The '''scriptural geologists''' were a movement of scientists and theologians, primarily in [[Britain]], from roughly 1820-60 who defended a biblical, young earth view of origins against the old earth theories that were gaining popularity at the time.
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The '''scriptural geologists''' were a movement of scientists and theologians, primarily in [[Britain]], from roughly 1820–60 who defended a biblical, young earth view of origins against the old earth theories that were gaining popularity at the time.