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==Biblical and theological reasons==

==Biblical and theological reasons==

# The [[Bible]] unambiguously records that the entire time from the start of the universe to the appearance of [[human being|humans]] was six ordinary days (see [[creation week]]).

# The [[Bible]] unambiguously records that the entire time from the start of the universe to the appearance of [[human being|humans]] was six ordinary days (see [[creation week]]).

# Every old-Earth view incorporates millions of years of death and suffering by living things prior to the creation of humans, yet God described this as "very good".

# Every old-Earth view incorporates millions of years of [[death]] and suffering by living things prior to the creation of humans.  The Bible says that death is the result of [[sin]] ({{Bible ref|Romans|6:23}}) and that death is "the last enemy" ({{Bible ref|1_Corinthians|15:26}}), yet according to old-Earth views, God described this death-riddled creation as "very good".

# The [[chronogenealogies]] in the Bible do not allow for the first humans existing longer ago than about 4,000 B.C.

# The [[chronogenealogies]] in the Bible do not allow for the first humans existing longer ago than about 4,000 B.C.