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Like evolutionism, creationism has its presuppositions. The first and most determinative is that almighty God created the universe and everything in it in the beginning. Followers of Young-earth creationism hold that this was done roughly 6000 years ago. Old-earth creationists hold that the long ages of the evolutionary time-scale can be accommodated into The Bible record in Genesis. They thus take the accounts non-literally.

Young-earth creationists hold that science does not conflict with their position. They thus point to and use the same data as do other scientists but interpret it differently. Astronomer Russell Humphreys points out that there is actually, when all the evidence is considered, much more evidence for a young than an old earth. Thus a central idea in creationism is the matter of the age of the earth, with criticism of old-age views a significant part of their activity, but by no means the only one.

Old-earth creationists do not have any conflict over the age of the earth, although they hold that God created all things.

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What is the definition of creationism?

Creationism is the belief that life and the universe were created by a supernatural being, typically in the religious sense, rather than through natural processes like evolution. Creationism often rejects scientific explanations for the origin of life and promotes the idea of a divine creator.


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 Richard Dawkins' view on Creationism?

Richard Dawkins is the Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, at Oxford University. In this position, he clearly has a sound understanding of scientific issues such as evolution and the creation of the universe. This has led him to believe that Creationism is inherently untrue. Since his role is to advance the public understaning of Science, he has written books such as The God Delusion(Bantam Press, 2006) to explain his views.I think that Professor Dawkins sees Creationism as dependently linked to religious belief. Where he views Creationism to contend with Science, which he asserts is quite often, Dawkins prefers to focus on the inherent failure of the underlying religious belief rather than simply demonstrating the error of the Creationist belief and leaving the proponent to continue in his or her religious beliefs.The debate around creationism and evolution is more fully covered in: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation


Does creationism disprove adaptation?

No, creationism and adaptation are not mutually exclusive concepts. Creationism is a belief in a divine creator, while adaptation is a scientific process by which organisms change over time to better survive in their environment. Many people believe that adaptation is evidence of intelligent design by a divine creator.

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