Need help from Creationist.?

Question

I am supposed to interview someone who believes in creationism for my anthropology class. So, please help me by answering these questions.
1. How old are humans and what is our relationship to non-human primates?
2. What are these beliefs based on?
3. Have you learned about evolution? If so, when and where?

Answer 1

A Creationist's Prepsective on Creation vs. Evolution:

The human race is about 6,000 years old.

We were created by God as we are In His Image, and not related to the ape/primate.

I base my findings upon the Bible and how is says, "In the beginging God created the Heavens and the earth"
not
"In the begining the heavens and the earth simply happened out of nothing and by nothing were they formed"
PLUS more scripture not forementioned.

I was taught evolution in school, but taught the Bible in Church & at home. I chose to believe in the creation of the earth & mankind, because to me it made more sense, expecially since I had many experiences that were spiritual in nature, related to my beliefs. I could not deny these happenings, thus I chose creation. I could simply not see how something came of nothing, unless there was someone to create it.

Answer 2

I can answer the first two of your questions, even though I have proved that evolution is correct. The typical creationist thesis is based on the bible, and particularly on the tale of creation found in Genesis. In this, there is no relation between humans and other primates. A theologian named James Ussher counted the generations and other activities in the bible (I cannot imagine how he did this, since there are several chronologies and they differ), and concluded that the earth was created in 4004 BC, and that humanity was created at that time. He also concluded that the flood related in Genesis occurred in 2815 BC, which is interesting, because there were three separate civilizations keeping written records, before, during, and after that time, who somehow managed not to notice that they had all been wiped out. (Perhaps they were not paying attention.)

Answer 3

1. I don't know how old hmans are. Our relationship to non-human primates? We have the same creator.
2. My beliefs are based on the Bible. Not only the book of Genesis.
3. I learned about evolution in High School, and have read different books on it. As a teenager I was taught, and believed, that evolution was a proven fact. So when I came to believe the Bible, I took the first chapter figuratively. However two things gradually happened. First, I learned that a lot of very reputable and internationally acclaimed scientists are creationists, that evolution is not at all proved, it is a philosophy, and that both evolution and creation are based on faith. Then, the more I read my Bible, the more I came to the conclusion that evolution not only contradicted the first chapter of Genesis, but a lot of redemptive theology as well. For instance, In the same way death came into the world by one man, Adam, life came into the world by one man, Jesus.