Creationism

life and the world were created by God out of nothing

Biblical creationists

believe that the biblical tale is literally correct

Scientific creationists

do not believe the biblical tale is literally correct

were supported by religious conservative groups

In the early 20thC some US State banned the teaching of Evolutionism

The Scopes Trial

In late 20thC a new perspective was advocated: INTELLIGENT DESIGN: an intelligent designer made everything

All the world has been created through magical means rather than naturalistic ones

There is a purpose the only Creator knows

The creation purpose is revealed in holy writings

There is no direct empirical observation of God's creation: Creationism can be supported through a belief in the literal reading of the Bible

Creation science

wants to reconcile the reading of the Bible and science

wants to support believers that find out faith at odds with science

claimed that creationism has to be accepted on purelyreligious grounds

Deists supported the scientific theory of the origin of universe but they say that God created Big Bang.