Where do we come from? This question has been confused us since the birth of civilization. Before the discovery of Newton's laws, people could only seek answers within various self-made supernatural phenomena. Almost every civilization has its own myth to describe how the world and mankind were created by gods. The earliest myths have been submerged in history due to oral traditions and scant written records. However, scholars speculate they existed in prehistoric times tens of thousands of years ago, according to the prayer rituals and religious beliefs in ancient tribes and civilizations. The most widely spread myth is the God creates the world and humans in Christian legend.
The Seven Days of Genesis
First Day: God created light and separated it from darkness. Since then, there has been an alternation between day and night.
Second Day: Waters were into two parts by firmament. The firmament was called Heaven by god.
Third Day: God commanded the water to gather in one place, so dry lands and seas appear. Grass and various fruit-bearing trees grow on land. They brought primary vitality to the world.
Fourth Day: The sun, moon, and stars was created in the sky to serve as markers for days, seasons, and years. The day was ruled by sun and the night was ruled by the moon.
Fifth Day: A world with only plants was still too monotonous, so God made sea monsters and aquatic animals. He allowed birds to fly in the sky. God blessed them to multiply and fill the world.
Sixth Day: Land animals were made by god: livestock, insects, and wild beasts. Then, humans were molded according to his own image. God let them govern all other living creatures, and multiply and fill every corner of the earth. God gave plant seeds and fruits to human as food. The green was also served as food to birds, beasts, and aquatic creatures. Only after the Great Flood were they allowed to eat meat.
Seventh Day: genesis was completely finished. Everything was considered very good. God was tired and decided to rest to celebrate his triumph. This provides a model for humanity. Believers should make time in their busy lives for rest, reflection, and communion with God.
Creationism hinders all science
Creationism insists that species have maintained their original appearance since their births. This subjectively concocted idea can’t be proven by experiments, nor is there any physical evidence to support it, so it is a completely erroneous in the modern standards.
Some ancient legends may be evolved into religions that permeated all aspects of our society. The most typical example is the dominant Christianity in ancient Europe. The collapse of Roman Empire pushed Europe into the Dark Ages until the Renaissance. Pope was above royal authority. Thoughts are shackled by the church. Almost all educational and academic activities were monitored and controlled. Through donations and taxes from adherents, they seized large tracts of land, including farmland, orchards, and manors, so they could engage in various economic activities such as product sales, lending, and selling indulgences. Gradually, it became the only official way to explain world in Middle Ages. Any new thought attempting to challenge creationism would be punished severely as a heresy. All science was forced to stop during this period. Consequently, it was not surprised that no progress was made in theories about biological evolution.
The influence of creationism persists to this day. Once at a funeral, I heard a pastor preach in front of the crowd: "Humans are created by God, and Darwin's evolution theory is unreasonable, because none of us have ever seen a monkey turn into a human." You must know this is already the 21st century with artificial intelligence.