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The belief that the account of the creation of the universe and of life as given by the Bible is literally true.
'''Young earth creationism''' is a branch of [[creationism]] that interprets the Book of [[Genesis]] in the Bible as implying the [[earth]] is only approximately 6000 years old. Young earth creationism is often associated with Christian fundamentalism.

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Young earth creationism is a branch of creationism that interprets the Book of Genesis in the Bible as implying the earth is only approximately 6000 years old. Young earth creationism is often associated with Christian fundamentalism.