One of the ways that the theocratic wannabes want to impose their religion on the general public is the teaching of creationism in public schools. As unlikely as it sounds that an eternally existing entity would wait until eternity is practically half over to create a temporary universe, as a non-believer I have to accept the possibility. But while accepting this possibility, let’s look at the universe that he (since I am accepting the possibility of creation, I can accept the possibility that the creator has a Y chromosome, too) created.
He created an incredibly old and vast universe with a lot of details that show how ancient and vast it is.
Not only did he create stars and galaxies that are billions of light years distant, he also created light that would have been emitted from them billions of years ago so we can see them.
He created a world with deep canyons that would have taken millions (or billions) of years to be dug, and a process of erosion that is still at work today digging the canyons deeper. Some of these canyons were dug through sedimentary rock which would have taken millions (or billions) of years to form, and a process of sedimentation (fueled by the process of erosion) that is still at work today. He created a world with a wide variety of animal and vegetable life and a process of natural selection (still at work today) that would have been required to account for this variety.
So, those who want their children to learn about creation should teach them themselves or allow their churches to teach them. They should allow science classes to teach about the world that was actually created. This should include study of the processes that helped to form the world as we know it. Any less would be disrespectful of the creator.
Now that we have accepted that creation could have happened at some arbitrary point in the near past, I would like to propose another point of time for creation. That would be at the exact halfway point in eternity, which is, of course, right now. The world is being created right now, and we are helping in the process. After all, right now is the only moment that truly exists. The past is memory and the future is imagination.
When we build a sand castle, the sunlight that reflects off of that sand castle will head away from the earth and exist forever. At any time in the future that image of the sandcastle will be traveling at the speed of light somewhere in the universe. So, even though what we build is temporary, we can think of it as being part of the world forever. Assuming that brain waves are electromagnetic radiation, our thoughts are doing the same. (This is how music can exist beyond the atmosphere that propagates the sound waves. The brain waves of those enjoying the music can exist in space.)
The fundamental creationists also believe that the creator will destroy the world a short time from now. Using the same logic of creation happening now, we can say that the world is being destroyed right now and we are helping in the process. Some of us are more creative and some of us are more destructive. (Two-year-old’s delight in kicking down stacks of blocks and sandcastles.)
So, for all those helping in the creation, keep up the good work.