You are far more familiar with YEC outlooks than I am, but I again emphasise that I am speaking about established (or Orthodox) theological implications from debates related to some branches of science. The example you give deals with Chemistry, and if some decide to take a different view, that has little to do with theology.
I am trying to be charitable; if someone has a view on the age of the earth, all of the chemistry in the world would not change that if such a person believed it was theologically correct. Orthodoxy as I understand it does not take such a view. The Creation days are not taken as scientific statements, and since they deal with God’s creative acts through the power of His Word, all discussions would revolve about what we understand by the attribute of the Creative power of God. If you are interested, I can refer you to a recent discussion of a paper discussing an orthodox teaching about the energies of God as we would understand the creative act(s) in Academia.com. Be that as it may, this is the sort of discussion that I see as relevant.
I have stated numerous times, I am not YEC and I know very little about this subject, except that they believe in a 6,000 yr time for the creation - so there is little that I can add, and my interest in this area is about zero.
T_aquaticus
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One man’s orthodoxy is another man’s heresy. At one time, Protestant orthodoxy was considered a heresy by Roman Catholics.
I try to be careful to not conflate Christian with YEC. I will let you decide how that fits into your views of Christian orthodoxy.
Please avoid making pronouncements about other people’s knowledge states or beliefs or levels of comprehension. You are really only entitled to speak to your own.
Christy, I made a response to the obvious statement regarding “which Christian orthodoxy?” You, like any Christian, would understand that Orthodoxy is common to all major traditions. The @T_aquaticus comments clearly show he is ignorant of this - he is confusing Orthodoxy with various differences we observe amongst the traditions of Christianity, yet he continuously insists he understand the subject. I cannot comprehend how you decide my response is incorrect. I think it is fair if you as a moderator, consider the discussion behind a response, before making your comment.
All I’m saying is that comments in the vein of “You are clearly ignorant” or “You obviously have no understanding” don’t move a discussion forward, which is why we discourage them. You are free to substantively point out areas you feel are being misrepresented or misunderstood. You are also free to ignore people whose level of understanding of a subject you evaluate to be not worth your time to engage.
“Orthodox” with a capital O beliefs are not necessarily common to all traditions, and the consensus
on what constitutes orthodox (small o) belief differs among Christian groups. Frankly, I personally find your use of the capitalized word “Orthodoxy” confusing because I don’t always know when you are using it to mean the beliefs common to Orthodox Christians or beliefs considered orthodox by all Christians. The follow-up question was totally appropriate.
At one time, Protestant orthodoxy was considered a heresy by Roman Catholics.