Age of the Earth
The Bible and an Old Earth
Inserting vast ages into the Bible’s first chapter sets it at odds with modern secular scientific opinion regarding the order of events. Old-earthers put land mammals before whales contrary to biblical claims. Many such examples show it is impossible to add long periods of time into the biblical account without seriously damaging the doctrine of inerrancy.
Does the Earth Look Old?
Most people, including Christians, still claim dogmatically that the earth looks old. If we look at the earth through the “glasses” of human reasoning—that only snail-paced present geological processes can explain the past—then the earth does indeed look old. However, that autonomous human reasoning blatantly denies what God’s Word clearly tells us.
Noah’s Flood or Millions of Years, It Can’t Be Both
Either the rock record is the evidence of millions of years, or it is largely the evidence of Noah’s Flood. It can’t be both. If we believe the earth is billions of years old and shows no sign of a worldwide Flood, then that belief contradicts the biblical account of Noah. If we accept God’s testimony regarding the Flood, we cannot logically believe in millions of years.
“Scientific” Arguments for an Old Earth
We commonly hear scientific-sounding arguments that the earth and universe are billions of years old. We are told radiometric dating shows that certain rocks formed billions of years ago. We are told that starlight from distant galaxies takes billions of years to arrive on earth. Do these arguments stand up to scrutiny?
Evidences of a Young Earth
The earth is only a few thousand years old. That’s a fact, plainly revealed in God’s Word. So we should expect to find plenty of evidence for its youth. And that’s what we find in the earth’s geology, biology, paleontology, and even astronomy.
Articles About Age of the Earth
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Decay and Age: RocksMarch 17, 2007
Although many laypeople think of radiometric dating as unquestionably reliable, the truth is, many of the “ages” such dating methods suggest are contentious and contradictory.
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Oct. 25, 2006 from Answers Magazine
One essential component of evolution is an extremely long timescale for earth history.
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Whom Do You Trust?June 14, 2005
When dealing with the days of creation and the age of the earth, whom do Christians trust today?
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Philosophical Naturalism and the Age of the Earth: Are They Related?March 2, 2005
Many Christians do not understand the stranglehold that philosophical naturalism has on geology and astronomy.
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Research PaperLong-age Puzzle of Thin Ice at the Edge of the Laurentide Ice SheetAug. 1, 2004, pp. 5–6
The margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America was generally composed of lobes, possibly as the result of rapid movement or surges to the south.
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The Common FactorSept. 3, 2003 from Answers Update
On my summer speaking tour across Australia, I visited a number of major museums … and something really ‘hit’ me. Almost everywhere I looked, there were references to millions or billions of years.
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Technical Research PaperThe Origin of Old-Earth Geology and its Ramifications for Life in the 21st CenturyAug. 5, 2003, pp. 22–23
Almost everyone living today takes for granted that the universe and earth are billions of years old.
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New Ice Core Records 120,000 Years?July 30, 2003
A milestone in deep ice drilling occurred on Thursday, 17 July 2003. The deepest ice core in the Northern Hemisphere hit bedrock on the Greenland Ice Sheet at a depth of almost two miles.
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The Supposed Consistency of Evolution’s Long AgesAug. 16, 2001
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of the theory of evolution is the apparent consistency of its corollary, the long-age geological system.
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Technical Research PaperAge Determination of Coastal Submarine Placer, Val'cumey, Northern SiberiaDec. 1, 2000, pp. 83–90
Unlike historical dating which depends on direct observation of past events, and is reliable, all 'scientific' dating methods depend on assumptions about what happened in the past.
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Research PaperLord Kelvin Revisited on the Young Age of the EarthApril 1, 1999, pp. 14–15
A century ago, Lord Kelvin calculated an upper limit for the age of the Earth.
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Magazine ArticleTuluman–A Test of TimeMarch 1, 1999, pp. 54–55
A new-born island provides lessons about thngs that "look old."
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Research PaperBook review: Sea-Floor Sediment and the Age of the Earth by Larry VardimanDec. 1, 1996, pp. 328–329
There is a vast difference between how uniformitarian scientists and creation scientists view Earth history and the data sets from the past.
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Magazine ArticleLiving Tree ‘8,000 Years Older Than Christ’ (?)June 1, 1995, pp. 26–27
Has this tree really been alive since 8,000 years before Christ?
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Magazine ArticleIt’s About TimeMarch 1, 1988, pp. 10–12
Has God left evidence for creation in tiny halos in rocks? A creation scientist believes he has. And his work has never been refuted.
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Magazine ArticleThe First Atmosphere—Geological Evidences and Their ImplicationsNov. 1, 1980, pp. 46–47
In Ex Nihilo (v3n3, August 1980) David Denner discussed the composition of the Earth’s primitive atmosphere as advocated by evolutionists.
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