Religious creationism
Even though Darwinism/evolutionary biology has been able to scientifically explain the diversity and complexity of animal species for hundreds of years, millions of people still succumb to the conspiracy of religious creationism:
“Such a complex and diverse world must have an intelligent creator.”
“The world is too complex to have come into being without a creator.”
American schools give space to religious creationism and teach it alongside evolutionary biology.
Fortunately, the overwhelming majority of educated and intelligent people in the world no longer believe in religious creationism and have relegated it to the level of conspiracy theory.
Economic creationism
However, significantly more educated and intelligent people continue to subscribe to economic creationism. They believe that, for the economy to function, central intervention is necessary—central planning, regulation, or, at a minimum, central banking. They do not realize that the economy is too complex and that central intervention not only does not help but also usually harms.
Economic creationists believe that the state or a central authority can create wealth, jobs, and prosperity through administrative decisions.
“We will raise the minimum wage, and everyone will be richer.”
“We’ll print money, there won’t be inflation.“
“We’ll ban or tax profits and solve poverty.“
“Subsidies create value.”
All supporters of the EU’s economic direction are economic creationists who believe that the state/EU is necessary for the economy to function sufficiently well and safely.
A high degree of economic creationism is called socialism (or fascism).
Economic creationists believe that God does not perform miracles, but that the state does.
Social creationism
Almost everyone is subject to social creationism—the belief that human behavior, values, and relationships can be created or corrected from above through laws, regulations, guidelines, or political agendas.
Social creationists believe in the “power of prohibition” (“if we ban drugs, people will stop taking them”), in the “egalitarian state” (“if we take from the rich and give to the poor, everyone will be better off”), and the “power of regulation” (“if we regulate it, people will start behaving accordingly”).
They deny or, at the very least, are not sufficiently aware of human nature.
Social creationists, despite constantly criticizing politicians and their decisions, are subject to strong cognitive dissonance—they regularly vote for new incompetent leaders, believing that the state will take care of them.
Social creationists believe in the power of politics and politicians (whom they simultaneously hate).
Politicians, like central planners, are unable to comprehend or predict the impact of their decisions.
Therefore, it is usually better when they do nothing (and stay out of the way).
What all types of creationism have in common:
- Religious creationists believe in God, the great creator, and ignore empirical science (evolutionary biology).
- Economic creationists believe in the state and the necessity of its interventions, ignoring the free market and market incentives.
- Social creationists believe in the State/Authorities and ignore human nature and character.
- They provide simple answers to complex problems—they believe in the power of God, politics, and European bureaucrats.
- They offer a sense of control and care and relieve people of responsibility.
- They dislike feedback from reality and do not reflect on it.
Do not believe in a great creator, a central state, or politicians:
Do not believe in creationist conspiracies!