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There are multiple different overarching categories and subcategories within the realm of Creationism, this list is not meant to be exhaustive but to deal with only the notable ones.

There are multiple different overarching categories and subcategories within the realm of Creationism, this list is not meant to be exhaustive but to deal with only the notable ones.

*Biblical [[Young Earth Creationism|Young Earth Creationists]] generally accept a literal or nearly literal interpretation of Genesis and insist that the world is around 6000 years old. Traditionally, Judaism supported young earth creationism. [http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v26/i2/tradition.asp] In addition, a majority of the early [[church fathers]] supported the young earth creationist view.<ref>[http://www.robibrad.demon.co.uk/Chapter3.htm]</ref>

*Biblical [[Young Earth Creationism|Young Earth Creationists]] generally accept a literal or nearly literal interpretation of Genesis and insist that the world is around 6000 years old. Traditionally, Judaism supported young earth creationism. [http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v26/i2/tradition.asp] In addition, a majority of the early [[church fathers]] supported the young earth creationist view.<ref>[http://www.robibrad.demon.co.uk/Chapter3.htm]</ref>

*[[Old Earth Creationism|Old Earth Creationists]] do not take the bible literaly, and agree with the theory that the age of the earth is around 4.5 billion years but generally do not accept the theory that all life on earth evolved from a common ancestor. Old Earth Creationists generally interpret the Bible by suggesting that the days in Genesis were not 24 hour days or by inserting gaps between various verses in the Bible, in oreder to make it fit with their belief about the age of the earth. There is no general agreement among Old Earth Creationists on whether or not there was a global flood.

*[[Old Earth Creationism|Old Earth Creationists]] do not take the bible literaly, and agree with the theory that the age of the earth is around 4.5 billion years but generally do not accept the theory that all life on earth evolved from a common ancestor. Old Earth Creationists generally interpret the Bible by suggesting that the days in Genesis were not 24 hour days or by inserting gaps between various verses in the Bible, in order to reconcile it with the geological and paleontologcal evidence. There is no general agreement among Old Earth Creationists on whether or not there was a global flood.

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