We must also avoid the perilous trap of assuming that there are only two views in this discussion. There are at least four possible views on the origin of life and the age of the earth, each with many subdivisions. The main categories are as follows. It is important to note that belief in the Great Flood could conceivably be combined with any of these views, except for Atheistic Evolution. I know that evolutionists often argue that creationism is unscientific since it invokes supernatural causes while science seeks naturalistic causes.
Science is the study of the natural world.
Naturally, it must ask whether something could have been naturally caused or not. Yet supporters of the theory of evolution sometimes seem to argue along these dubious lines. I don't see how. I am also aware of some other ways in which evolutionist criticism of creationism can be phrased. I would like to take special note of one.