The problem with mixing long ages and the Bible stems from how someone interprets Genesis 1 and 2. If these chapters are read as symbolic and/or poetic (not as a literal, historical account of how God created the universe), the question then becomes: How should the rest of Genesis—and the Bible—be interpreted? The answer is a subjective determination. As it turns out, exegeting—analyzing a passage to discover its intended meaning—Genesis, a Hebrew narrative (i.e., not Hebrew poetry), demonstrates the inerrancy of the creation account and, thus, a young earth.^1,2 A...