creationism

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The NSS has written to the Welsh government requesting that new guidance be issued prohibiting the promotion or teaching of creationism as an alternative scientific theory.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2024

Others have argued that intelligent design is just creationism in a new package.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024

A: I grew up in a ministry family that believed in young Earth creationism.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 29, 2023

The Discovery Institute is the de facto center of intelligent design; its almost seamless movement into Brazil demonstrates the ease with which creationism has begun to weave its way into society.

From Scientific American • May 12, 2023

There is a standard joke about this usage that derives from an old Crayola crayon promotional gimmick: When you buy 64 crayons you get a free sharpener. :creationism: /n./

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.