Creationism makes empirical claims, such as that the Earth is less than 10,000 years old. The use of scientific arguments against these claims shows that Creationism is in fact falsifiable. [1]  Scientific Creationism is a relatively new discipline which only really started in the 20th century. It has not had the same time or resources put into developing it as has evolutionary science, because of broader cultural prejudices and philosophical assumptions against it.  Recent Creationist research has focused not on reacting to evolutionary theory, but building its own research and models working from Biblical presuppositions. Many earlier Creationist theories, models and arguments have been modified or abandoned, showing that Creationism is able to adapt in light of new research. [2]  Creationism is actually more open-minded than evolutionary theory, because evolutionary scientists exclude the possibility of the supernatural on principle, not because of lack of evidence.  [1] Larry Laudan, ‘Commentary: Science at the Bar – Causes for Concern’, Science, Technology, &amp; Human Values, Vol. 7, No. 41, Autumn, 1982  , Accessed 31/5/2011  [2] Paul Garner, ‘The New Creationism’, Evangelicals Now, June 2009,  Accessed 2/6/2011