Orthodoxy and Creationism

So I’m sure we all know about the debate of Creation vs. Evolution. You will meet different Orthodox Christians say different things — some are ardent Creationists, some are ardent Evolutionists, and some don’t really care and don’t think it matters either way.

If you really consider the theological implications that evolution would have for Orthodoxy, rather than just throwing it in as a different beginning, and read what the Fathers have to say about Genesis, you will clearly see that evolution is in fact wholly incompatible with Orthodox Christianity. There are many issues here: the Fathers accepted the Scriptures as is — they didn’t think themselves wiser than God’s revelation. Many Fathers insisted that we not deny the literal/historical level. The Fathers, without exception as I far as I know, therefore accept the timeline of Genesis as literal, which leaves not nearly enough time for evolution to have occurred…