Original sentence: In modern times, many Christian fundamentalists, especially proponents of Dominionism, attempt to support Young Earth creationism using selective reading of religious texts and argument via creation science.Modern geologists, based on extensive and detailed scientific evidence, consider the age of the Earth to be around 4.567 billion years (4.567 years).They provide alternative explanations through flood geology, which is a theory based on biblical inerrancy that ignores evidence from meteorites, the Moon, and Mars, and has been rejected by scientists
Edited sentence: Based on extensive and detailed scientific evidence, geologists have determined the age of the Earth to be around 4.567 billion years (4.567 years).Because current scientific evidence tends to contradict beliefs held by Christian fundamentalists, there have been ongoing efforts, particularly amongst proponents of Dominionism, to support Young Earth creationism using selective reading of religious texts and argument via creation science.For religious and other viewpoints, see Dating Creation and Origin belief.They provide alternative explanations through flood geology, which is a theory based on biblical inerrancy that ignores evidence from meteorites, the Moon and Mars and has been rejected by scientists.This article details scientific methods