Genetics and the Age of the Earth
Does Genetics Support an Old Earth Timeline?
by Ken Ham on September 8, 2025Part 1
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Evolutionists believe modern humans have been around for hundreds of thousands of years. If that’s true, there should be hundreds of genetic mistakes in the DNA we receive from our mothers.
You see, every six generations, a mutation occurs in that DNA. If there’ve been thousands of generations, there should be huge genetic differences.
But the most differences scientists have found between two people is only 123. This completely contradicts the evolutionary timeline.
But this is the exact maximum number we’d expect in a biblical timeline of just a few hundred generations! The evidence confirms God’s Word.
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Ken Ham is the Founder of Answers in Genesis–US, the highly acclaimed Creation Museum, and the world-renowned Ark Encounter. Ken Ham is one of the most in-demand Christian speakers in North America.
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