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#REDIRECT [[Creation week]]
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Creation may have two meanings.  It may refer to that which has been created, i.e. Mark 16:15, “Preach the Gospel to the whole creation,” or it may refer to the moment or process by which [[God]] created, i.e. [[Genesis]] is the creation account.  This article deals with the second meaning.
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Different groups have different views on creation.  [[Young Earth Creationists]] take the Genesis creation account literally and believe that over six 24-hour days, God separately created each creation mentioned.  They also consider the list of [[patriarchs]] in the [[Bible]] to be generally accurate, without missing lists or gaps, and so they consider the earth to be a mere 6000 years old, thus “Young Earth.” 
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[[Old Earth Creationists]] may believe in the separate creation of each creature (their views are more varied), but also take the [[creation week]] as an allegory and embrace the billion-year-old [[earth]].
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Theistic evolutionists accept the billions-year-old earth and believe that evolution occurred, but that it was God’s means of creation. 
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Atheistic evolutionists attribute evolution to chance, natural selection, and survival of the fittest, accept the billions-year-old earth, and avidly reject a young earth model.
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==Famous Creationary Personages==
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[[Dr. Duane Gish]] is a member of the [[Institute for Creation Research (ICR)]] and a prolific debater for the Young Earth Creationist cause.
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Dr. [[Henry Morris]], the founder of the ICR, said of Gish, “at least in our judgment and that of most in the audiences, he always wins.” 
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Dr. [[Henry Morris]] was the founder of ICR, who coined the term “[[creation science]]” and began the modern creation science movement.  He was a scientist and held a master's degree and a [[Ph.D.]][[Category:Creationism]][[Category:Christianity]] in hydraulic engineering from the [[University of Minnesota]].
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[[Ken Ham]] is a Young Earth Creationist, founder of [[Answers in Genesis]], and and an avid supporter of the Petersburg, Kentucky [[Creation Museum]].
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