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creationism [kriːˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm] n 1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the belief that God brings individual human souls into existence at conception or birth Compare traducianism 2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the doctrine that ascribes the origins of all things to God's acts of creation rather than to evolution creationist n creationistic adj creationism Theology. a doctrine that God creates a new soul for every human being bon. Cf. metempsychosis. — creationist, n. — creationistic, adj. See also: Soulthe belief concerning the creation by a transcendant God of the universe, matter, and living organisms out of nothing. — creationist, n. See also: Cosmology
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Translations creationism [kriˈeɪʃənɪzəm] n → créationnisme m creationism n → Kreationismus m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But creationists say they have scientific evidence of their own, and it's evolutionists' refusal to acknowledge their studies that cast the creationism theory in a negative light. As Not in Our Classrooms points out, creationism might have endless variants, but these variants have certain traits in common. In England, meanwhile, world scientists are uniting to attack creationism as it begins to creep into British schools. |
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