Brief summaries of the main conclusions of the leading presentations are given below for those who may find the complete articles too long or technical. Earthbound cosmologists have viewed our solar system from both perspectives. With the advent of unmanned probes, results have been obtained which have forced the abandoning of supposed similarities with our own earth as well as causing the destruction of several fantasies. The solar system appears not to be homogeneous in its composition and structure. These results are puzzling in view of a supposed similar source of raw materials.
Atmospheric compositions are uniformly hostile to known life forms.
Elemental and molecular studies indicate great variance in apparent ages. These results provide little confidence in any naturalistic model of a cosmology for our solar system. The genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11 have sharply divided biblical scholars into two very separate camps. On one side are those who view these chronologies as a descriptive device to demonstrate a lineage from Adam through Noah. By comparing this chronology with others in Scripture, they posit that the time-related statements do not necessarily carry validity.