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==Creationist and Theistic Evolutionary Views==

==Creationist and Theistic Evolutionary Views==

[[Young Earth Creationism|Young earth creationist]] scientists hotly contest the Big Bang Theory. They trace lineages in the Bible to estimate the age of the Earth to be around 6,000 years.  

[[Young Earth Creationism|Young earth creationists]] hotly contest the Big Bang Theory. They trace lineages in the Bible to estimate the age of the Earth to be around 6,000 years.  

In contrast to young earth creationists, [[Old Earth Creationists|Old Earth Creationists]] and [[Theistic Evolution|Theistic evolutionists]] agree that the Big Bang occured.<ref>[http://www.reasons.org/resources/fff/2000issue03/]</ref>. Some Old Earth Creationists and Theistic Evolutionist argue that the Big Bang is in fact mentioned in the Bible. <ref>[http://www.reasons.org/resources/fff/2000issue03/index.shtml#big_bang_the_bible_taught_it_first]</ref> However, the Bible makes no mention of a "Big Bang", instead speaking in terms of firmament and a celestial ocean (the "waters below" and "waters above"), a feature found in much early thought.

Some Old Earth Creationists and Theistic Evolutionists argue that the Big Bang is in fact mentioned in the Bible. <ref>[http://www.reasons.org/resources/fff/2000issue03/index.shtml#big_bang_the_bible_taught_it_first]</ref> However, the Bible makes no mention of a "Big Bang", instead speaking in terms of firmament and a celestial ocean (the "waters below" and "waters above"), a feature found in much early thought.

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