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| [[Young earth creationism]] | | [[Young earth creationism]] | ||
| The Earth is no older than 10,000 years. Hydrogen diffusion, radio halos, the decay of the Earth's magnetic field, and many other facts cap the Earth's age at below 10,000 years. [[Radiometric dating]], claimed as evidence that the Earth is old, is based on false premises, and is unreliable. | | The Earth is no older than 10,000 years. Hydrogen diffusion, radio halos, the decay of the Earth's magnetic field, and many other facts cap the Earth's age at below 10,000 years. [[Radiometric dating]], claimed as evidence that the Earth is old, is based on false premises, and is unreliable. | ||
| Elohim deliberately and quickly created all of the [[created kinds]] on Earth, fully intact, with the capacity for [[biological evolution]]. He then looked at what he had created and said "It is very good." | | Elohim deliberately and quickly created all of the [[created kinds]] on Earth, fully intact, with the capacity for [[biological evolution]]. He then looked at what he had created and said "''It is very good.''" | ||
| Genesis was intended as a history, and its timelines and precise dates it gives for events ought to be taken at face value. The [[days of creation]] are viewed as literal, 24-hour periods because the phrase "and there was evening, and there was morning, the second day" cannot be reasonably interpreted as meaning anything other than a 24-hour day. | | Genesis was intended as a history, and its timelines and precise dates it gives for events ought to be taken at face value. The [[days of creation]] are viewed as literal, 24-hour periods because the phrase, "''and there was evening, and there was morning, the second day''" cannot be reasonably interpreted as meaning anything other than a 24-hour day. | ||
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| [[Progressive creationism]] | | [[Progressive creationism]] | ||
