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creationismTheory concerned with the origins of matter and life, claiming, as does the Bible in Genesis, that the world and humanity were created by a supernatural Creator, not more than 6,000 years ago. It was developed in response to Darwin's theory of evolution; it is not recognized by most scientists as having a factual basis. After a trial 1981–82, a US judge ruled as unconstitutional an attempt in Arkansas schools to enforce equal treatment of creationism and evolutionary theory. From 1996 in Alabama, all biology textbooks had to contain a statement that evolution is a controversial theory and not a proven fact. In 1999 the Kansas Board of Education added creationism to the school science curriculum, and removed evolution. However, evolution was restored to the curriculum in 2001. 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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Creationists believe the world was made by God in six days, as described in the biblical book of Gensis. After all, anti-evolutionists have been around since the publication of The Origin of Species, and the original generation of creationists spawned innumerable progeny that have adapted to a variety of environments. These are animals who provide examples of what creationists have termed the 'irreducible complexity' of life challenging the concept of classic evolutionary development. |
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