The Possible's View Of Young Earth Creationism
Young earth creationism is the belief that God directly created the universe, including earth and all life on earth, less than 10,000 years ago. Young earth creationists assert that this direct act by God took place in six, 24 hour days. This differs greatly from old earth creationism, which holds the belief that earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old. Old earth creationists base this theory on geological time scale, different interpretations of Genesis, and various scientific dating methods. Although young earth creationism is typically dismissed by both secular and Christian scientists, this view of the origin of earth is not only biblically accurate, but scientifically accurate as well. There is much biblical and theological
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Old Earth creationists typically hold the belief that animals died before the fall. If this were true, and animals died before the fall, why does the Bible say, “God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.”? Were disease, sickness, and death in the earth before the fall? If old earth creationist dating methods are correct, then yes. But, if the Bible is absolute truth, then those dates are inaccurate and there was no pre-fall death or disease in the world. A righteous and perfect God would not approve imperfection. This also means that geological record of fossils and layers could not be millions or billions of years …show more content…
If the earth is billions of years old, like old earth creationists suggest, the sediment thickness accumulated on the ocean floor should be many miles deep. On average, wind and water erode approximately 19 billion tons of rock and dirt debris from the continents, and deposit them on the seafloor every year. Furthermore, the average global measurement of the sediment thickness on the seafloor only measures to be 1,300 feet. At this specific rate, 1,300 feet of sediment would only accumulate in 10 to 12 million years. The Genesis flood is responsible for much of the present sediment. This aligns with the Biblical account of the flood, the young earth theory, and the present sediment accumulation. Another interesting piece of scientific evidence is DNA found in “ancient” fossils such as dinosaurs. Many scientists have discovered DNA in ancient fossils that are said to be millions and billions of years old. Chemistry tells us that DNA can not last for millions of years, therefore these “ancient” fossils can not be millions of years old. Rather, they are thousands of years old. Some scientists have also reported finding bacteria from the guts of ancient animals. Again, bacteria can not survive for this amount of time. This proves that these “ancient” fossils have died within the past thousands of
Old Earth creationists typically hold the belief that animals died before the fall. If this were true, and animals died before the fall, why does the Bible say, “God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.”? Were disease, sickness, and death in the earth before the fall? If old earth creationist dating methods are correct, then yes. But, if the Bible is absolute truth, then those dates are inaccurate and there was no pre-fall death or disease in the world. A righteous and perfect God would not approve imperfection. This also means that geological record of fossils and layers could not be millions or billions of years …show more content…
If the earth is billions of years old, like old earth creationists suggest, the sediment thickness accumulated on the ocean floor should be many miles deep. On average, wind and water erode approximately 19 billion tons of rock and dirt debris from the continents, and deposit them on the seafloor every year. Furthermore, the average global measurement of the sediment thickness on the seafloor only measures to be 1,300 feet. At this specific rate, 1,300 feet of sediment would only accumulate in 10 to 12 million years. The Genesis flood is responsible for much of the present sediment. This aligns with the Biblical account of the flood, the young earth theory, and the present sediment accumulation. Another interesting piece of scientific evidence is DNA found in “ancient” fossils such as dinosaurs. Many scientists have discovered DNA in ancient fossils that are said to be millions and billions of years old. Chemistry tells us that DNA can not last for millions of years, therefore these “ancient” fossils can not be millions of years old. Rather, they are thousands of years old. Some scientists have also reported finding bacteria from the guts of ancient animals. Again, bacteria can not survive for this amount of time. This proves that these “ancient” fossils have died within the past thousands of