Creationism

This article is about the Abrahamic belief; creationism can also refer to origin beliefs in general or, centuries earlier, to an alternative to traducianism.

Political context

In the secular sense, "creationism" refers to a political doctrine which asserts the validity and superiority of a particular religiously-based origin belief over those of other belief systems, including those in particular espoused through secular or scientific rationale—i.e. "creationism versus evolution." The meaning of the term "creationism" depends upon the context wherein it is used, as it refers to a particular origin belief within a particular political culture.

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Political doctrine - Belief systems - Creationism versus evolution

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In the United States, more so than in the rest of the world, creationism has become centered in political controversy, in particular over public education, and whether teaching evolution in science classes conflicts with the creationist worldview. Currently, the controversy has come in the form of whether advocates of the Intelligent Design movement who wish to "Teach the Controversy" in science classes have overstepped the separation of church and state.

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United States - Public education - Intelligent Design movement - Teach the Controversy - Separation of church and state

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Creation science represents an attempt by creationists to legitimise religious scriptures in scientific terms, by attempting to demonstrate compatiblity between science and their creationist worldview. The scientific status of Creation Science, despite its name, is disputed; it is not regarded as a true science by the scientific community, because Creation Science begins with the desired answer and attempts to interpret all evidence to fit in with this predetermined conclusion, whereas pure science in theory works by using the scientific method to formulate theories and predictions based on solid evidence; however it would be naive to assume that a scientist works without any personal presuppositions.

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Creation science - Science - Scientific method - Presupposition

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