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Line 62: − ==The Young Earth Creationist Position==+ − According to [[Young Earth Creationism|Young Earth]] creationists, the Moon is not as old as any of the above hypotheses suggest and that naturalistic explanations for the origin of the moon are inadequate. <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v20/i4/moon.asp</ref><ref>http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/AstroPhysicalSciences8.html</ref> One argument against the its age is that the Moon would have been lost to the pull of Earth's gravity a long time ago<ref>Answers in Genesis: [http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v14/i4/moon.asp "Is the moon really old?"]</ref> Their current estimates put the Moon at approximately 8,000 to 10,000 years old, matching the rough age [[Genesis]] suggests.
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Further research will show if either of these hypotheses is correct, or if scientists will develop a new theory based on new observations.
Further research will show if either of these hypotheses is correct, or if scientists will develop a new theory based on new observations.
== Reference ==
== Reference ==
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[[category:astronomy]]
[[category:astronomy]]