Did sir Isaac Newton believed in creationist or creationsim?

Question

Newton was the man who used mathematics, in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, to essentially prove that Galileo was correct, that the physical realm actually exists and is objectively real. This ultimately proved that Aristotle and the Catholic Church were totally wrong about the solipsistic nature of reality, and was the beginning of mathematical physical science as we know it. 

Remember, Newton was prior to the Enlightenment and the emergence of the Deists. There was simply no other explanation for the existence of objective reality and humanity than God did it. Newton believed in a creator god, but rejected the Trinity and the supposed divinity of Jesus because he was convinced the Catholics he despised had manipulated the truth when they created the Bible. Though Newton repeatedly rejected the sacraments of the Anglican church, even while on his deathbed, the priests delayed performing the last rites, until after he could no longer resist. Contrary to his principles, he was buried in Westminster Cathedral.

The truth is, Newton was neither an atheist nor a Christian. I often imagine him as the first

Answer 1

Because of the persecution of scientists many hid within religion to reduce the risk.



It is really funny that Christians often try to claim Newton was a Christian when he was really a heretic!



Historian Stephen D. Snobelen says of Newton, "Isaac Newton was a heretic. But like Nicodemus, the secret disciple of Jesus, he never made a public declaration of his private faith – which the orthodox would have deemed extremely radical. He hid his faith so well that scholars are still unravelling his personal beliefs."[20] Snobelen concludes that Newton was at least a Socinian sympathiser (he owned and had thoroughly read at least eight Socinian books), possibly an Arian and almost certainly an antitrinitarian.[20] In an age notable for its religious intolerance there are few public expressions of Newton's radical views, most notably his refusal to take holy orders and his refusal, on his death bed, to take the sacrament when it was offered to him.

Answer 2

The famous mathematician Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) also had a keen interest in the Bible. He understood that the holy ones will be raised to heavenly life and will rule invisibly with Christ. (Rev. 5:9, 10)



As for the subjects of the Kingdom, he wrote: “The earth shall continue to be inhabited by mortals after the day of judgment and that not only for a 1000 years but even for ever.”



In the days of Milton and Newton, to express ideas contrary to official doctrine of the church was dangerous. Therefore, much of their Bible scholarship remained unpublished until after their deaths.



Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), in England, rejected the doctrine of the Trinity and wrote detailed historical and Scriptural reasons for doing so, but he did not have these published during his lifetime, evidently out of fear of the consequences.







Newton considered Christ’s presence to be centuries away. “One reason why Newton saw the Kingdom of God so far in the future was because he was profoundly pessimistic about the deep Trinitarian apostasy he saw around him,” said historian Stephen Snobelen. The good news was still veiled. And Newton saw no Christian movement that could preach it.



Renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton said: “I find more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatsoever.”



Famous scientist Isaac Newton concluded: “This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.”



“In the absence of any other proof,” wrote the famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton, “the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence.”



Sir Isaac Newton, for example, was convinced that the time of the end would result in a new era of global peace and prosperity under the Millennial Rule of God’s Kingdom. He stated that the prophecy of Micah 4:3, as well as that of Isaiah 2:4, would be fulfilled at that time: “They will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. They will not lift up sword, nation against nation, neither will they learn war anymore.”



During the 18th century, the renowned scientist and Bible student Sir Isaac Newton expressed his interest in the sanctity of blood.



He declared: “This law of abstaining from blood was ancienter than the days of Moses, being given to Noah and his sons, long before the days of Abraham: and therefore when the Apostles and Elders in the Council at Jerusalem declared that the Gentiles were not obliged to be circumcised and keep the law of Moses, they excepted this law of abstaining from blood, and things strangled, as being an earlier law of God, imposed not on the sons of Abraham only, but on all nations.”

Answer 3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton%27s_religious_views



His views seem to stem from the belief creation is too complex to not have been created - which is interesting considering how simple the basic mechanics of gravity actually are.

Answer 4

Yes, he believed in some sort of a creator God. He also believed in alchemy.



He might have reconsidered both these views if he could visit our times and see the scientific advances. Many of his arguments for God rely on gaps that have been filled since then.

Answer 5

Issac Newton believed in the mighty hand of God. He submitted to the influences of the Spirit of God on his heart, and reliased that the earth and the universe and everything else, with all that harmonious laws that bind it together, declares that it has a Creator. He also did believe God's Word, and used to believe the pope is the antichrist.

Answer 6

unlike atheists, he was smart enough to reject evolution.

Answer 7

yes and know



he was not a trinitarian and not a biblical literalist

he wasn't a creationist in the traditional terms