What is Creation: Definition and 321 Discussions

Creationism is the religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation.
In its broadest sense, creationism includes a continuum of religious views, which vary in their acceptance or rejection of scientific explanations such as evolution that describe the origin and development of natural phenomena.The term creationism most often refers to belief in special creation; the claim that the universe and lifeforms were created as they exist today by divine action, and that the only true explanations are those which are compatible with a Christian fundamentalist literal interpretation of the creation myths found in the Bible's Genesis creation narrative. Since the 1970s, the most common form of this has been Young Earth creationism which posits special creation of the universe and lifeforms within the last 10,000 years on the basis of flood geology, and promotes pseudoscientific creation science. From the 18th century onward, Old Earth creationism accepted geological time harmonized with Genesis through gap or day-age theory, while supporting anti-evolution. Modern old-Earth creationists support progressive creationism and continue to reject evolutionary explanations. Following political controversy, creation science was reformulated as intelligent design and neo-creationism.Mainline Protestants and the Catholic Church reconcile modern science with their faith in Creation through forms of theistic evolution which hold that God purposefully created through the laws of nature, and accept evolution. Some groups call their belief evolutionary creationism. Less prominently, there are also members of the Islamic and Hindu faiths who are creationists. Use of the term "creationist" in this context dates back to Charles Darwin's unpublished 1842 sketch draft for what became On the Origin of Species, and he used the term later in letters to colleagues. Asa Gray published a 1873 article in The Nation saying a "special creationist" who held that species "were supernaturally originated just as they are, by the very terms of his doctrine places them out of the reach of scientific explanation."

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  1. P

    The creation of our solar system?

    Could you please show me some standard websites about the creation of our solar system? Thanks
  2. P

    Did supernovae have anything to do with the solar creation?

    Some of my friends claim that the solar creation had something to do with a supernova. I have no idea about that. Can you please explain? Thanks
  3. T

    Control creation time of light particles

    control creation time of light "particles" Ok, I got this program called FileDate, which allows me to change the creation date and time of a file. Then, a question struck me: What if you were able to control the creation time of light "particles", or light photons? Don't ask me why I'm trying...
  4. W

    Fermion creation op anticommutator relations

    Homework Statement Homework Equations Given is c_p = \sum_{n_i} (-1)^{N_p}|...,n_p=0,...><...,n_p=1,...| c_p^{\dagger} = \sum_{n_i} (-1)^{N_p}|...,n_p=1,...><...,n_p=0,...| N_p = \sum_{i=1}^{p-1}n_i Verify \{c_p,c_q\} = \{c_p^{\dagger},c_q\} = \{c_p^{\dagger},c_q^{\dagger}\} = 0...
  5. I

    Eigenstate and creation operator

    I'm a little bit confused in general about what an eigenstate is. So say we have something like: H|n>=hw(N+1/2)|n> |n> is the eigenket, hw(N+1/2) is the eigenvalue, but what exactly is an eigenstate? The entire question asks if there are eigenstate to the creation operator and to prove it...
  6. H

    Creation of an Electron-Positron Pair by a Photon

    Homework Statement Show that the creation of an electron-positron pair (or any particle-antiparticle pair, for that matter) by a single photon is not possible in isolation, ie, that additional mass (or radiation) must be present. (Hint: Consider the reaction at threshold, then apply...
  7. P

    I have a question regarding creation of anti-matter

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  8. L

    Can Science Unlock the Secrets of Our Creator's Code?

    Again Hello I’ve been reading threads on here about what is physical and matter and such like that, also about a possible creator be it god or some alien being of some sort. So this thread is sort of a mixture…not to mention a bit matrix-ee. I’ve been thinking about how unreliable our senses...
  9. T

    Pair creation and annihilation

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  10. cepheid

    Creation Museum Opens in Kentucky

    "Creation" Museum... I couldn't believe this story when I saw it... http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070528/creation_museum/20070528?hub=TopStories
  11. K

    The Science Behind Steam Ejectors for Vacuum Creation

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  12. P

    Exploring the Mysteries of Water Creation in Combustion

    Hi again, I was doing some experiments on heat of combustion of various fuels and determine which fuel is better by creating a calorimeter. And its simple and straight forward but i started thinking what happens to the water created by burning the fuel, as an example i was doing methanol and...
  13. A

    Exploring QM's Theory on Photon Creation and Annihilation

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  14. C

    Does quantum pair creation violate conservation of energy?

    Hi! A question from a beginner in quantum physics... If the quantum field randomly produces an electron-positron pair, and the pair annhialate, a gamma ray photon is produced. The net result of this process is gamma ray photons coming out of the quantum field at random. This means the...
  15. D

    Electric Field in a wire - creation

    Hi! My exams are coming up soon and I'm revising some of the notions of electromagnetism. What intrigues me is the way electric field is created/distributed within a wire. I've been thinking about it for some time and have come up with the following "hypothesis", idea: When a conducting wire...
  16. S

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  17. Z

    On explanation of negative energy states and electron pair creation

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  18. G

    Annihilation creation operator

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  19. D

    Mystery Powder: Uncovering the Secret Behind Its Creation

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  20. P

    Beta Decay: Puzzling Creation of Antimatter

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  21. K

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  22. B

    Is Every Point in The Universe a Microcosm of the Whole of Creation?

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  23. F

    E-p Pair creation without nuclear collision?

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  24. F

    Positron creation in semiconductors?

    I've posted a similar question to the high energy forum. As I understand it, LEDs emit photons when electrons and holes have sufficient energy to cross a particular "well". I'm sure this explanation is lacking in many key ways. Why can't we "tune" the gap to create electron-positron pairs and...
  25. P

    Ask for Help: Is there this creation operators?

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  26. G

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  27. H

    Knowing the environment and the creation of the universe

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  28. M

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  29. M

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  30. C

    Quantum particle-pair creation effect on spacetime

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  31. C

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  32. C

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  33. DaveC426913

    Alternate theory of Creation - a Cosmologist and Programmer 'must read'

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  34. B

    Does Pair Creation = Bremsstrahlung?

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  35. M

    Big Bang Theory: Exploring the Creation of Atoms

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  36. C

    DVD Creation Help: How to Burn AVI Files to DVD

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  37. Garth

    Is Self Creation Cosmology a Viable Alternative to the Standard Model?

    After an abortive start in the new IR Forum I am beginning a new thread on the published theory of Self Creation Cosmology. There has already been many posts on the subject in PF and I apologise for any repetition, but having been asked to post it here in A&C I here make a clean start! The...
  38. A

    The Big Bang: Matter Creation & Photons

    I was reading some stuff about the big bang and about the singularity. When the big bang happens, is a whole lot of matter just created? And, Are Photons counted as matter? Thanks
  39. Garth

    Comparison of the Mainstream and the Self Creation Freely Coasting models

    SpaceTiger has created a very valuable thread on Mainstream Cosmology. For good scientific practice it is important to compare standard theories with testable alternatives, however ST's thread is not the place to do it. The theory of Self Creation Cosmology (SCC) presents itself as such a...
  40. G

    Creation of heavy elements: r and s process

    Hi, I'm studying my astronomy course at the moment and i have question about the r- and s-process. As I understand it, in the r-process, the time between capturing two neutrons is shorter than the averge beta decay half life, right? So I'm guessing there have to be a lot of neutrons around for...
  41. Ivan Seeking

    Creation of Black Hole Detected

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  42. J

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    http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/05/05/evolution.hearings.reut/ more... Intelligent Design is a neat little trick developed by creationists that uses the scientific method to present a possible theory that implies a creator.
  43. L

    Can Matter Be Created? Scientists Weigh In

    just a simple question: do u think matter can be created? nowadays some scientists do believe that and what's your reason?
  44. M

    Where Does the Apparent Creation of Energy Come From?

    My Question has to do with the apparent creation of energy; Say if one were to some how find a large rock in deep space (where no other gravitational fields existed) and bring it into the proximity of a large mass, say a star, It would be safe to say that it would accelerate towards this...
  45. M

    Average Domain Size & Permanent Magnet Creation

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  46. B

    Uncovering Particles' Role in Creation: Order vs. Chaos

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  47. P

    Removing Columns After Table Creation Using SQL

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  48. R

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  49. I

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  50. S

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    It was in response to this https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=41878 The biggest gap of them all and it is found in the most unlikely place? http://www.sukidog.com/jpierre/strings/mplanck.gif High energy particles have extremely small wavelengths and can probe...
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