The Earth is older than the Bible perceives.

Thank you, Con."I shall argue that the Earth is less than 10,000 years old, a drop in the bucket compared to the standard secular date of 4.5Gy. With my lines of evidence I will attempt to set an upper limit for the age of the Earth. Pro must attempt to show that the Earth is older than 10,000 years and I must attempt to show that it is not, plain and simple; here we go!"Unfortunately, you must argue that the Earth is in fact 6,000 years old. Not 10,000, because the resolution says "The Earth is older than the Bible precieves." The Bible percieves it being 6,000 years old, so you must prove the Earth is either 6,000 or less than 6,000 years old. Even if the Earth is proven to be 6,001 years old, you lose.Your arguments are interesting, so basically you are showing evidence that is 6,000 years old and under. I hope you rebut my arguments, however, in the future, or I will most likely win.REBUTTALS"Helium is a very "slippery" atom and can easily escape the zircon crystals, especially when found in rocks at such depths as temperatures are extremely hot and cause the atoms to vibrate and more readily escape the crystals. By measuring the diffusion and retention rates of helium in these zircons, we get an age of 6,000 (± 2,000)"However, the Precambrian Zicron has been researched, and it is said it could be under 4,000 years old, however, it also expands to 541 MILLION years old, which is a possibility. [1] This is called the Cambrian period. It is unproven whether or not it is really 4,000 years old."A type of feldspar known as microcline is also found alongside zircons in Precambrian granite. These feldspar are found to contain argon which, as helium, is also very "slippery." By measuring the diffusivity of the argon isotopes in these feldspar, as well as the amount of retention, it is shown that this granite must be 5,100 (+3,800/-2,100), thus corroborating the helium-in-zircon evidence"A study has been shown to prove that these feldspars are 1,212 million years old. I quote: "Nevertheless, we have obtained a date of 840 + 42 million years old and an initial 87 SR/86 SR ratio of 0.7178 + 0.0026 for the biotite and potassium feldspar." (article: https://kb.osu.edu...)Now, just because of the evidence my opponent has given, it hasn't matched up to mine, mine saying that the Earth is older than that.ARGUMENTS:Petrified WoodPetrified wood is wood that has indeed, been turned into stone. Now you wonder if any fossils have been found in this "wood," and indeed there have been many found. Some dating back to 130 million years ago. [2] Yes, 130 million years ago. These fossils have animal prints and traces that we have never seen before such as several species of cycadeoids. Petrified wood like this can be found in South Dakota in many counties. In order for petrified wood to form, it would take: "The final condition, necessary for petrification, is time. The mineral replacement process is very slow, probably taking millions of years." CoralCoral is of course, found at the bottom of oceans and reefs. Well, in the Great Barrier Reef coral has been found at the bottom, of course. These corals and residues gradually become structures known as coral reefs. This process of growth and deposition is extremely slow, and some of the larger reefs have been "growing" for hundreds of thousands of years. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority estimates that corals have been growing on the Great Barrier Reef for 25 million years, and that coral reef structures have existed on the Great Barrier Reef for at least 600,000 years. [3]ErosionMany places on Earth show how evidence of erosion taking place over very long time periods. The Grand Canyon, for instance, would have taken millions of years to form using the normal rate of erosion seen in water. Nevertheless, Creationists insist it was cut in a few years following the "Great Flood" - but in order for this to happen the rocks of the Kaibab Plateau would have needed to have the solubility of granulated sugar, rather than the more solid stone that it's made of. [4]These prove that the Earth is older than 6,000 years old.Over to you, Con.Cites:[1]- http://en.wikipedia.org...[2]- http://www3.northern.edu...[3]- http://onboard.gbrmpa.gov.au...[4]- http://www.bobspixels.com...