My parents never really pushed young
earth creationism on me nor taught that it was a fundamental element of the Christian faith, but for most of my life I travelled in circles where it was assumed that good Christians embraced a literal interpretation of Genesis 1 and 2, which describes the earth as being created in six days.
And it is ironic that Mohler, who has been a tireless advocate for young
earth creationism on the basis that «the straightforward and direct reading of [Genesis] describes seven 24 - hour days,» does not seem to think that a straightforward and direct reading of Jesus» teachings regarding violence is necessary.
Not exact matches
Now it is but not back then (and the people
on the young
earth creationism side are back then).
The
Earth being younger than the radiometric age of 4.5 billion years old is based
on the Young
Earth Creationism religious belief.
Some believe that we must all agree
on the age of he
earth,
creationism vs. evolution, the role of women and thousands of other issues.
At most he is arguing against
Creationism and more specifically, Young
Earth Creationism, which is a pseudo-science supposedly based
on Genesis.
They had already determined that evolution could not be true based
on their religious convictions, and so any logical or scientific inconsistencies within the young
earth creationism model were dismissed with a shrug of the shoulders and a pithy statement about the mysteries of God.
As I said earlier today
on this blog, it's not «
creationism» that's being rejected per se, but rather «young
earth»
creationism.
(An aside
on terminology: When I use the term
creationism I mean young -
earth creationism.
'' «
Creationism», for the purposes of clauses 2.43 and 2.44 of the funding agreement and clause 23E above, is any doctrine or theory which holds that natural biological processes can not account for the history, diversity, and complexity of life
on earth and therefore rejects the scientific theory of evolution.
23F) «
Creationism», for the purposes of clauses 2.43 and 2.44 of the Funding Agreement and clause 23E above, is any doctrine or theory which holds that natural biological processes can not account for the history, diversity, and complexity of life
on earth and therefore rejects the scientific theory of evolution.
On the other hand, ideas such as young
earth creationism should not be taught as scientifically valid for the very simple reason that they are not.
Most people in Darwin's time still adhered to
creationism, the idea that a divine being was responsible for the diversity of life we find
on Earth.
Plimer went broke because he tried to sue a Creationist for misleading and deceptive conduct under the old Trade Practices Act for handing out pamphlets
on young
earth creationism.
so get the flat
earth,
creationism and tobacco out of your system and focus
on the topic at hand.