Two supposedly opposing arguments regarding the creation of the earth and mankind are explained. The debate as to which side has offered the more 'realistic' explanation has been one that has never been fully realised.Here, the attempt is to reconcile the arguments by denying the existence of neither and forging an explanation which justifies both sides - that creation and evolution both occurred, but at different times.The biggest question now is whether disciples of Christianity and science could actually bring themselves to recognise the existence of the opposing side and, if they did, would they accept that evolution is an epiphenomenon of creation as this, in a nutshell, is what the thesis is about.