From thier point of view the Bible book of Genesis, the universe was created
by God less than ten thousand years ago. They also say that the earth and
its life-forms were created in six literal 24-hour days.
On the other hand, evolutionary thinking views Genesis as a myth. It teaches
that the universe and the earth, with all its living things, are the product
of a chance evolutionary process that spanned billions of years.
However, there are many who are uncomfortable with both of these theories.
Parts of the scientific-creationist theory seem to contradict common sense
and also go against the evidence we can see for ourselves throughout nature.
Yet, the idea that life in all its wonderful complexity is merely the
product of blind evolutionary forces seems hard for many to accept. Are
these two views, then, the only alternatives?