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Overview

Creationism is a counter-scientific theory of Creation which adheres strictly to religious doctrine.

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Creationists are often opposed to the teaching of the theory of evolution, and usually claim that if evolution is to be taught, creationism should be given "equal time" as an equally valid theory – despite the lack of evidence supporting creation, the nonsensicality of many of its argumants, and the near-unanimity of scientists in agreeing that evolution is the only theory which comes anywhere close to explaining the facts.

Related Pages

Creationism is one form of direct creation theory.
- The Creation Museum promotes creationism by presenting it in a museum format

Links

Reference

Wikipedia: Creationism, Creation science
Creation Wiki

Rebuttal

An Index to Creationist Claims, with refutation for each. Compiled by the Talk.Origins archive. Includes Intelligent Design postulates.

News

2006-11-13 So what's with all the dinosaurs?: "The world's first Creationist museum – dedicated to the idea that the creation of the world, as told in Genesis, is factually correct – will soon open."
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 ==Overview==
-[[category:religion]][[Creationism]] is a [[religiously-based theory|religiously-based]] [[counter-scientific theory]] of [[Creation]] which adheres strictly to [[religious]] [[doctrine]].{{seed}}Creationists are often opposed to the teaching of the theory of [[evolution]].
+[[category:religion]][[Creationism]] is a [[counter-scientific theory]] of [[Creation]] which adheres strictly to [[religious]] [[doctrine]].{{seed}}Creationists are often opposed to the teaching of the theory of [[evolution]], and usually claim that if evolution is to be taught, creationism should be given "equal time" as an equally valid theory &ndash; despite the lack of evidence supporting creation, the nonsensicality of many of its argumants, and the near-unanimity of scientists in agreeing that evolution is the only theory which comes anywhere close to explaining the facts.
 ==Related Pages==
-* [[Creationism]] is one form of what we are calling [[direct creation]] theories
+* [[Creationism]] is one form of [[direct creation]] theory.
+** The [[Creation Museum]] promotes [[creationism]] by presenting it in a museum format
 ==Links==
 ===Reference===
 * Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Creationism|Creationism]], [[Wikipedia:Creation science|Creation science]]
 * [http://creationwiki.org/ Creation Wiki]
-===Projects===
-* [http://www.creationmuseum.org/ Creation Museum]: "The Creation Museum presents a unique and unparalleled experience, a walk through time portraying significant, life-altering events of the past, illuminating the effects of biblical history on our present and future world."
-** a project of [http://www.answersingenesis.org/ Answers in Genesis]: "Upholding the Authority of the Bible from the Very First Verse"
-*** [http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/bios/ Creation scientists and other biographies of interest]: "Some modern scientists who have accepted the biblical account of creation" (long list); "...because the idea that the earth is 'millions of years' old has been disastrous in the long run, no present day 'long-agers' are included intentionally, because we submit that they should know better."
 ===Rebuttal===
 * [http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/ An Index to Creationist Claims], with refutation for each. Compiled by the Talk.Origins archive. Includes [[Intelligent Design]] postulates.