Another group of people who would challenge the evidence of the Darwinian model as an accurate explanation of the origin and development of life would be those who are labeled, “Old Earth Creationists.”

Old Earth Creationists- those who trust in the God of the Bible and use current scientific critiques when examining Darwinian evolution evidence. This group would say that the Bible gels with big bang theories and the evidence of a 13.7 billion year old universe. The “old earthers” would say the creation story of Genesis One is not 6 literal days but rather 6 “eons” of time. The word “yom” (day) in the Bible language can be translated accurately as:

24 hours

12 hours (daylight)

An undesignated period of time (e.g. the “day” of the Lord)

The most influential “old earth” creationist is Dr. Hugh Ross of Reasons to Believe ministries. Dr. Ross’s organization is developing a scientifically testable creation model which matches the Genesis One creation account. This group would be in favor of critiquing the Darwinian evolution model in public schools, but not bringing the Bible into the science classroom, as some of the strict biblical creationists would advocate.