I consider myself a Christian and am of the same belief. From my perspective there is simply too much evidence to the contrary to support the 'young earth' ideal. Personally I think Christians who want to convey their message to intelligent people need to seriously consider opening their minds to the possibility (reality in my opinion) that God and science are in fact in sync and not at odds.
There's a book called 'The Science of God' written by an MIT grad named Dr. Gerald Schroeder that supports this and provides a good deal of supporting evidence rooted in science to point to this conclusion.
Here's a presentation he did that summarized his theory. If you're interested it's worth the hour to watch it:
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I consider myself a Christian and am of the same belief. From my perspective there is simply too much evidence to the contrary to support the 'young earth' ideal. Personally I think Christians who want to convey their message to intelligent people need to seriously consider opening their minds to the possibility (reality in my opinion) that God and science are in fact in sync and not at odds.
There's a book called 'The Science of God' written by an MIT grad named Dr. Gerald Schroeder that supports this and provides a good deal of supporting evidence rooted in science to point to this conclusion.
Here's a presentation he did that summarized his theory. If you're interested it's worth the hour to watch it:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7143844201875642538