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Taking the Bible literally, there are no gaps permitting an undocumented period of time between the creation week and the fall of the temple in Jerusalem in 587 BC <ref>Redinger, Ruby (2007). [http://web.archive.org/web/20070701035655/http://web.newsguy.com/rubyredinger/age.html "Biblical age of the Earth"].  Biblical Age of the Earth.  Retrieved on September 15, 2014 from July 1, 2007 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>, which is well established by archaeology and secular history.  Accordingly, the creation of Adam can be placed at approximately 4,163 BC and the initial creation of the universe six days prior.

Taking the Bible literally, there are no gaps permitting an undocumented period of time between the creation week and the fall of the temple in Jerusalem in 587 BC <ref>Redinger, Ruby (2007). [http://web.archive.org/web/20070701035655/http://web.newsguy.com/rubyredinger/age.html "Biblical age of the Earth"].  Biblical Age of the Earth.  Retrieved on September 15, 2014 from July 1, 2007 archive at Internet Archive.</ref>, which is well established by archaeology and secular history.  Accordingly, the creation of Adam can be placed at approximately 4,163 BC and the initial creation of the universe six days prior.

==Quotes==

==Quotes supporting the position that evolutionism requires faith<ref>[http://www.nwcreation.net/evolutionquotes.html "Evolutionism quotes"] (2004).  Northwest Creation Network.  Retrieved on September 15, 2014.</ref>==

'''''Evolutionism requires faith''''':<ref>[http://www.nwcreation.net/evolutionquotes.html "Evolutionism quotes"] (2004).  Northwest Creation Network.  Retrieved on September 15, 2014.</ref>

{{cquote|'''Dr. M. Ruse (evolutionist)'''<br />''Evolution is promoted by its practitioners as more than mere science. Evolution is promulgated as an ideology, a [[secular religion]] — a full-fledged alternative to Christianity, with meaning and morality. I am an ardent evolutionist and an ex-Christian, but I must admit that in this one complaint — and Mr. Gish is but one of many to make it — the literalists are absolutely right. Evolution is a religion. This was true of evolution in the beginning, and it is true of evolution still today.''<ref>Ruse, Michael (May 13, 2000). [http://www.omniology.com/HowEvolutionBecameReligion.html "Saving Darwinism from the Darwinians."].  ''National Post'', p. B-3.  Retrieved from Omniology.com as "How evolution became a religion" on September 15, 2014. Caution:  may be copyrighted; for fair educational use only.</ref>}}

{{cquote|'''Dr. M. Ruse (evolutionist)'''<br />''Evolution is promoted by its practitioners as more than mere science. Evolution is promulgated as an ideology, a [[secular religion]] — a full-fledged alternative to Christianity, with meaning and morality. I am an ardent evolutionist and an ex-Christian, but I must admit that in this one complaint — and Mr. Gish is but one of many to make it — the literalists are absolutely right. Evolution is a religion. This was true of evolution in the beginning, and it is true of evolution still today.''<ref>Ruse, Michael (May 13, 2000). [http://www.omniology.com/HowEvolutionBecameReligion.html "Saving Darwinism from the Darwinians."].  ''National Post'', p. B-3.  Retrieved from Omniology.com as "How evolution became a religion" on September 15, 2014. Caution:  may be copyrighted; for fair educational use only.</ref>}}

{{cquote|'''Dr. L.H. Matthews'''<br />''The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an unproved theory—is it then a science or faith?''<ref>Matthews, L. Harrison (1972), "Introduction" to Darwin, Charles (1872), ''The Origin of Species'', 6th ed. (London:  J. M. Dent), pp. x-xi.  Quoted in "Evolutionism quotes".</ref>}}

{{cquote|'''Dr. L.H. Matthews'''<br />''The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an unproved theory—is it then a science or faith?''<ref>Matthews, L. Harrison (1972), "Introduction" to Darwin, Charles (1872), ''The Origin of Species'', 6th ed. (London:  J. M. Dent), pp. x-xi.  Quoted in "Evolutionism quotes".</ref>}}