Last Thursdayism

English Etymology From en last Thursday ism. Proper noun 1 en philosophy The proposition that the universe began to exist last Thursday, with the appearance of age and history. en June 3, 1991 Ken Arromdee Re: Firewalking sci.skeptic 10836@emanon.cs.jhu.edu http://groups.google.com/group/talk.religion.newage/msg/82fd87985949e5f5 2010-09-30 The statement is on the order of Last Thursdayism; it can never be proven or disproven. en December 15, 2007 Evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters Donald R. Prothero The Nature of Science Columbia University Press New York 978-0-231-13962-5 http://books.google.com/books?id=QeKWpRX77JgC&pg=PA9 9 Any memories you might have of the past were created in your head when you were created, just as the fossils were placed in the rocks to look as if they were from the ancient past. This idea is nicknamed “Last Thursdayism” by the famous philosopher Bertrand Russell as in “the world might have been created last Thursday—how would we know the difference?” en 2009 Philosophy of Scientific Creationism William Powell Creation Theology Global Vision Publishing House New Delhi http://books.google.com/books?id=mEaNituqTZMC&pg=PA224 224 Last Thursdayism is a response to omphalism which posits that, by the same logic, the world might have been created last Thursday (or, by implication, any given date and time), but with the appearance of age: people's memories, history books, fossils, light already on the way from distant stars, and so forth. Usage notes Used to respond to claims of young-earth creationism that the Earth was created recently: in the same way, the world might have begun last Thursday with all the characteristics we observe today, with no way to disprove this. Translations Esperanto: eo pasintĵaŭdismo Finnish: fi viimetorstailaisuus See also en Invisible Pink Unicorn en Russell's teapot en Flying Spaghetti Monster en omphalos theological