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===Views===

The scriptural geologists believed, based on Scripture, that the six days of creation were literal days and that the earth was created around 4000 B.C.<ref name="HBackground"/> They criticized old earth proponents for several reasons, including biblical and theological, logical, as well as scientific and geological.<ref name="HBackground"/>

Due to their upholding of the authority of Scripture, the scriptural geologists believed that the six days of creation were literal days, that the earth was created around 4000 B.C., and that the entire narrative of [[Genesis]] 1-11 was factual history.<ref name="HBackground"/><ref name="ThenAndNow">Johns, Warren H. (November 30, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/age-of-the-earth/scriptural-geology-then-and-now/ Scriptural Geology, Then and Now]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved December 31, 2016.</ref> They criticized old earth proponents for several reasons, including biblical and theological, logical, as well as scientific and geological.<ref name="HBackground"/>

While the scriptural geologists did not believe in long ages, they (unlike what secularists and evolutionists mistakenly believe of those who disagree with them) they fully supported the study of science and geology as long as the inerrant Bible was placed above man's ideas.<ref name="HBackground"/> Additionally, they argued respectfully rather than using faulty ''[[ad hominem]]'' attacks.<ref name="HBackground"/>

While the scriptural geologists did not believe in long ages, they (unlike what secularists and evolutionists mistakenly believe of those who disagree with them) they fully supported the study of science and geology as long as the inerrant Bible was placed above man's ideas.<ref name="HBackground"/> Additionally, they argued respectfully rather than using faulty ''[[ad hominem]]'' attacks.<ref name="HBackground"/>