How Old Is The Earth Chapter 1 Summary
Chapter One: The Nature of Science As you look around, science is everywhere. From the food you eat, clothes you wear, or the television we watch, the success of science is made evident. In 250 B.C., even with less advanced technology, the Egyptians successfully measured the radius of the Earth. Chapter One of “The Earth” discusses the scientific method to achieve a viewpoint that is more aligned with reality than before. The process can be described as: defining the problem, collecting information on the problem, forming a hypothesis, experimentation to test the hypothesis, observing and recording data from experimentation, drawing conclusions, proposing a theory, and lastly, using that theory to predict new facts. Assumptions, which
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The Holy Bible records the entire history of life on this planet. If you accept Scripture as reliable, you can come to the conclusion that it has been less than 10,000 years since Creation. Compared to evolutionary belief, this time span is extremely short. When figuring out time, the principle of uniformity, which states that the present is the key to the past, can be applied to have an understanding of our history. Each step towards a greater understanding of our past leads to more confusion. With new studies that study the cooling of the earth, rate of volcanic ejecta, and growth of human population, one could assume that humans had a vast comprehension of Earth’s age, but this is not the case. Radiometric dating, when an element spontaneously changes into another element, is based upon the ability to determine the amount of product present in a sample. However, factors influence the radiometric age, thus making it difficult for a researcher to determine whether the system under study has remained closed. Only when several different radiometric isotope systems give the same date, then can it be a reliable …show more content…
There are records from many different cultures that point to the flood as a realistic part of our history. Although questions, such as how did all of the species survive, or how did the animals get to the various continents from the ark, are valid, the records speak for themselves.
When thinking about the drastic changes that go hand in hand with the flood, the evidence is laid out clearly. From the deposits, large scale geological changes, and massive burial/preservation of plants and animals, we can see how the geological changes indicate the flood’s existence.
Looking back to the Earth’s amazing features, we see more evidence pointing to the flood by the sedimentary layers, especially in the Grand Canyon. Areas extending the U.S. to England, France Germany, Poland, and even Australia, once again confirm the similarities and distribution of rock, which indicate the flood’s
The Holy Bible records the entire history of life on this planet. If you accept Scripture as reliable, you can come to the conclusion that it has been less than 10,000 years since Creation. Compared to evolutionary belief, this time span is extremely short. When figuring out time, the principle of uniformity, which states that the present is the key to the past, can be applied to have an understanding of our history. Each step towards a greater understanding of our past leads to more confusion. With new studies that study the cooling of the earth, rate of volcanic ejecta, and growth of human population, one could assume that humans had a vast comprehension of Earth’s age, but this is not the case. Radiometric dating, when an element spontaneously changes into another element, is based upon the ability to determine the amount of product present in a sample. However, factors influence the radiometric age, thus making it difficult for a researcher to determine whether the system under study has remained closed. Only when several different radiometric isotope systems give the same date, then can it be a reliable …show more content…
There are records from many different cultures that point to the flood as a realistic part of our history. Although questions, such as how did all of the species survive, or how did the animals get to the various continents from the ark, are valid, the records speak for themselves.
When thinking about the drastic changes that go hand in hand with the flood, the evidence is laid out clearly. From the deposits, large scale geological changes, and massive burial/preservation of plants and animals, we can see how the geological changes indicate the flood’s existence.
Looking back to the Earth’s amazing features, we see more evidence pointing to the flood by the sedimentary layers, especially in the Grand Canyon. Areas extending the U.S. to England, France Germany, Poland, and even Australia, once again confirm the similarities and distribution of rock, which indicate the flood’s