cranium size has increased compared to in protohumans and this may have played a role in our technological development, although its still theory. There are animals with much larger brains than us and there are animals with higher brain to body ratios than us. while evidence shows cranium size...
i don't think there's any strong evidence that the first humans were neurologically distinct from us in a way that would have a big impact on cognitive benchmarks. Its theorized that at some point before the evolution of humans some abberant change to the brain resulted in the ability for us to...
There are a wide variety of beliefs both within scientific and theological communities. Some theological beliefs are compatible with certain scientific findings. I would be surprised if young earth creationism was ever compatible with geology or astronomy or a number of more fundamental studies...
there are theologians who seek to find a biblical interpretation that is both faithful to the scripture and doesn't contradict academic consensus.
I don't know a lot about theology, but this site seems to have some resources https://answersingenesis.org/creationism/old-earth/
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