creation science
Genesis-defending pseudoscience movement
Creation science is the effort to frame biblical accounts of creation—particularly the Genesis narrative of a young Earth and divine creation of species—as scientific theory rather than religious belief.
Proponents argue it deserves equal treatment with evolutionary biology in education.
Courts have generally ruled it a form of religious advocacy rather than science.
The school board debated whether to include creation science in the curriculum.
First biblical book
- BibleChristian sacred writings
- creationismDivine origin doctrine
- intelligent designPurposeful cause over randomness
- GodSupreme spiritual authority
Adam and Eve · Garden of Eden · Noah's Ark · theism · scripture · divine intervention
Small precise optimization adjustments
- Cambrian explosionSudden appearance of complex life
- apologeticsSystematic doctrine defense
Species changing over generations
- DarwinismNatural selection theory
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
radiometric dating · carbon dating · geology · abiogenesis · speciation · genetics · mutation · adaptation
Free government-run education
- legal challengeFormal dispute in court
- establishment clauseGovernment religion neutrality mandate
- separation of church and stateConstitutional religious neutrality principle
- equal timeBalanced media access
Bogus methodology posing as factual
- unfalsifiableImpossible to prove wrong
- unscientificNot following proper methodology
- confirmation biasPreferring belief-supporting information
- cherry-pickingChoosing only supporting examples
Genesis
First biblical book
- BibleChristian sacred writings
- creationismDivine origin doctrine
- intelligent designPurposeful cause over randomness
God · Adam and Eve · Garden of Eden · Noah's Ark · theism · scripture · divine intervention
fine-tuning
Small precise optimization adjustments
- Cambrian explosionSudden appearance of complex life
- apologeticsSystematic doctrine defense
evolution
Species changing over generations
- DarwinismNatural selection theory
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
paleontology · radiometric dating · carbon dating · geology · abiogenesis · speciation · genetics · mutation · adaptation · phylogeny
public school
Free government-run education
- legal challengeFormal dispute in court
- establishment clauseGovernment religion neutrality mandate
- separation of church and stateConstitutional religious neutrality principle
pseudoscience
Bogus methodology posing as factual
- unfalsifiableImpossible to prove wrong
- unscientificNot following proper methodology
- confirmation biasPreferring belief-supporting information
cherry-picking · quote mining · motivated reasoning · empirical evidence
- originsbeginning, birth, source, roots, starts
- Faith and Sciencefaith and reason, intelligent design, creationism, evolution debate, divine design
- Modern ChristianityVatican II, ecumenism, evangelicalism, liberation theology, Billy Graham
- origins debatecreationism, evolution, intelligent design, Darwinism, young earth
- pseudosciencehomeopathy, astrology, phrenology, numerology, palmistry
- creation debatecreationism, intelligent design, young earth, human origins, origin of life
creation scienceDarwinism
Natural selection theory
evolutionary theory · evolutionary biology · natural selection · neo-Darwinism · common descent
creation sciencescientific inquiry
Systematic investigation of phenomena
empiricism · naturalism · rationalism · materialism · scientific skepticism
creation, science, create, creates, created, creating, creator, creators, creative