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== Age of the Earth and the Theory of Evolution ==

== Age of the Earth and the Theory of Evolution ==

:''See main articles: [[Young Earth Creationism]], [[Geologic system]]''

:''See main articles: [[Young Earth Creationism]], [[Geologic system]]''

As far as the evolutionary timeline posited by the evolutionary community, the various theories of evolution claim that the earth and universe are billions of years old and that macroevolutionary processes occurred over this time period.<ref name="sarfati3837">Sarfati, 1999, [http://creation.com/refuting-evolution-chapter-8-how-old-is-the-earth Chapter 8, How old is the earth?]</ref><ref>http://creation.com/refuting-evolution-chapter-7-astronomy</ref> [[William R. Corliss]] was a respected cataloger of scientific [[anomaly|anomalies]] and the science magazine ''[[New Scientist]]'' had an article which focused on Mr. Corliss's career as a cataloger of scientific anomalies.<ref>Adrian Hope, ''Finding a Home for Stray Fact'', New Scientist, July 14, 1977, p. 83</ref> Mr. Corliss has cataloged scores of [[Anomaly|anomalies]] which challenge the old earth geology [[paradigm]].<ref>http://www.science-frontiers.com/sourcebk.htm</ref><ref>http://www.apologeticspress.net/articles/184</ref> [[Young earth creationism|Young earth creationist]] hold the [[earth]] and universe is approximately 6,000 years old.<ref name="sarfati3837" /> Young earth creationist scientists state the following is true: there are multiple lines of evidence pointing to a young earth and universe; the old earth and universe [[paradigm]] has numerous [[anomaly|anomalies]] and uses invalid dating methods, and there are multiple citations in the secular science literature that corroborate the implausibility of the old earth and universe paradigm (for details see: [[Young Earth Creationism]]).

As far as the evolutionary timeline posited by the evolutionary community, the various theories of evolution claim that the earth and universe are billions of years old and that macroevolutionary processes occurred over this time period.<ref name="sarfati3837">Sarfati, 1999, [http://creation.com/refuting-evolution-chapter-8-how-old-is-the-earth Chapter 8, How old is the earth?]</ref><ref>http://creation.com/refuting-evolution-chapter-7-astronomy</ref> [[William R. Corliss]] was a respected cataloger of scientific [[anomaly|anomalies]] and the science magazine ''[[New Scientist]]'' had an article which focused on Mr. Corliss's career as a cataloger of scientific anomalies.<ref>Adrian Hope, ''Finding a Home for Stray Fact'', New Scientist, July 14, 1977, p. 83</ref> Mr. Corliss cataloged scores of [[Anomaly|anomalies]] which challenge the old earth geology [[paradigm]].<ref>http://www.science-frontiers.com/sourcebk.htm</ref><ref>http://www.apologeticspress.net/articles/184</ref> [[Young earth creationism|Young earth creationist]] hold the [[earth]] and universe is approximately 6,000 years old.<ref name="sarfati3837" /> Young earth creationist scientists state the following is true: there are multiple lines of evidence pointing to a young earth and universe; the old earth and universe [[paradigm]] has numerous [[anomaly|anomalies]] and uses invalid dating methods, and there are multiple citations in the secular science literature that corroborate the implausibility of the old earth and universe paradigm (for details see: [[Young Earth Creationism]]).

== Scientific Community Consensus and the Macroevolution Position ==

== Scientific Community Consensus and the Macroevolution Position ==