It took me longer than I’d like to admit to realize it was total bullshit and start to really understand evolution. it also stunted my development of critical thinking skills. I love science and the natural world so much, I still don’t know if I can forgive my folks for doing that.
Shoutout to AromRa on YouTube for his creationism/evolution videos.
Yes, I was taught yec and that evolution was false. Homeschooled and taught essentially all of those types of beliefs-a worldwide flood 4000~ years ago, dinosaurs lived with humans for the few thousand years before then, climate science denial, etc.
I also love nature and animals and learning the truth about evolution has been very cool, seeing all the things science has found about our history. I broke away from the church at 15/16 and accepted evolution shortly after. Heartbreaking to me how many people don’t see through it.