spiral galaxies appear to be young, and only implausible proposals of the existence of dark matter can reconcile with belief in an old universe
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* the [[moon]] is receding from the [[Earth]] at a rate suggesting it would have been too close billions of years ago
* the [[moon]] is receding from the [[Earth]] at a rate suggesting it would have been too close billions of years ago
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* spiral galaxies appear to be young, and proposals of the existence of dark matter are needed to reconcile them with belief in an old universe
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* spiral galaxies appear to be young, and only implausible proposals of the existence of dark matter can reconcile with belief in an old universe
* the massive [[Great Lakes]] are receding in volume too rapidly to have existed a long time
* the massive [[Great Lakes]] are receding in volume too rapidly to have existed a long time
* freshwater lakes are known to be relatively young<ref>Ice Age theories were developed to explain this, but massive freshwater lakes exist even near the equator</ref>
* freshwater lakes are known to be relatively young<ref>Ice Age theories were developed to explain this, but massive freshwater lakes exist even near the equator</ref>