I have leanings in that direction.
The eyewitness testimony that I trust says life began recently, and if I understand the straightforward meaning of the message correctly, the universe is recent as well. However explaining how God did it leaves room for us to discover.
For 150 yrs Christians have had to be dumbfounded by where the evidence appeared to point. (Evidence of our integrity regarding our intellectual honesty). This, in my opinion, is beginning to change. Scientists are starting to review the evidence, as well as consider new evidence, from a Biblical perspective, and with gathering success.
Translation: I've been handing out YEC leaflets for the past 2 or so years.
I appreciate your honesty. I'm curious, is there any evidence out there that would make you change your interpretation, or is the words placed in the Bible irrevocable?