On 12/18/2015 08:01 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per rbowman:
the young earth theory

Is that the latest euphemism for Creationist ?


Young earth is a subset of creationism, although it's often what people
mean by creationism. The young earthers use variations of Ussher's
chronology, although Newton, Kepler, and other more or less scientists
of the time came up with approximately the same number -- 6000 years.

That compressed a time frame needs some fancy tap dancing. Then there's
the old earth, gap, evolutionary, and a few other flavors that are
basically 'God made the world...' with extensive footnotes.

There was a Gallup poll that concluded about 40% of the US believes in a
young earth but the question was incredibly lame;

1. Humans evolved, God guided the process
2. Humans evolved, no God in sight.
3. God created humans in the last 10,000 years

I don't know about the protestant denominations but the Catechism of the
Catholic Church has three types of statements

1. Catholics believe this
2. Catholics do not believe this
3. It's your call

The age of the the earth, evolution, and so forth are the third type.
iirc, the young earth is treated like "Well, if you really want to
believe that, go ahead." Catholic schools teach evolution and geology
just like the (except for Alabama or wherever) public schools. Francis
is in line with the popes that preceded him back to Pius IX:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...h-a-magic-wand

"When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining
God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is
not so"

Muggles would have a problem with the pope.


The polygenetic theories are the exception and are off the table. The
problem there is you need one Adam and Eve and one Original Sin or the
wheels start to fall off the wagon.