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I know the Eastern Orthodox church tries to not be divisive on non-crucial issues. If someone disagrees with me on the age of the Earth and evolution, I don't really care. It's not that big of a deal to my interpretation of the Scriptures.
Generally there are three main positions on the origins debate.
1. Young Earth Creationism: The Earth is under or around 10,000 years old.
2. Old Earth Creationism: The Earth is over 4 billion years old, but humans do not share a common ancestor with animals, and some OEC also believe that not all animals are related.
3. Evolutionary Creationism: Humans do have a common ancestor with animals and the Earth is old.
I personally do believe in evolution and that the Bible, particularly Genesis and Job, are not giving a history of the natural world. I grew up Baptist, and initially believe in YEC for the vast majority of my life. Most Baptists seem to be either YEC or OEC for some reason, at least in America.
I am curious as to where most Eastern Orthodox fall in the Origins issue. How many saints in the past century accepted evolution? How do Russian and Greek Orthodox differ here?
I don't want any debate in this thread, just curious from people's experiences as to what most Eastern Orthodox believe. Any sources to polls would be appreciated.
Generally there are three main positions on the origins debate.
1. Young Earth Creationism: The Earth is under or around 10,000 years old.
2. Old Earth Creationism: The Earth is over 4 billion years old, but humans do not share a common ancestor with animals, and some OEC also believe that not all animals are related.
3. Evolutionary Creationism: Humans do have a common ancestor with animals and the Earth is old.
I personally do believe in evolution and that the Bible, particularly Genesis and Job, are not giving a history of the natural world. I grew up Baptist, and initially believe in YEC for the vast majority of my life. Most Baptists seem to be either YEC or OEC for some reason, at least in America.
I am curious as to where most Eastern Orthodox fall in the Origins issue. How many saints in the past century accepted evolution? How do Russian and Greek Orthodox differ here?
I don't want any debate in this thread, just curious from people's experiences as to what most Eastern Orthodox believe. Any sources to polls would be appreciated.