What is the attitude of the Orthodox Church towards the so called scientific creationism?

1. Entity type Lemma
2. Original titleКакво е отношението на Православната църква към т.нар. научен креационизъм?
3. Language term Bulgarian
4. lemma author Nachev, Ivaylo
5. lemma category Scientific theories and disciplines > Biology:evolution
6. lemma work Биюков, Цветан [Author]. What is the attitude of the Orthodox Church towards the so called scientific creationism?
7. lemma manifestations Двери на Православието (dveri.bg)
8. Keywords Evolution - Creationism
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    1. Answering to a reader’s question, the author argued that creationism is a literal interpretation of the biblical texts which is present in various writing of mainly US origin and can be classified in his opinion just as personal views. The same applies for the statement that there is no Creator but only eternal matter, which once tested with scientific methods will become a sheer hypothesis.  If “creationist fundamentalists” want to assert their position, they need to prove it not with references to the Bible but with scientific methods. In addition, attempts to interpret the Bible according to latest scientific discoveries leads to the constant need for new interpretations with the continuous development of the sciences. Answers to some fundamental questions, like that of creation, are beyond the scope of science. So, such a question for the author is whether human soul is created through evolution, and for him the categorical answer is no.