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'''Creationism''' is a belief system which postulates that the universe, Earth, and life on Earth were deliberately created by an intelligent being. There are a spectrum of creationist views with two main schools of [[creation]] thought known as ''religious creationism'' and [[intelligent design]]. | '''Creationism''' is a belief system which postulates that the universe, Earth, and life on Earth were deliberately created by an intelligent being. There are a spectrum of creationist views with two main schools of [[creation]] thought known as ''religious creationism'' and [[intelligent design]]. | ||
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|The [[days of creation]] in Genesis represent long periods of time, not literal 24-hour days. To support this, [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2pe%203&version=31 2 Peter 3]:8 is often cited. Young-earth creationists, however, maintain that this is a misquotation, and that the verse is intended as an expression of the timelessness of God, not as a guideline to interpret the 'days' of Genesis (or the 'days' of any other part of the Bible, for that matter). | |The [[days of creation]] in Genesis represent long periods of time, not literal 24-hour days. To support this, [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2pe%203&version=31 2 Peter 3]:8 is often cited. Young-earth creationists, however, maintain that this is a misquotation, and that the verse is intended as an expression of the timelessness of God, not as a guideline to interpret the 'days' of Genesis (or the 'days' of any other part of the Bible, for that matter). | ||
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== Types of Creationism == | == Types of Creationism == | ||
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[[Extraterrestrial creationism]] is the view that life on Earth was created by a race of extraterrestrials which came to be worshipped by men as gods and described in ancient religious texts. | [[Extraterrestrial creationism]] is the view that life on Earth was created by a race of extraterrestrials which came to be worshipped by men as gods and described in ancient religious texts. | ||
== Introduction to | == Introduction to creationism == | ||
For an '''Introduction to creationism''', the following articles may be helpful: | For an '''Introduction to creationism''', the following articles may be helpful: | ||
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* [[Radiometric dating]]: A large volume of literature and evidence has been amassed giving evidence that the radiometic dating methods used to determine the age of rocks and fossils are based on a combination of demonstrably false and unfalsifiable assumptions, making them so unreliable as to be useless. | * [[Radiometric dating]]: A large volume of literature and evidence has been amassed giving evidence that the radiometic dating methods used to determine the age of rocks and fossils are based on a combination of demonstrably false and unfalsifiable assumptions, making them so unreliable as to be useless. | ||
== History of | == History of creationism == | ||
:''Main article: [[History of creationism]]'' | :''Main article: [[History of creationism]]'' | ||
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According to a 2004 Gallup poll, 45% of Americans believe God created humans within the last 10,000 years, 38% believe God guided evolution, 13% believe evolution occured without God's guidance, and 4% believe something else or have no opinion.<ref name=Gallup>Authors unknown. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/22/opinion/polls/main657083.shtml Poll: Creationism Trumps Evolution]." ''CBS News''. November 22, 2004</ref> | According to a 2004 Gallup poll, 45% of Americans believe God created humans within the last 10,000 years, 38% believe God guided evolution, 13% believe evolution occured without God's guidance, and 4% believe something else or have no opinion.<ref name=Gallup>Authors unknown. "[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/22/opinion/polls/main657083.shtml Poll: Creationism Trumps Evolution]." ''CBS News''. November 22, 2004</ref> | ||
== News == | == News == | ||
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{{creationism portal}} | {{creationism portal}} | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[ | * [[Creationist]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Creation scientist]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Creation cosmology]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Flood of Noah]] | ||
[[category:Creationism]] | [[category:Creationism]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophy]] | [[Category:Philosophy]] | ||
