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I'm curious as to how this whole anti-evolution belief arises. Some people see evolution as conflicting with the bible, and therefore evolution must be wrong. But where does the idea of this conflict arise? Particularly Young Earth Creationism. I'm no biblical scholar, but I don't recall there being a date for "let there be light."
So what verse or verses gives people the idea that the Earth can't possibly be much, much older? How did that interpretation come about?
Well there's a range of how some people read the bible. On one side are those that believe a lot of the stories are parables that ultimately provide a guid to how you should live.
then you have those that believe everything is 100% accurate and true and you can even find out how old the earth is by counting the generations in the Old Testament.