Henry madison morris october 6, 1918 february 25, 2006 was an american young earth creationist, christian apologist, and engineer. This topic covers a broad spectrum of issues so i am going to try and narrow the focus of the discussion. There are two things i was taught as a new young earth creationist. Ironically, creation science actually goes one step further, and seeks scientific support for the perceived biblical answers. Scientifically and biblically, the evidence is overwhelming that our planet is not billions of years old. Yecs are very critical of old earth creationists oec for not taking the bible literally on these and other creation issues. Only young earth creationism gives us a view that is consistent with the glory, wisdom, power, holiness, truthfulness, and omniscient intelligence of the god revealed through the pages of scriptures.
Is there any evidence for the bibles view of a young. More christian parents are asking for mainstream science in their childrens curricula. By contrast, old earth creationists try to connect the days to long geological time. Young earth creationism is most famous for an opposition to the theory of evolution, but believers also are on record opposing many measurements, facts, and principles in the fields of physics and chemistry, dating methods including radiometric dating, geology, astronomy, cosmology, and paleontology. Just any evidence for a young earth perspective doesnt prove anything with regard to the age of the earth.
Generally speaking, both old earth and young earth creationists believe in the inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of gods word. Antievolution and creationism in the united states jstor. Is there any evidence for the bibles view of a young earth. Home bible questions creation and evolution is there evidence for a young earth. If we look carefully at the earth and its rocks, what do they tell us. Youngearth creationist view summarized and defended. This is a very interesting question but, in my opinion, it is misdirected. Anyone interested in how science and faith relate and what the bible says about.
Theoretically, creationists are able to work with an old earth or a young earth. With that said, i will proceed to answering the question at hand. Such evidence may be found in logical arguments regarding scientific data, historical documents, or some combination of the two. Firstly, that there is a vast conspiracy within the global scientific community against young earth creation science. Thus, it is concluded that the weight of all the scientific evidence favors the view that the earth is quite young, far too young for life and man to have arisen by an evolutionary process. However, the oldearth perspective has held a monopoly in the public schools, in the major academic centers, and in the popular media for generations. He is considered by many to be the father of modern creation science. In many ways it can be easier to argue against evolution and deep time than it can be to present evidence for biblical creati. Oct 15, 2014 a young earth problem the young earth paradigm produces contradictions between creation evidence and the bible critique of when was the ice age in biblical history. Several passages show that jesus believed that man was created at the beginning of creation, not billions of years after the beginning as all oldearth views imply, which confirms the youngearth creationist view mark 10. Jul 11, 20 why young earth creation matters july 11, 20 by anne 4 comments i have naively believed for far too long that if a person regularly attends church, sings songs about how god created the world, mentions creation in prayers or liturgy, or homeschools her children, that she must therefore be a creationist. So dont miss this issue of answers, which brings you up to speed on the ten best evidences for a young earth. Young earth creationism yec is a form of creationism which holds as a central tenet that the earth and its lifeforms were created in their present forms by. There is a profusion of evidence for the bibles view of a young earth.
Jul 06, 2018 young earth 4000 years between creation and the incarnation is what the bible teaches. Gods word clearly teaches that the earth is young, and the evidence powerfully confirms it. Special creation ists can be divided into two groups. Young earth creationists believe that the world was created in six twentyfour hour days and that the earth is no more than 6,000 years old, explained jay richards, senior fellow at the discovery institute, in an interview with the christian post on thursday. This is the second of five posts dealing with the question of the age of the earth and the bible. Evidence for young earth creationism how to build a case for biblical creation. Though scripture gives us no clear evidence as to the precise age of the earth, it suggests that man has appeared on the scene rather recently. In the several years since we initially received this question, young earth creationists have produced many new materials, and. Buy a cheap copy of the young earth book by john d. Adherents of young earth creationism are known as young earth creationists, or simply yecs. From the june 2012 creation answers newsletter wayne spencer.
Why youngearth creation matters homeschooling bible. Updated a fossilized antarctic forest, older than the dinosaurs, might hold evidence of the legendary biblical flood from the tale of noahs ark. Young earth evidence consists of observations that support a belief in a young earth i. Geological evidence for the age of the earth young, davis a. They take the days of creation literally as well as the genealogies. But to believe in those means you have to believe that dinosaurs lived and died, and all the death of creatures that became the fossils before sin came into the world.
Davis young and ralph stearley discuss the historical development of youngearth creationism and its relationship with science, especially. Another assertion made by naturalistic evolutionists is that there are no reputable scientists that would believe in a young earth. The young earth and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. There are a number of factors from earth that limit the age of the universe or earth to within a few thousand years. Confessions of a failed youngearth creationist personal. The decaying magnetic field limits earth s age to less than. Mar 08, 20 i believe that the best evidence is that the earth is very old and that god used and continues to use the biological process of evolution, she says. This young age of the sahara desert fits quite well in the creationist time line, beginning its desertification process soon after the global flood. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Young ear th creationists do not accept any explanation for natural phenomena which deviates from the veracity of a plain reading of the bi ble, whether it be the origins of biological diversity, the origins of life, the geological, atmospheric, and oceanic histo ry of e arth, the origins of the solar sys tem and e arth, formation of the earliest. Jul 06, 2017 young earth evidence astronomical records. Evidence of young earth creationism will debunk current.
Master books teaches the young earth creationist position, rationale for a global flood, and problems with current evolutionary theory. Cincinnati christians who hold a young earth creationist view should not feel the need to rectify their faith or buy into the current scientific paradigm on the origin of the universe, a bible scholar argued. For years i have tried to get yec organizations that push. Contrary to the common perception of young earth creationists, old earth creationists hold a high view of the biblical texts. Though it cannot be scientifically proven exactly when the universe was created, its age can be shown to not be billions of years. A biblical case for oldearth creationism evidence for god. Can ancient flood in bibles book of genesis explain. It is no wonder then that most scientists share the oldearth perspective. Gods word explicitly states, for in six days the lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. The age of the earth is a question both of biblical interpretation and scientific investigation. The pinwheel arms of spiral galaxies should deform after a million years. Nov 19, 2014 to a young person like me trying to be a faithful christian, his lecture turned on a light in my mind.
We feel that the bible doesnt provide all the information necessary for certainty, as shown by the fact that almost every bible scholar who has ever tried to discern the exact date has come to slightly different. For so many theologians and bible scholars trying to make the creation events line up with the so called fossil record and the geologic column. Davis young and ralph stearley discuss the historical development of young earth creationism and its relationship with science, especially. Because of the rarity of solar eclipses at any given location, and because astronomers can date every solar eclipse going back thousands of years, when an ancient tablet or manuscript mentions a solar eclipse, we can accurately date that record, and other events associated with it in other countries. Apologetics press scientific evidence for a young earth. The bible implies the age of the earth is approximately 6,0008,000 years based on various estimates from bible scholars. Mar 15, 2012 we dont have to pretend that the bible says anything about embedded age or appearance of age so that we would be led to believe that god is a deceiver who tries to fool us by providing so much evidence for an old earth when he actually created everything 6000 years ago. Young earth creationism yec is the belief that our planet and universe were created, from nothing, in six days, approximately 6,000 years ago, by the god of the abrahamic religions. The authors presentation is broad enough to fit many parts of the old earth spectrum of origins beliefs theistic evolution, intelligent design, progressive creationism, etc. The young earth the institute for creation research.
He was one of the founders of the creation research society and the institute for creation research. Old earth christians defended their view, arguing that the bible does not require believers to believe creation took exactly six twentyfour hour days. The young earth creationism perspective is the result of a plain, or historicalgrammatical reading of the description of the early earth in the bible, or the islamic quran, which both contain nearly parallel accounts of a sixday creation, adam and eve in the garden of eden, and noahs flood. There is a profusion of evidence for the bible s view of a young earth. Young earth evidence creationwiki, the encyclopedia of. Also discover incredible new examples of the creators undeniable designs, a biblical view on political activism, the latest findings on. As the bible presents them, the doctrines of death and the nature of god are utterly opposed to the millionsofyears view. Unfortunately, neither christian conservative old testament scholars nor christian scientists are in universal agreement.
One of the most fundamental doctrines held dear by christians is gods creation of the world and all. The age would probably be closer to 6,000 than to 8,000. In the several years since we initially received this question, youngearth creationists have produced many new materials, and. The current slowing rate of the earth s rotation, and its relationship with the coriolis effect, allows for a variety of climates around the world without creating a menacing environment. Young earth creationists have produced many books, which have two purposes. A christian physicist examines the age of the earth. Young earth creationism and gap theology by gary demar.
What is the most compelling scientific evidence of a young earth. Do they tell us that the earth is very old or do they tell us that the earth is young. Evidence from earth of a young earth creation today. The pleistocene is not in the bible aigs biblical explanation for the ice age, makes young earth creationism seem ridiculous. What differs between these approaches is ones view on what the bible is, in fact, saying.
Young earth evidence science and faith worthy christian. The 10 best evidences from science that confirm a young earth. Youngearth creationist view summarized and defended answers. Young earth creationists point to genesis 1, where the text seems to argue for a creation lasting six twentyfour hour days. A true scientist should objectively look at the evidence and go where the evidence leads. Listed below are some evidences seen in rocks and fossils that tell us the earth is not very old. The origin of all things by special creationalready necessitated by many other scientific considerationsis therefore also indicated by chronometric data. The institute for creation research has always taught, as an integral part of its ministry, the concept of the young earth. He argues that the earth is millions of years oldand created miraculously by god. The idea of an earth that is billion years old is nowhere taught in scripture. Jan 02, 2020 neither old earth creationism nor young earth creationism teaches that the bible is wrong. Read why the issue of an old earth has been devastating. Guest author, jon greene presents an overview of why the bible supports an old earth interpretation of creation.
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