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The idea that a supernatural entity created the universe. | The idea that a supernatural entity created the universe. | ||
==Young Earth Creationism== | |||
The idea that the Biblical book of Genesis is literally true. It stems from the assumption that all of the Bible is literally true. It includes the assumption that by adding up the ages of various Biblical characters that directly descend from Adam, the age of the [[Earth]] can be calculated to be between 6,000 and 10,000 years. | |||
==Old Earth Creationism== | |||
The idea that God created the universe, but that the book of Genesis should be interpreted figuratively whenever directly contradicted by physical evidence. | |||
[[Category:Creationism vs Science]] | [[Category:Creationism vs Science]] | ||
Revision as of 05:03, 10 December 2007
The idea that a supernatural entity created the universe.
Young Earth Creationism
The idea that the Biblical book of Genesis is literally true. It stems from the assumption that all of the Bible is literally true. It includes the assumption that by adding up the ages of various Biblical characters that directly descend from Adam, the age of the Earth can be calculated to be between 6,000 and 10,000 years.
Old Earth Creationism
The idea that God created the universe, but that the book of Genesis should be interpreted figuratively whenever directly contradicted by physical evidence.