Young Earth Creationism Is Not Possible

I. The Big Bang There is much evidence for the Big Bang, which occurred, roughly 13.798 billion years ago. One is the distribution of elements throughout the universe: "…as one examines older and older objects, the abundance of most heavy elements becomes smaller and smaller, asymptoting to zero. By contrast, the abundance of helium goes to a non-zero limiting value. The measurements show consistently that the abundance of helium, even in very old objects, is still around 25% of the total mass of "normal" matter. And that corresponds nicely to the value which the BBT predicts for the production of He during primordial nucleosynthesis. "[1][2][3] Another proof is the organization of the known universe. Galaxies that formed relatively recently appear markedly different from galaxies formed at similar distances but shortly after the Big Bang. These observations are strong arguments against the steady-state model. Observations of star formation, galaxy and quasar distributions and larger structures agree well with Big Bang simulations of the formation of structure in the Universe and are helping to complete details of the theory. [4][5] A final proof is the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation – the existence of it essentially confirms the Big Bang Theory itself. It was discovered, and its predictions confirmed over the years since its inception. In the absence of Big Bang, there would be no reason to expect a uniform, long-wavelength background radiation in the universe. [6][7] Here is a satellite picture of the cosmic microwave background ([17]). Notice how the field is relatively uniform, a confirmation of a prediction of the BBT. Overall, the oldest starts are around 13 billion years old, right around the time of the inception of star formation, both confirming the age of the universe and the Big Bang Theory timeline. In essence, either the speed of light has to be increased dramatically (which is impossible), or the universe is older than 10000 years. [8][9]II. Meteorites There are thousands of old meteorites on the Earth that are older than 4 billion years. "The best age for the Earth (4.54 Ga) is based on old, presumed single-stage leads coupled with the Pb ratios in troilite from iron meteorites, specifically the Canyon Diablo meteorite. In addition, mineral grains (zircon) with U-Pb ages of 4.4 Ga have recently been reported from sedimentary rocks in west-central Australia. "[10] Many of the oldest meteorites examined range from 4.5-4.65 billion years old. [11] The oldest recovered rocks from the moon show the same story. "These rocks vary greatly in age, a reflection of their different ages of formation and their subsequent histories. The oldest dated moon rocks, however, have ages between 4.4 and 4.5 billion years and provide a minimum age for the formation of our nearest planetary neighbor. "[10]Meteorites from around the solar system also tell the same story: "There are more than 70 meteorites, of different types, whose ages have been measured using radiometric dating techniques. The results show that the meteorites, and therefore the Solar System, formed between 4.53 and 4.58 billion years ago. "[10] This level of precisenessin meteorites found on the Earth, the Moon, and around the solar system indicate they were caused by the same event, and a lot older the 10000 years. III. The Earth's Indicators There are many indicators in the Earth that are older than 10000 years. Take, for example, ice core samples: "From the data gathered from the Vostok ice-core indicates that the minimum age of the earth is 160,000 +- 15,000 years. Furthermore there exists approximately 33% of additional ice below the core sample which would hold a disproportionate number of years due to thinning of the ice layers under the tremendous pressure of the ice above it. "[12] Another is continental drift. Satellite data has shown that the two continents are moving at a rate of roughly 2 cm per year (roughly the speed of fingernail growth), which means that for these diverging continents to have been together at some point in history, as all the evidence shows, the drift must have been going on for at least 200 million years. [13][14] Yet another example is the shifting of the geomagnetic poles. A geomagnetic reversal is a change in the polarity of the Earth's magnetic field. The frequency at which these reversals occur varies greatly, but they usually happen once every 50,000 to 800,000 years, and generally take thousands of years. This fact is obviously inconsistent with the notion of a young Earth; around 171 reversals are geologically documented, which would make the Earth at least 8.5 million years old. [13][15] One final example that I will cite is that of weathering rinds. Weathering rinds are layers of weathered material that develop on glacial rocks. The weathering is caused by the oxidation of magnesium and iron rich minerals, and the thickness of this layer correlates with the age of a sample. Certain weathering rinds on basalt and andesite rocks in the eastern United States are believed to have taken over 300,000 years to form. [13][16] There is one thing common in all these examples – they give evidence to the Earth being far greater than 10000 years old. Overall, the age of the Earth is around 4.5 billion years and the age of the universe is around 13.8 billion years, both of which are far greater than the time period proposed in the resolution of 10000 years. Sources [1]: . http://arxiv.org...[2]: Y. Izotov, T. X. Thuan, and V. A. Lipovetsky, The Primordial Helium Abundance: Systematic Effects and a New Determination, Astrophys. J. Suppl. 108 (1997) 1[3]: . http://www.talkorigins.org...[4]: . http://arxiv.org...[5]: Bertschinger, E. (1998). 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