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scientific creationism

noun

, Theology.
  1. the belief that the account of creation in the early chapters of Genesis is scientifically as well as religiously valid and that it can be supported by scientific evidence apart from scriptural authority.


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Other Words From

  • scientific creationist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scientific creationism1

First recorded in 1980–85
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Example Sentences

Then in 1973, Henry M. Morris, founder of scientific creationism, fanatical anti-evolutionist and himself a racist who espoused a biblical justification for slavery, wrote an article accusing evolutionists like Huxley of supporting racism and genocide.

She traced it back to 1979, when “creationist attorney Wendell Bird included it in his ‘Resolution for Balanced Presentation of Evolution and Scientific Creationism,’ which became the basis for the ‘balanced treatment’ legislation.”

From Slate

However, the ruling says only that the Louisiana law violates the constitutional separation of church and state; it does not say that no one can teach scientific creationism -- and unfortunately many individual teachers do.

That opens the door to "scientific creationism," which offers evidence for the immediate creation of life-forms but does not refer to the Bible.

Changing their approach, the creationists began promoting "scientific creationism," trying to challenge evolution on scientific grounds.

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