy to a good chunk of peoples.
Except for all Catholics, and most Protestants. And well, really most Christians. You're focusing in on the smallest denominations with the most stringent interpretations of the bible and creation and then insisting that all other religious people must defend their positions.
My whole point is that this *isn't* what most people of faith believe. Not when you actually talk to them instead of relying on some half-baked survey.