Venus, the second planet from the sun, is named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty. The planet â the only planet named after a female â may have been named for the most beautiful deity of her pantheon because it shone the brightest of the five planets known to ancient astronomers.enus and Earth are often called twins because they are similar in size, mass, density, composition and gravity. However, the similarities end there. [ Photos: Venus, the Mysterious Planet Next Door ]. Venus is the hottest world in the solar system.
Please try again later. The Discovery Institutes Dr. Stephen Meyer discusses the age of the earthâand the differences between the positions held by advocates of Intelligent Design and Young Earth Creationists.1  Nonprofits & Activism.lease try again later. The Discovery Institutes Dr. Stephen Meyer discusses the age of the earthâand the differences between the positions held by advocates of Intelligent Design and Young Earth Creationists.
Since the mid-20th century, young Earth creationists-starting with Henry M. Morris (1918-2006) - have devised and promoted a pseudoscientific explanation called  creation science  as a basis for a religious belief in a supernatural, geologically recent creation.oung Earth creationists differ from other creationists in that they believe in a strict literal interpretation of the Bible regarding the age of the Earth.