Planet Earth - Creation Stories

God created the heavens and the earth out of nothing, filled the earth with living creatures including humans (Genesis 1-2) God complete his work in six days and rested on the seventh day. 

Day 1. Light 

Day 2. Sky above and water beneath 

Day 3. Seas, land and plants

Day 4. Sun, moon and stars

Day 5. Sea creatures and birds 

Day 6. Animals and humans 

Day 7. Day of rest 

The Muslim view is very similar so in an exam use only one, becuase you will not get the marks for both. 

• Vishnu was asleep on a cobra snake as it floated in the ocean.
• A humming sound awoke Vishnu and a lotus flower grew from his belly.
• Brahman (the creator) who sat in the lotus flower divided the flower into three parts to make the heavens, earth and the sky.
• Then he made the grass, trees, flowers, animals, birds, fish and people. 

Big Bang 

• Many religious belivers believe in the scientific account of how life began in a primeval swamp and has developed through evolution.
  • God allowed natural selection to take place causing the development of different species.