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Questions tagged [young-earth-creation]

Belief that the earth is only a few thousand years old, typically based on a literal interpretation of Genesis 1.

Young Earth creationism is the belief that all the universe was created by the direct act of God sometime in the last five to ten thousand years. It is typically held by those who literally translate the Genesis creation narrative.

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When and why did the modern Young Earth Creationism movement gain such a large following?

Flimzy, in his answer here points out that Historically, Jewish and Christian scholars have not considered the creation account to mean a 6 literal day creation. The earliest scholars to even address the issue (around 13 B.C) believed that God…
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How do Young Earth Creationists account for the arising of millions of species after the flood?

In this debate, about 1:07:18, Bill Nye calculated that about 11 species per day must have been born since the time of the flood in order for the millions of current species to have evolved* from the mere thousands of different kinds that Ken Ham…
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What mainstream denominations (if any) hold a Young Earth Creationist view?

As the title asks, which mainstream denominations hold a YEC View?
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How do YEC's Respond to Alexander Pruss's New Testament Argument Against a Young Earth

On his blog, Alexander Pruss used this argument to respond to YEC: The New Testament says, in multiple places, that the end of the world will come soon. It’s been about two thousand years and the end of the world has not come. If the world is…
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How do Young Earth Creationists counter scientific evidence for an old earth?

How do Young Earth Creationists defend their beliefs against articles like this: 100 million year old spider eating a wasp 100 million years ago, when dinosaurs were still around, this spider had captured a wasp in his web. The wasp was going to…
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How do creationists explain the geologic column?

The geologic column and fossil record contained within has been used to support the theory of evolution. How do creationists explain it instead?
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How do young earth creationists explain why domesticated animals are inefficient and have better alternatives?

Placental mammals make up the majority of meat consumption. The next biggest category is flying animals (chickens can fly). They both have features that are incredibly inefficient for human use. They are very warm-blooded, pretty intelligent…
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