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Creationism is the belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their entirety by a supernatural deity or deities (typically God), whose existence is presupposed. Biblical creationism is the belief in literal interpretations of the Book of Genesis. The term strict creationism is sometimes used to avoid confusion with the more general concept of creation held by those whose faith accommodates theistic evolution. Creation in this context refers to the specific supernatural act of creation.

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Young Earth creationism (or YEC) is a form of creationism that asserts the Heavens, Earth, and all life on Earth was created by direct acts of the Abrahamic God during a relatively short period, sometime between 5,700 and 10,000 years ago. Its adherents are Christians and Jews who believe that God created the Earth in six 24-hour days, taking a literal interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative as a basis for their beliefs.

Between 40-50% of adults in the United States say they believe in young Earth creationism, depending on the poll. According to a Gallup poll in December 2010, around 40% of Americans believe in YEC, with 52% among Republicans and 34% among Democrats. The percentage falls quickly as the level of education increases — only 22% of respondents with postgraduate degrees believed compared with 47% of those with a high school education or less.

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Michael J. Behe (born 1952) is an American biochemist, author, and intelligent design advocate. He currently serves as professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and as a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. Behe is best known for his argument for irreducible complexity, which asserts that some biochemical structures are too complex to be adequately explained by known evolutionary mechanisms and are therefore more probably the result of intelligent design. Behe has testified in several court cases related to intelligent design, including the court case Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District that resulted in a ruling that intelligent design was religious in nature.

Behe's claims about the irreducible complexity of key cellular structures are strongly contested by the scientific community, including the Department of Biological Sciences at his own Lehigh University. Likewise, his claims about intelligent design have been characterized as pseudoscience.

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...that Young Earth Creationism apologist Jonathan Sarfati is also a FIDE chess master?
...that according to the conflict thesis, any interaction between religion and science almost inevitably leads to open hostility, with religion usually taking the part of the aggressor against new scientific ideas?
...that the Discovery Institute, the main proponents of Intelligent Design use the same PR firm as that that ran Swift Boat Veterans for Truth?
...that in the context of Creation-evolution controversy, according to a 2007 Gallup poll,[1] about 66% of Americans believe that "God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years" and 38% believe that God guided the process of evolution?

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General	Creationism \| Creation myth \| History of Creationism \| Creation according to Genesis \| Allegorical interpretations of Genesis
Creation	Ussher chronology \| Adam and Eve \| Omphalos hypothesis \| Mosaic authorship of the Genesis \| Documentary hypothesis \| Creation myth \| Great Flood \| Confusion of tongues \| Tower of Babel \| Noah \|The Creation \|Anthropic principle \|Baraminology \|Flood geology
Types of creationism	Creation science \| Intelligent design \| Islamic creationism \| Modern geocentrism \| Neo-Creationism \| Omphalos creationism \| Old Earth creationism \| Progressive creationism \| Young Earth creationism
Controversy	Creation-evolution controversy \| Creation and evolution in public education \| Related articles \| Teach the Controversy \| Kansas evolution hearings \| Edwards v. Aguillard \|Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
Bible	Christianity \| Exegesis \| Genealogy \| Great Flood \| Jesus Christ \| Judaism \| Nephilim \| Noah's ark \| Biblical inerrancy \| Original Sin \| Theology \| Tower of Babel

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