Editing Creation science (section)

===Metaphysical assumptions===
Creation science makes the ''[[A priori and a posteriori|a priori]]'' metaphysical assumption that there exists a creator of the life whose origin is being examined. Christian creation science holds that the description of creation is given in the Bible, that the Bible is inerrant in this description (and elsewhere), and therefore empirical scientific evidence must correspond with that description. Creationists also view the preclusion of all supernatural explanations within the sciences as a doctrinaire commitment to exclude the supreme being and miracles. They claim this to be the motivating factor in science's acceptance of Darwinism, a term used in creation science to refer to evolutionary biology which is also often used as a disparagement. Critics argue that creation science is religious rather than scientific because it stems from [[faith]] in a religious text rather than by the application of the [[scientific method]].<ref name="McLean_vs_Arkansas" /> The United States [[National Academy of Sciences]] (NAS) has stated unequivocally, "Evolution pervades all biological phenomena. To ignore that it occurred or to classify it as a form of dogma is to deprive the student of the most fundamental organizational concept in the biological sciences. No other biological concept has been more extensively tested and more thoroughly corroborated than the evolutionary history of organisms."<ref name="Scott_1997" /> [[Anthropology|Anthropologist]] [[Eugenie Scott]] has noted further, "Religious opposition to evolution propels antievolutionism. Although antievolutionists pay lip service to supposed scientific problems with evolution, what motivates them to battle its teaching is apprehension over the implications of evolution for religion."<ref name="Scott_1997" />

Creation science advocates argue that [[Scientific theory|scientific theories]] of the origins of the Universe, Earth, and life are rooted in ''a priori'' presumptions of [[Naturalism (philosophy)#Methodological naturalism|methodological naturalism]] and uniformitarianism, each of which they reject.<ref name="Scott_1997"/> In some areas of science such as [[chemistry]], [[meteorology]] or medicine, creation science proponents do not necessarily challenge the application of naturalistic or uniformitarian assumptions, but instead single out those scientific theories they judge to be in conflict with their religious beliefs, and it is against those theories that they concentrate their efforts.<ref name="Ruse" /><ref name="Scott_1997"/>