What is the age of the earth and God’s entire creation? If you have been reading these posts, you would be blind if you don’t see the YEC refrain that it all comes down to reading the Text plainly. The only reason you don’t see Gensis 1 is describing a 24-hr day, is because you are taking external science and forcing it onto the plain reading of the Text. Honestly, I think there is a lot of appeal to this line of argument by the YEC. As Christians we know we have been persecuted throughout history. Even today we are marginalized for our beliefs and ridicule for being anti-science, mocked for believing in miracles. So, when YEC sound the clarion call to rally around the Bible we instinctively answer that call. Unfortunately, some and I emphasize only some of those ridicules are earned by YEC. As I have repeatedly said