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Creationism

Creationism is the religious beliefthat humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic god. As science developed from the 18th century onwards, various views developed which aimed to reconcile science with the Genesis...

, special creation is a theological doctrine which states that the universe and all life in it originated by unconditional fiat or divine decree.

Roman Catholicism uses the phrase in a different sense: to refer to the doctrine of immediate or special creation of each human soul

Creationism (soul)

Creationism is a doctrine held by some Christians that God creates a soul for each body that is generated...

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In the creationist use of the phrase, special creation adheres to a literal interpretation of the account of creation in the Book of Genesis, accepting it as an accurate historical account of the creation of the universe in essentially its present form over the course of six 24-hour days.