Should Catholics be young-earth creationists? (with Jimmy Akin)

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• EM

  @em_in_stem · 4 years ago

  I grew up LCMS Lutheran and nearly lost my faith because of young-earth creationism. I became Catholic in 2019 mainly due to the work of the Holy Spirit, however, Catholic Answers ( and particularly Jimmy and Trent) answered many of my questions along the way. Also, this video came out on my birthday and feels like a birthday present to me, thank you both.

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• CA

  @caseyjeanchapman · 4 years ago

  This is so fascinating. I genuinely had no idea there were YEC Catholics, or that YEC was as widespread as it is among protestants, until fairly recently. I grew up Methodist and attended Catholic schools where our theology, physics and biology teachers both addressed the idea that evolution and the big bang in no way contradict God&apos;s work of creation... <br><br>Studying the various views on the origin of earth and life in college was eye opening but only as an adult have I realized that many Christians are YEC and many non-christians assume we all believe in a young earth and literal seven days.

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• WI

  @wingedlion17 · 4 years ago

  I applaud Mr. Akin here in the honesty of Genesis 1. It should be obvious that the writer is working with an assumed cosmology. However the teaching that God created the world is clear.

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• LE

  @Lent2026 · 3 years ago

  Great video I didn’t know According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, any believer may accept either literal or special creation within the period of an actual six-day, twenty-four-hour period, or they may accept the belief that the earth evolved over time under the guidance of God. Thanks guys 🙏🇻🇦✝️

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• 6W

  @6williamson · 4 years ago

  glad you&apos;re doing this. I like when Trent say something like, &quot;you don&apos;t have time, but I do, so I&apos;ll take it on&quot; Thanks so much.

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• WI

  @WilliamJackson-by1bb · 4 years ago

  Trent and/or Jimmy - &nbsp;I would really encourage you to check out the books and presentations of both Stephen Meyer and James Tour. Stephen Meyer in particular shows the information bearing properties of DNA and it would be very interesting if you would interview him in order to understand his argument against evolution as an explanation for the origin of life. He has very interesting information as to why it is not sufficient. Meyer&apos;s most recent book &quot;The Return of the God Hypothesis&quot; is amazing and fits perfectly with the idea of faith and science in harmony

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• AL

  @almandinefox5160 · 4 years ago

  Yeah I was one of those kids raised into young-earth creationism (evangelical). Went to the creation museum as a pretty young kid and loved it. It really seemed like they had an explanation for everything and it was great. As I attended school I got less and less comfortable with the view however, and in an attempt to reconcile my faith with reason I started reading Dr. Francis Collins and C.S. Lewis. The fact as you mentioned that the catholic church doesn&apos;t ask me to sacrifice reason has been the driving force of my conversion, which I must admit is something still in progress. Love you work, Trent. You&apos;ve been a big help.

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• RE

  @reddawn011 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Thankyou gentlemen for your commentary on Young Earth vs Old Earth teaching and the magisterial position on this.

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• DA

  @davidgamboa9567 · 4 years ago

  Mr. Horn, you are wearing a shirt with a collar. Very nice 👍

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• LI

  @lisbethkelly4480 · 3 years ago

  Great video!

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  @P-el4zd · 4 years ago (edited)

  It is interesting that one can believe in a, worldwide flood, the crossing of the Red Sea, the eucharistic miracle of the blessed Sacraments, etc., but reject literal six days creation. However, I would agree, you can hold to either a young earth or old earth creationism and be a good Catholic Christian.

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• KR

  @krjohnson29 · 4 years ago

  The issue of evolution drove my brother and I away from the fundamentalist church we grew up in.<br><br>By the grace of God I found the Catholic church, which does not require such a belief, but my brother became an adamant atheist. Please pray for him.

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