"Science has disproven too much of what I was taught to believe."
How it sounds in your head: Evolution, the age of the earth, the flood geology - it all falls apart under scrutiny. If Genesis isn't literal, what else isn't? Maybe the whole thing is pre-scientific mythology that modern people should outgrow.
"For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him."
-- Colossians 1:16Enemy + fundamentalism: Satan uses false choice between faith and science; religious teaching made young earth creationism a salvation issue, setting up unnecessary crisis.
She was taught that literal six-day creation was essential to Christianity, so when science challenged it, her whole faith felt threatened. The enemy says if Genesis 1 isn't literal, Jesus' resurrection isn't either.
Paul engaged Greek philosophers by quoting their own poets and acknowledging the 'Unknown God' they worshiped, then declared Jesus. He didn't demand they accept Jewish creation accounts first - he met them where their learning was and pointed to Christ. Integration of truth, not rejection of knowledge.
I REFUSE the lie that scientific discovery threatens the Creator. IT IS WRITTEN that all things were created by Him and for Him, and that truth holds regardless of timelines or mechanisms. The HOW God created doesn't change the WHO that did the creating. IT IS WRITTEN that the heavens declare the glory of God, which means nature itself points to Him. Faith and science aren't enemies - they're different lenses on the same Reality. I don't need young earth geology to trust the God who hung the stars.
The Father isn't panicking about telescopes and DNA sequencing - He invented the laws scientists are discovering, and every true discovery reveals more of His brilliance. He's not threated by your questions about cosmology; He's the answer beneath all the equations.