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→Responses to criticisms: brief note about context
: The young Earth view is the clear intention of the authors of the Bible. See [[Creation week]] for more. Also, the young Earth view is [[historical]] and [[tradition|traditional]], having been the dominant view in the Christian church for most of its history, especially during the age of expansion of scientific knowledge undertaken by clerics. "Alternative" interpretations have only been introduced to accommodate non-biblical views of history.
: The young Earth view is the clear intention of the authors of the Bible. See [[Creation week]] for more. Also, the young Earth view is [[historical]] and [[tradition|traditional]], having been the dominant view in the Christian church for most of its history, especially during the age of expansion of scientific knowledge undertaken by clerics. "Alternative" interpretations have only been introduced to accommodate non-biblical views of history.
* ''Creationists read the Bible literally, whereas parts, such as the creation account, are really metaphor.''
* ''Creationists read the Bible literally, whereas parts, such as the creation account, are really metaphor.''
: Creationists deny that they read all the Bible literally, and accept that there are metaphors and other non-literal passages in the Bible. Instead, they read the Bible the way it was meant to be understood, which in the case of the creation account, is as literal history. See [[#Biblical exegesis|Biblical exegesis]] above and [[Creation week]] for more.
: Creationists deny that they read all the Bible literally, and accept that there are metaphors and other non-literal passages in the Bible (which can be clearly identified by their context). Instead, they read the Bible the way it was meant to be understood, which in the case of the creation account, is as literal history. See [[#Biblical exegesis|Biblical exegesis]] above and [[Creation week]] for more.
* ''Evolution has scientific evidence, and creationism does not.''
* ''Evolution has scientific evidence, and creationism does not.''
: Both creationists and evolutionists have the same evidence. The difference is in how that evidence is interpreted.
: Both creationists and evolutionists have the same evidence. The difference is in how that evidence is interpreted.