Timeline for When and why did the modern literal 6-Day creation theory become popular?
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| Mar 22, 2017 at 3:03 | history | edited | DryLabRebel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 22, 2017 at 2:46 | comment | added | DryLabRebel | I've now updated my answer to include more references and clarify my points. If you find the answer is now easier to understand I would appreciate removing the downvote. I think it's a rather well thought out, referenced and comprehensive answer. | |
| Mar 22, 2017 at 2:43 | comment | added | DryLabRebel | Sorry if my answer wasn't as clear as it could've been. I think you made some assertions that aren't true, so I was clarifying that they don't necessarily hold, namely: - That YEC has become recently popular - That YEC is today 'very popular' As a result I provided some references that explain why it may appear popular. i.e. it gets a lot of attention. I hope this helps. If there's anything else you would like me to clarify. | |
| Mar 22, 2017 at 2:39 | history | edited | DryLabRebel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 7:27 | comment | added | Flimzy |
Do you have any evidence that DA is as or more popular than YE, and that YE just gets more attention for the reasons you state? Or is that just a guess? Do you have any evidence that YE was not considered a problem prior to WWII, but was after?
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 7:25 | comment | added | Flimzy |
The last half of your answer does seem to address the question, but only barely. The most likely reason... and The reason that it may seem ... it may not have been ... feel like guesses and personal opinions.
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 7:22 | comment | added | Flimzy |
(cont)... 2) I would challenge the claim that Young Earth Creationism is the popular view of Genesis -- This is also irrelevant to the question. I'm not asking what is popular (or right), but when YE became more popular than DA, irrespective of all other (more popular) views.
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 7:22 | comment | added | Flimzy |
This doesn't answer the question. And in fact,it seems to entirely miss the point of the question. 1) Creationists themselves would strongly challenge the claim that Young Earth Creationism is a 'new idea' -- That's not at all what the question says. The question is asking about the two most popular views, which were Young-Earth, and Day-Age theory, and asks when and why the former became more popular, not when it was first formulated...
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 3:13 | history | answered | DryLabRebel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |