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What is wrong with creationism?

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Creationism was "created" in the 20th century to give a 'scientific' justification to the Christian religious belief that God created everything. There are several problems with Creationnism.

- It is generally not supported by scientific facts.

- It too often focuses on the unknown or or unexplained gaps in the theory of evolution claiming those "unknowns" are evidence for God's existence. Roughly, it is a "evolution cannot disprove God, so they are wrong, therefore God exists" argument.

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Creationism is the belief, or strongly held opinion, that the universe, the Earth and all forms of life including man were created in their present form by a creator god, in practice usually the abrahamic God. And there is nothing wrong with people holding this opinion if they wish to do so.
What is wrong with creationism is that, if it is taught as fact to young schoolchildren as a potential alternative to scientific theories on the origin of the universe and scientific theories on evolution, then it becomes difficult for those children in later studies to understand science education. As a result, these children may fail to achieve their potential, particularly if they would have had an aptitude for a science-based career.
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What is the definition of creationism?

Creationism is the belief that the account of the origin of things given in the Bible is the exact and literal truth.


What is the opposite of creationism?

Creationism, as a belief, a philosophy and a mindset, would be defined as an abstract noun; creationism as an event or a process would be a concrete noun. Nouns have no opposites; you cannot get "negative-creation" in the same way as you can get 1 and -1.


What does creationism mean?

According to Wikipedia, Creationism is the religious belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their original form by a deity (often the Abrahamic God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam) or deities.Initially, Creationism developed as a response by a minority of Christians to the Theory of Evolution. Its advocates attempted to have Creationism taught, in US schools, in science classes as a valid alternative to evolution. The courts blocked this attempt, on the grounds that Creationism is a topic of religion and to teach it in science classes would breach the separation of church and state.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation


What is the difference between creationism and evolutionary theory?

Evolution is a scientific theory explaining the diversity of modern life. The various forms of creationism are religious beliefs, usually inspired by ancient myths captured in religious scriptures.


How does evolution involve creationism?

Evolution does NOT involve creationism.Evolution is a testable and therefore provable explanation as to how the diversity of life on earth has happened.Creationism is a religious viewpoint and therefore a mater of faith.AnswerI agree with the above. Evolution does NOT involve Creationism. Evolution is a branch of biological science and thus rejects "supernatural" claims such as those of Creationism, does not need to consider them. Creationism, often hanging on Genesis, the first book of the Bible, predates scientific inquiry and the scientific method and so is thus rejected by science and thus evolutionary science. In the public spotlight, the so-called Evolution-Creation "controversy" and all the on-stage arguments and debates might make it seem as though Evolution and Creationism (and Intelligent Design) have a lot to do with one another, but I doubt Creationism gets much mention at all in scientific laboratories and scientific conferences (it can't because it hasn't got anything to say about the real world.)

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Is scientific Creationism is example of applied science?

Technically, there is no such thing as scientific creationism. Creationism is per definition un- or even anti-scientific.


What is a scientific view on creationism?

The scientific view on creationism is that there is no scientific evidence supporting it.


Can creationism ever refer to non-theistic origins?

Answer By definition creationism is theistic.


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The ISBN of Creationism's Trojan Horse is 0195157427.


Which two possibilities of creationism does the authorElmer Towns say are closest to scripture?

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How many pages does Creationism's Trojan Horse have?

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When was Creationism's Trojan Horse created?

Creationism's Trojan Horse was created on 2004-01-08.


What is the definition of creationism?

Creationism is the belief that the account of the origin of things given in the Bible is the exact and literal truth.


Is there evidence for progressive creationism?

No.


What are the release dates for In Focus - 2009 Creationism?

In Focus - 2009 Creationism was released on: USA: 10 December 2012


What did Thomas Aquinas say about creationism?

What did Thomas Aquinas say about creationism? "Creationism" as it is used today didn't exist in Aquinas's time; hence, he had no explicit position on it. Of course, he believed that the Christian God created the world.


Is teaching creationism illegal?

Creationism is the basis of all religions, it is what science says is not true. Teaching it in a public school is illegal.