Hello everyone,
I come to you as a fascinated, curious atheist, however I wasn't always so. Raised in a Catholic family of Irish descent, Sunday service and all it entails aren't entirely foreign to me. However, even all those years ago, it was generally accepted amongst those at my church that the Book of Genesis and the idea of Creationism, especially the 'young earth' theory, were merely good stories. No one I knew seemed to pay the story of the earth's creation (according to the Old Testament) much creedence, it was just seen as a harmless explanation invented by the author when little was known on the subject. Moreover, the science of evolution was never discredited as it was seen as foolish to deny irrefutable evidence. Neverthless, the believers kept believing and the church still prospers and continues to do the good work today that it did all those years ago.
With the advent of the internet and the high level of communication it allows, it appears to me that my church was more the exception than the rule. From the outside looking in, it appears that the theory of 'Young Earth Creationism' is actually being accepted as fact by many and fervently defended by some, despite the overwhelming evidence at hand. However, most of the supporters I see appear to be of U.S. origins, most notably the Evangelical Christians from the Bible belt. It leaves me wondering where mainstream Australian Christians stand on this issue.
Please understand, I don't wish this to become an argument for or against any theory; I fully respect your beliefs and your right to have them, I'm merely curious to know if 'Young Earth Creationism' is accepted as fact amongst the mainstream Australian Christian population?
Thank you!
I come to you as a fascinated, curious atheist, however I wasn't always so. Raised in a Catholic family of Irish descent, Sunday service and all it entails aren't entirely foreign to me. However, even all those years ago, it was generally accepted amongst those at my church that the Book of Genesis and the idea of Creationism, especially the 'young earth' theory, were merely good stories. No one I knew seemed to pay the story of the earth's creation (according to the Old Testament) much creedence, it was just seen as a harmless explanation invented by the author when little was known on the subject. Moreover, the science of evolution was never discredited as it was seen as foolish to deny irrefutable evidence. Neverthless, the believers kept believing and the church still prospers and continues to do the good work today that it did all those years ago.
With the advent of the internet and the high level of communication it allows, it appears to me that my church was more the exception than the rule. From the outside looking in, it appears that the theory of 'Young Earth Creationism' is actually being accepted as fact by many and fervently defended by some, despite the overwhelming evidence at hand. However, most of the supporters I see appear to be of U.S. origins, most notably the Evangelical Christians from the Bible belt. It leaves me wondering where mainstream Australian Christians stand on this issue.
Please understand, I don't wish this to become an argument for or against any theory; I fully respect your beliefs and your right to have them, I'm merely curious to know if 'Young Earth Creationism' is accepted as fact amongst the mainstream Australian Christian population?
Thank you!
