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==Origin==
==Origin==
People disagree about when and how the Earth was created. The three most popular ideas are:
'People' disagree about when and how the Earth was created. The four most popular ideas are:
#That God created the Earth several hundred generations ago, as recounted in [[Genesis]]. By adding years and other time indications in the [[Old Testament]] chronologies, one can calculate the age of the Earth as approximately 6,000 years (see [[Date of creation]] and [[Young Earth Creationism]]).
#That God created the Earth several hundred generations ago, as recounted in [[Genesis]]. By adding years and other time indications in the [[Old Testament]] chronologies, one can calculate the age of the Earth as approximately 6,000 years (see [[Date of creation]] and [[Young Earth Creationism]]).
#That God created the Earth billions of years ago (see [[Old Earth Creationism]] and [[Theistic Evolution]]).
#That God created the Earth billions of years ago (see [[Old Earth Creationism]] and [[Theistic Evolution]]).
#That the Flying Spaghetti Monster created a mountain, trees and a midgit on the first day. On the fifth, sixth and seventh day, he rested.
#That the Earth came into existence billions of years ago, but entirely through natural processes and without any intervention by God
#That the Earth came into existence billions of years ago, but entirely through natural processes and without any intervention by God
Clashes between adherents of these ideas have gone on since time immemorial (see [[origins debate]]), though the last theory has only matured in the last 200 years.
Clashes between adherents of these ideas have gone on since time immemorial (see [[my grandad's memory]]), though the last theory has only matured in the last billion years.
== Young Earth Creationist view ==
== Young Earth Creationist view ==