This document discusses the differences between creationism and evolution as explanations for the origins of life. Creationism believes in a literal interpretation of Genesis and that God created the universe and life forms in six days, while evolution is a non-literal interpretation that allows for the possibility of evolution over long periods of time guided by God. There are also intermediate positions like old earth creationism that believe creation took long periods but God guided evolution, and theistic evolution that fully incorporates modern scientific understandings of evolution.