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Creationism is the belief that God created the world and the entire universe. It is generally split into two camps, Young Earth Creationists and Old Earth Creationists, the former believing in a literal, six day creation account as recorded in the Book of Genesis, and the latter interpreting the "days" of Genesis in a manner corresponding to the belief of mainstream scientists as to the age of the universe, while maintaining that God was responsible. Christian denominations are split on whether or not Genesis' story of Adam and Eve and the Creation is factual. Many Protestant denominations side with a literal translation of the Bible, and adhere to Creationism, while other Protestant and non-Protestant denominations, including the Roman Catholic Church, once accepted Creationism but have since reversed their views and now see it as simply a story in light of the claims of mainstream scientists, including the General Theory of Evolution.

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