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[[File:Durer Adam and Eve.jpg|thumb|[[Adam]] and [[Eve]], the first human beings according to [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]].]]

'''Young Earth creationism''' (YEC) is a form of [[creationism]] that asserts [[Heaven|the Heavens]], [[Earth]], and [[life on Earth|all life]] were [[creation myth|created]] by direct acts of the [[God in Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic God]] during a relatively short period, sometime between c. 5,700<ref>According to the [[Hebrew calendar]] the Universe was created in 3760 BC (see: *{{Cite book|last=Dimont|first=Max I.|authorlink=Max I. Dimont|coauthors=|title=Amazing Adventures of the Jewish People|year= 1996|publisher=Behrman House Publishing|location=|isbn=0-87441-391-5|pages=IX}}; *{{Cite book|last=Dosick|first=Wayne D.|authorlink = Wayne D. Dosick|coauthors=|title=Living Judaism: the complete guide to Jewish belief, tradition, and practice|year=1995|publisher = HarperSan Francisco|location=San Francisco|isbn=0-06-062119-2|page=119}}; *{{Cite book|author=Bridger, David; Wolk, Samuel|authorlink =|coauthors=|title=The New Jewish encyclopedia|year=1976|publisher=Behrman House|location=New York|isbn = 0-87441-120-3|page=91}}); the exact year may vary a bit due to small differences between the manuscripts and traditions.</ref> and 10,000 years ago.<ref>Numbers(2006) p11</ref> Its adherents are those [[Christian]]s and [[Jew]]s<ref>[[Christianity]] and [[Judaism]] being the two major religions for which [[Genesis (Hebrew Bible)|Genesis]] is [[canonical]]. See {{Cite book|first = David|last=Zucker|title=The Torah: An Introduction for Christians and Jews|publisher=Paulist Press|year=2005|isbn=0809143496}}.</ref> who believe that God created the Earth in six 24-hour days, taking a literal interpretation of the [[Genesis creation narrative]] as a basis for their beliefs,<ref name = "Griffiths"/><ref>Numbers(2006) throughout, but especially pp10-11, chapters 5, 7, 10-12</ref> and include around 10-45% of American adults, depending on various polls.<ref name=US44 /> Some adherents hold that this view is supported by existing evidence in the natural world. Those adherents believe that the scientific evidence supporting [[evolution]], [[Geology|geological]] [[Uniformitarianism (science)|uniformitarianism]], or other theories which are contradictory to a literal interpretation of this [[creation myth]]narrative, is misinterpreted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/arj/v2/n1/systematic-theology-age-of-earth| title = Systematic Theology Texts and the Age of the Earth|accessdate=2010-05-11|format=|work=}}</ref>

Many Young Earth creationists (YECs) are active in the development of [[creation science]], an endeavor that holds that the events associated with supernatural creation can be evidenced and modeled through an interpretation of the [[scientific method]]. This has led to the establishment of a number of Young Earth creation science organizations such as the [[Institute for Creation Research]], [[Creation Research Society]] and [[Creation Ministries International]].