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concerning the age of the Earth, and by implication, the ages of the rest of the universe.
This section reviews common proofs of a young earth, less than 10 millennia old, as proposed by many religious conservatives, and gives rebuttals to each.
We have a corresponding essay which gives dozens of proofs by scientists to show that the earth is extremely old. The arguments in that essay also contain rebuttals.
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Topics included in this section:
| Introduction: content of this section; implications;
proof unlikely |
| Thoughts about young-earth proofs |
| Indicators from radiometric dating of mineral samples |
| Indicators from other observations on the Earth:
Thermodynamics, mineral halos, shape of the earth, magnetic field,
rotational speed, population growth, etc. |
| Indicators from observing the rest of our solar system:
Moon distance, comets, sun's diameter, etc. |
| Indicators by observing the rest of the universe |
Related essays on this web site:
| Indicators that evolution never happened (with rebuttals) |
| Indicators of an old earth (with rebuttals) |
| Attempts to dialog with creation scientist webmasters |
For hundreds more indicators of creationism and a young earth, with rebuttals, see:
Mark Isaak, "The Counter-Creationism Handbook, University of California Press,
(2007).
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reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store. According to Amazon.com: the Handbook:
| Covers claims made about the disciplines of philosophy, biology, paleontology, geology, astronomy, physics and mathematics, history, and more. |
| Addresses the claims of Biblical creationism, intelligent design creationism, and some creationism based on non-Christian religions. |
| Includes an introduction on how to address creationists in different venues, how to deal with novel claims, and why accurate science is important. |
| Is organized thematically, with extensive cross-referencing. |
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Religious Tolerance
Last updated: 2008-AUG-24
Author: B.A. Robinson
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