    # 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