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Young-Earth Creationism
CreationCrisis.com
Message to Young-Earth Creationists
"Young
Earth creationism is a
religious doctrine
that teaches that the
Earth
and
life on Earth
were created by a direct action of
God
relatively recently (about 6,000 years ago). It
is held by those
Christians
who believe that the
Hebrew
text of
Genesis
can only mean a literal six (24-Hour) day
account of creation, that evidence for a strict
interpretation of scripture as historical fact
is present in the world today, and that
scientific evidence that supports
Darwinian
evolution,
geological
uniformitarianism,
or any other theory that may contradict their
theology, is usually flawed.
Many of its adherents are
active in the development of
Creation Science,
a
creationist
endeavor that holds that the events associated
with supernatural creation can be evidenced and
modeled through an interpretation of the
scientific method.
However, a statement by 69 national and
international science academies states as
evidence-based fact that the Earth is
approximately 4.5 billion years old, that life
appeared on Earth at least 2.5 billion years
ago, and that scientific evidence has never
contradicted these results.
Young earth creationists (YECs) claim that the
lack of support for a "young Earth" theory in
professional science journals or among
professional science organizations is due to
discrimination and censorship."
—Wikipedia
CreationCrisis.com
Message to Young-Earth Creationists
MUST READ:
Origin Views
— Creation/Evolution Comparison Chart
Editor's Story
on how he held this view dogmatically all his
life — until encountering irrefutable
evidence for an old earth and an even older universe.
Stories of Changed Views:
From Believing in a Young Earth to Accepting an
Old Earth
SEE BELOW:
Research Links to Articles / Sites in SUPPORT of
and AGAINST Young-Earth Creationism...
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Read stories
of others who changed their views, but kept their
faith.
Don't be discouraged! There is hope. The Bible's
message is trustworthy. God is still God, and
Jesus is still the Savior who rose again. The Bible
isn't a science book, and Genesis wasn't written for
21st century intellectuals. God may have
allowed a figurative story of His Creation to be
recorded, since a scientific explanation wouldn't
have made sense to readers of that time anyway.
So continue to trust Him, despite the apparent
difficulties in reconciling science with His Word.
BOOK: Coming to Peace with Science - a Christian
scientist shares his view of theistic evolution.
Did you know that star light we see in the night sky
comes from stars billions of light years away, and
that the light actually had to travel billions of
years to reach us?
FREE ONLINE VIDEO: Director of the Human Genome
Project, Christian & theistic evolutionist shares
his views.
Well-respected theologians who believe in an old
universe and an old earth.
Learn about the methods used to estimate the age of
the earth.
Don't allow your heart to be hardened to the truth
of God's Word. Many have fallen away because
of the discrepancies between science and common
interpretations of Genesis. Ask God for faith
to continue believing, in spite of the difficulties.
He is a faithful Father, who will sustain you through
your doubts and fears.
Ever wonder if we've raised the bar so high
regarding the supposed 'perfection' of Scripture
that we've removed the humanity from a book that was
inspired by God, yet written by fallen men.
God's message is authoritative, our only
source of truth for the Christian life. But it
needn't be an utterly perfect or inerrant book
for the message to be true...
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