# File lib/active_record/base.rb, line 445
      def create(attributes = nil)
        if attributes.is_a?(Array)
          attributes.collect { |attr| create(attr) }
        else
          object = new(attributes)
          scope(:create).each { |att,value| object.send("#{att}=", value) } if scoped?(:create)
          object.save
          object
        end
      end