creationism
noun
cre·a·tion·ism
krē-ˈā-shə-ˌni-zəm 
: a doctrine or theory holding that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by God out of nothing and usually in the way described in Genesis
Once again, science and religion collided last week. This time the battleground was the U.S. Supreme Court, where the Justices decreed that a Louisiana law requiring that creationism be taught along with evolution in the public schools was unconstitutional.—
Alain L. Sanders
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Its leaders—Dawkins, along with Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Daniel Dennett—worried that public-school students would soon be learning creationism in biology class.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
As of this year, according to World Population Review, 17 of our 50 states teach creationism alongside evolution in science classes, effectively equating the dimensions of faith and fact.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
One of them is in West Virginia, where the state Senate has approved a bill that would allow teachers to tell students that the Universe is the result of intelligent design, an idea that was developed to avoid prohibitions on teaching creationism.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
So systematic processing is crucial for contentious topics like creationism and evolution.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2012
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
As of this year, according to World Population Review, 17 of our 50 states teach creationism alongside evolution in science classes, effectively equating the dimensions of faith and fact.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
One of them is in West Virginia, where the state Senate has approved a bill that would allow teachers to tell students that the Universe is the result of intelligent design, an idea that was developed to avoid prohibitions on teaching creationism.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
So systematic processing is crucial for contentious topics like creationism and evolution.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2012
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“Creationism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creationism. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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