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{{See also|Counterexamples to an Old Earth}}

{{See also|Counterexamples to an Old Earth}}

The '''Age of the Earth''' has been a matter of interest to humans for millennia. All verifiable evidence indicates that the Earth is about 6,000 or less than 10,000 years old.  Yet with circular reasoning and implausible assumptions, [[liberals]] insist that the Earth is approximately 4.54 billion years (4.54 × 10⁹ ± 1%).<ref name="101Evidences"/><ref name="RefutingEvo"/><ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/22/opinion/polls/main965223.shtml polling]</ref>. Meanwhile, Dr. Walt Brown rightly notes: "Dr. John Sanford has shown that mutations occur at such a rapid rate that “mutational meltdown” would have occurred if humans were only 100,000 years old. “Genetic entropy” is pushing mankind toward extinction.d"<ref>https://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/LifeSciences9.html</ref>.

The '''Age of the Earth''' has been a matter of interest to humans for millennia. All verifiable evidence indicates that the Earth is about 6,000 or less than 10,000 years old.  Yet with circular reasoning and implausible assumptions, [[liberals]] insist that the Earth is approximately 4.54 billion years (4.54 × 10⁹ ± 1%).<ref name="101Evidences"/><ref name="RefutingEvo"/><ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/22/opinion/polls/main965223.shtml polling]</ref> Meanwhile, Dr. Walt Brown rightly notes: "Dr. John Sanford has shown that mutations occur at such a rapid rate that “mutational meltdown” would have occurred if humans were only 100,000 years old. “Genetic entropy” is pushing mankind toward extinction.d".<ref>https://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/LifeSciences9.html</ref>

Old Earth advocates rely on one flawed assumption to the exclusion of other evidence, similar to how an investigator may mistakenly rely on one faulty eyewitness's opinion to the exclusion of all else.  In fact, eyewitness testimony is proven to be less reliable than other indicators, just as the assumption by Old Earth proponents that the [[Radiometric dating|rate of radioactive decay]] has always been constant is flawed. Far from being constant, the rate of radioactive decay would almost certainly slow down as the universe cools.<ref>https://www.icr.org/article/nuclear-decay-evidence-for-young-world</ref><ref>https://www.icr.org/article/radioactive-decay-rates-not-stable</ref><ref>https://answersingenesis.org/geology/radiometric-dating/the-fallacies-of-radioactive-dating-of-rocks</ref>  At the very least, it is not consistent and easily predictable.<ref>http://chem.libretexts.org/Core/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry/Nuclear_Chemistry/Radioactivity/Radioactive_Decay_Rates</ref>

Old Earth advocates rely on one flawed assumption to the exclusion of other evidence, similar to how an investigator may mistakenly rely on one faulty eyewitness's opinion to the exclusion of all else.  In fact, eyewitness testimony is proven to be less reliable than other indicators, just as the assumption by Old Earth proponents that the [[Radiometric dating|rate of radioactive decay]] has always been constant is flawed. Far from being constant, the rate of radioactive decay would almost certainly slow down as the universe cools.<ref>https://www.icr.org/article/nuclear-decay-evidence-for-young-world</ref><ref>https://www.icr.org/article/radioactive-decay-rates-not-stable</ref><ref>https://answersingenesis.org/geology/radiometric-dating/the-fallacies-of-radioactive-dating-of-rocks</ref>  At the very least, it is not consistent and easily predictable.<ref>http://chem.libretexts.org/Core/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry/Nuclear_Chemistry/Radioactivity/Radioactive_Decay_Rates</ref>

"In the year 5199th from the creation of the world, when in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, in the year 2959th from the flood, in the year 2015th from the birth of Abraham, in the year 1510th from the going forth of the people of Israel out of Egypt under Moses, in the year 1032th from the anointing of David as King, in the 65th week according to the prophecy of Daniel, in the 194th Olympiad, in the 752nd from the foundation of the city of Rome, in the 42nd year of the reign of the Emperor Octavian Augustus, in the 6th age of the world, while the whole earth was at peace, Jesus Christ, Himself Eternal God and Son of the Eternal Father, being pleased to hallow the world by His most gracious coming, having been conceived of the Holy Ghost, and when nine months were passed after His conception, [all kneel down] was born of the Virgin Mary at Bethlehem of Juda made Man, Our Lord Jesus Christ was born according to the flesh."<ref>https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/spanning-east-and-west-christmas-liturgy</ref>

"In the year 5199th from the creation of the world, when in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, in the year 2959th from the flood, in the year 2015th from the birth of Abraham, in the year 1510th from the going forth of the people of Israel out of Egypt under Moses, in the year 1032th from the anointing of David as King, in the 65th week according to the prophecy of Daniel, in the 194th Olympiad, in the 752nd from the foundation of the city of Rome, in the 42nd year of the reign of the Emperor Octavian Augustus, in the 6th age of the world, while the whole earth was at peace, Jesus Christ, Himself Eternal God and Son of the Eternal Father, being pleased to hallow the world by His most gracious coming, having been conceived of the Holy Ghost, and when nine months were passed after His conception, [all kneel down] was born of the Virgin Mary at Bethlehem of Juda made Man, Our Lord Jesus Christ was born according to the flesh."<ref>https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/spanning-east-and-west-christmas-liturgy</ref>

This Ancient Roman Liturgy, going back 100s of years<ref>https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781870252874/a-history-of-early-roman-liturgy/</ref>, thus places the Lord Jesus Christ's Incarnation roughly 5200 years since the Creation of Adam and Eve. This means, at the current time, only around 7225 years, and certainly less than 10,000 years have elapsed since then.

This Ancient Roman Liturgy, going back 100s of years,<ref>https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781870252874/a-history-of-early-roman-liturgy/</ref> thus places the Lord Jesus Christ's Incarnation roughly 5200 years since the Creation of Adam and Eve. This means, at the current time, only around 7225 years, and certainly less than 10,000 years have elapsed since then.

=== Widespread Historical Acceptance of Biblical Account ===

=== Widespread Historical Acceptance of Biblical Account ===

All these computations have been made upon the supposition that the human race sprang from one pair. If from many in the distant past, as the evolutionists assert, these bewildering figures must be enormously increased."<ref>https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8508/8508-h/8508-h.htm#chap01</ref>

All these computations have been made upon the supposition that the human race sprang from one pair. If from many in the distant past, as the evolutionists assert, these bewildering figures must be enormously increased."<ref>https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8508/8508-h/8508-h.htm#chap01</ref>

This is logical. Even in 100-200 years, as we see by experience, the Population grows very large very soon. It certainly has even in these last 2000 years since Christ which we know very well. The only way Evolutionists could sustain their Evolutionary time-scales of even 100,000 years for Humanity, ironically, is by proposing ''multiple'' global calamities and global catastrophes like the global flood they deny! In the absence of that, and of course it violates Ockham's Razor to suggest that, Humanity did not exist for the last 100,000 years or more, let alone descend from ape-like ancestors who lived 10 MN years ago, as some Evolutionists say, since then the Population of Humanity would, across those 100s of 1000s or Millions of years, have grown so incredibly large that it does not conform with reality.

This is logical. Even in 100–200 years, as we see by experience, the Population grows very large very soon. It certainly has even in these last 2000 years since Christ which we know very well. The only way Evolutionists could sustain their Evolutionary time-scales of even 100,000 years for Humanity, ironically, is by proposing ''multiple'' global calamities and global catastrophes like the global flood they deny! In the absence of that, and of course it violates Ockham's Razor to suggest that, Humanity did not exist for the last 100,000 years or more, let alone descend from ape-like ancestors who lived 10 MN years ago, as some Evolutionists say, since then the Population of Humanity would, across those 100s of 1000s or Millions of years, have grown so incredibly large that it does not conform with reality.

=== Evolutionists vs. “odious spectre” Kelvin ===

=== Evolutionists vs. “odious spectre” Kelvin ===

By about 1930, J. H. Jeans was arguing for an age of the Earth of around two billion years.<ref>Universal History of the World, p.76.</ref>

By about 1930, J. H. Jeans was arguing for an age of the Earth of around two billion years.<ref>Universal History of the World, p.76.</ref>

In a 1928 book, Rev. Williams mentions the rapid rise of Evolutionary Estimates and critiques them: "The estimates of the age of the world vary from 16,000,000 years to 100 times this number or 1,600,000,000 years. Even H.G. Wells admits these estimates “rest nearly always upon theoretical assumptions of the slenderest kind.” This is undoubtedly true of the reckless estimates of evolutionists, whose theory requires such an enormous length of time that science can not concede it. Prof. H.H. Newman says, “The last decade has seen the "demise" of the "outworn" objection to evolution, based on the idea that there has not been time enough for the great changes that are believed by evolutionists to have occurred. Given 100,000,000 or 1,000,000,000 years since life began we can then allow 1,000,000 years for each important change to arise and establish itself.” An objection is not “outworn” until answered, and to speak of the demise of a generally accepted theory is hardly scientific. We will not allow the evolutionist to dismiss so weighty an objection with a wave of the hand". <ref>https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8508/8508-h/8508-h.htm#chap10</ref> This excerpt very plainly shows Evolutionists had no other motivation for absurdly and foolishly expanding their pretended estimates of the Age of the Earth than that of promoting Evolution.

In a 1928 book, Rev. Williams mentions the rapid rise of Evolutionary Estimates and critiques them: "The estimates of the age of the world vary from 16,000,000 years to 100 times this number or 1,600,000,000 years. Even H.G. Wells admits these estimates “rest nearly always upon theoretical assumptions of the slenderest kind.” This is undoubtedly true of the reckless estimates of evolutionists, whose theory requires such an enormous length of time that science can not concede it. Prof. H.H. Newman says, “The last decade has seen the "demise" of the "outworn" objection to evolution, based on the idea that there has not been time enough for the great changes that are believed by evolutionists to have occurred. Given 100,000,000 or 1,000,000,000 years since life began we can then allow 1,000,000 years for each important change to arise and establish itself.” An objection is not “outworn” until answered, and to speak of the demise of a generally accepted theory is hardly scientific. We will not allow the evolutionist to dismiss so weighty an objection with a wave of the hand".<ref>https://www.gutenberg.org/files/8508/8508-h/8508-h.htm#chap10</ref> This excerpt very plainly shows Evolutionists had no other motivation for absurdly and foolishly expanding their pretended estimates of the Age of the Earth than that of promoting Evolution.

The inclusion of radiogenic heat makes however only insignificant difference in terms of age limit inferred from the time required for the surface gradient to reach its present-day estimated value of 20&nbsp;°C/km supported by observational evidence.

The inclusion of radiogenic heat makes however only insignificant difference in terms of age limit inferred from the time required for the surface gradient to reach its present-day estimated value of 20&nbsp;°C/km supported by observational evidence.