Ch13: Stories of Creation

• Understanding of the creation of Earth; Christianity (1):

  • Christians believe the Earth was made in 7 days
  • Darkness and Light were made on the first day
  • The sky was made on the second day
  • Land, rivers, mountains were on the third day
  • The Sun and Moon were on the fourth day
  • Animals and plants were on the fifth day
  • Humans were made on the sixth day
  • Nothing was made on the seventh day; it is a day of rest.
• Understanding of the creation of Earth; Non-Religious:

  • Atheists and scientists believe in the Big Bang Theory and evolution by natural selection
  • The theory suggests that before the event Big Bang occurred, all the mass in the universe was condensed into the size of a toothpick
  • 14 billion years ago, this condensed mass exploded rapidly, which is known as the Big Bang
  • Darwin's theory of natural selection explains that all life forms today evolved from much simpler life forms over millions of years by gradually changing