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== Problems for Young Earth Creationism ==
== Problems for Young Earth Creationism ==
Because velocity = distance/time, a YEC wishing to postulate a universe of approximately 6000 years old faces a number of problems:
Because velocity = distance/time, a young earth creationist wishing to postulate a universe of approximately 6000 years old faces a number of problems if one uses a [[a priori]] [[methodological approach]] to the issue:
1. If they accept that the speed of light is indeed a constant 186,000 miles per second, then they must argue for massive and systemic error in the measurement of distance between Earth and the vast majority of the observable universe.
1. If they accept that the speed of light is indeed a constant 186,000 miles per second, then they must argue for massive and systemic error in the measurement of distance between Earth and the vast majority of the observable universe.
2. If they accept that the measured distances are correct, then they must argue for a catastrophic miscalculation of the speed of light.
2. If they accept that the measured distances are correct, then they must argue for a catastrophic miscalculation of the speed of light.
==References==
==References==