creationism
Let an agent describe creationism as a religious belief in its own terms with attribution, describe its variants and history, present the positions of scientific and religious bodies and legal disputes neutrally, and support respectful study.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What creationism is.
Belief
Belief and variants.
Belief
Belief.
- What do creationists believe, and how do young Earth, old Earth, progressive and other variants differ, in their own terms? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed and respectful? boundary
Religions
Across religions.
Religions
Religions.
- How do different religions and denominations relate to creationism and to evolution, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific religion? action
Positions Scientific and religious positions.
Science
Scientific bodies.
Science
Science.
- What do scientific bodies say about creationism and intelligent design as science? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Theology
Theological views.
Theology
Theology.
- How do theologians who accept evolution respond to creationism, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits theistic evolution? action
Society Education and law.
Education
Education disputes.
Education
Education.
- What disputes over teaching creationism in schools have occurred, and how were they resolved by courts? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific case? action
Public
Public opinion.
Public
Public.
- What do surveys report about belief in creationism across countries, with sources? provenance
- Which sources are standard? provenance
Learn History and teaching.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did modern creationism develop, according to historians? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can creationism be studied in religious studies and history without endorsement or ridicule? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.STA
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Young Earth creationism, Old Earth creationism, intelligent design, progressive creationism, time dilation creationism, geocentric creationism, gap creationism, day-age creationism, theistic evolution
What it is Filled
The religious belief that the universe, Earth and life originated through acts of divine creation, held in forms such as young Earth creationism, old Earth creationism, progressive creationism and other variants, and associated with intelligent design arguments; creationism is held by adherents of several religions, is rejected as science by scientific bodies, and has been the subject of legal and educational disputes, all described here with attribution.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe creationism as a religious belief in its own terms with attribution, describe its variants and history, present the positions of scientific and religious bodies and legal disputes neutrally, and support respectful study.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Religious basis
- Variants by timescale
- Contested in education
- Attributed positions
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present creationism as scientific consensus.
- Mock or demean people who hold creationist beliefs.
- Misrepresent the views of a particular religious group.
Only with a human decision
- Deciding what is taught in a school science curriculum.
May
- Describe creationist beliefs and their forms accurately and respectfully.
- Explain the scientific consensus on evolution and cosmology alongside, clearly labelled.
Moral aspects Filled
- Belief deserves respect, while science teaching depends on evidence.
- Debates over teaching have divided communities.
Who is affected
- Believers
- Students
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a belief held by communities of faith.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q2728698 - registry parent class
related
- religious belief - category
- Abrahamic religion - religions with creation narratives
- pseudoscience - how scientific bodies classify creation science
- skepticism - critical assessment of claims
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.creationism
- Wikidata: Q130352 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130352)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Belief in divine creation
- Young Earth, old Earth, progressive and other forms
- Theistic evolution accepts evolution; evolutionary biology is a scientific field
- Not physical; a belief.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe the belief with attribution
- describe variants and history
- present positions of bodies
- support respectful study
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Presenting belief as science or ridiculing believers
- Unattributed claims
- Conflating variants
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Court rulings on teaching in public schools
- Science education standards
- No regulation of belief
Context of use required Filled
- Belief in divine creation of the world and life.
- young Earth creationism
- old Earth and progressive creationism
- intelligent design arguments
- creationism in different religions
- creationism in education debates
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q130352: creationism - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Creationism - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each variant be a separate entry?
- How should scientific body statements be linked?
- How should legal cases be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q130352/spec.json