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== Problems for Young Earth Creationism ==
== Problems for Young Earth Creationism ==
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 naturalism]] approach to the issue:
Because velocity = distance/time, a young earth creationist wishing to postulate a universe of approximately 6000 years old faces a number of problems:
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.
3. If they wish to preserve both a constant speed of light and currently measured distances, then they must postulate some form of divine "pre-construction" of observable radiation at the moment of creation (see [[methodological naturalism]]).
==References==
==References==