Statement of the Position of the Iowa Academy of Science on the Status of Creationism as a Scientific Explanation of Natural Phenomena

Authors

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Current attempts to introduce 'scientific creationism' into the science classroom are strongly opposed by the Iowa Academy of Science on the grounds that creationism when called 'scientific' is a religious doctrine posed as science. It is contrary to the nature of science to propose supernatural explanations of natural events or their origins. With its appeal to the supernatural, creationism is outside the realm of science.

Publication Date

September 1981

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

18

Issue

2

First Page

12

Last Page

12

Copyright

© Copyright 1981 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

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application/pdf

Recommended Citation

(1981) "Statement of the Position of the Iowa Academy of Science on the Status of Creationism as a Scientific Explanation of Natural Phenomena," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 18: No. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol18/iss2/6