YEC is unlikely

Good thing we agree on everything. As far as things being hypothetical, I mean unwarranted or unconfimed situations that have no evidence for them. " >Such as evolution, carbon dating, big bang theory etc do you mean? "One thing that puzzles me though, I said for YEC to be AROUND 6000 years old. Yet, you say that the earth can't be ANY older than 6000 years. Well, what if it was 6001? Why would it be so unlikely for it to be a year older? Or even a day? Just a thought. " >Well, as big bang/evolutionists etc work in billions of years, I took it for granted that you'd give me a few hundred years grace either side. 1. Formation of the Grand Canyon. "The Grand Canyon was developed from water erosion. " >True, an observable fact. "There is currently not a known way by water erosion where the Grand Canyon could have formed in 6000 years or less. " >False. An 'omission argument':What is not known is in no way evidence. The Biblical flood is another, equally valid hypothesis. "It took the Grand Canyon ATLEAST 5 million years to develop. " >A hypothesis, NOT fact. >ALSO, The ground level where the canyon ends is HIGHER than where it begins. Do rivers run uphill? . http://www.answersingenesis.org... . http://www.creationscience.com... 2. Impact Craters. "Scientists have discovered almost 200 impact craters on Earth. The only natural cause of these craters is a meteor hitting the planet. If all of these craters were to hit the planet within a 6000 year timeline, there is little chance that life would be able to survive because etc etc" >Again, this is simply another HYPOTHESIS: Fact: Crater like structures exist. Hypothesis (a) They were created by meteorites. Hypothesis (b) They were created by underground eruptions etc: . http://www.trueorigin.org... 3. Vast amount of species. "Many species have been confirmed to have roamed the earth. Mammoths alone have been confirmed to be at least 10,000 years old. Also, scientists have confirmed that at least 99% of all species to ever roam the earth are currently extinct. This includes the early marine organisms and eventually dinosaurs. So many questions are set off by this. " >None of these things are 'confirmed'. . they are hypothesises. "a) Now, how exactly can you first of all explain the existence and extinction of all of these organisms within a 6000 year period? " >This question is non-sensical to me. . you'll have to elaborate. "b) How is there even enough space all of these species to survive? " >There is still LOTS of space on this planet, there was a whole Lot MORE before the flood "c) Here's what is really interesting: how can man emerge from all of this chaos? " >Now you are assuming an evolutionary perspective (a hypothetical doctrine, another would be that God created man 6000 years ago) "d) How come all of these dangerously equipt species suddenly died out, but we didn't? We all know that when man first emerged, there wasn't a lot of technology; we just had sticks and stones. In a way, we were just like any other species. " >Again, you are assuming an evolutionary perspective. "e) How can we compete with, let's say, a raptor? " >EASILY. A raptors brain is the size of a walnut. Personally I'd dig a pit with stakes in it and bait it with food. "f) Why aren't animals that survived as equipt as dinosaurs? " >Do you know HOW many myths and legends there are about heroes killing dragons? . http://creationwiki.org... "g) Also, how can we survive all of these diseases? The list of questions go on and on. " >We have survived them, whatever your worldview. NEGATED.