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Conflicting theories

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−	An '''Ice Age''' is a period of [[Earth]]'s history when [[ice]] sheets covered a much larger part of the [[planet]] than is currently the case. [[Old Earth]] ~~supporters~~ claim that several such periods ~~have~~ occurred over millions of years of geological time, but this view is disputed by a group of scientists who ~~believe in~~ [[Young Earth Creationism]]. See [[Creation Science]] and [[counterexamples to an Ice Age]].	+	An '''Ice Age''' is a period of [[Earth]]'s history when [[ice]] sheets supposedly covered a much larger part of the [[planet]] than is currently the case.
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		+	[[Old Earth]] believers claim that several such periods occurred over millions of years of geological time, but this view is disputed by a group of scientists who find evidence for [[Young Earth Creationism]]. See [[Creation Science]] and [[counterexamples to an Ice Age]].

	==Conflicting theories==		==Conflicting theories==

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 ==See also==
+* [[Date of creation]]
-[[Date of creation]]
+* [[Little Ice Age]]
 == Bibliography ==

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 == Bibliography ==
-* Batten, Don, et. al., 2007, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/cabook/chapter16.pdf ''What about the Ice Age?''], ''The Creation Answers Book'', Chapter 16
+* Batten, Don, et al., 2007, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/cabook/chapter16.pdf ''What about the Ice Age?''], ''The Creation Answers Book'', Chapter 16
 * Oard, M.J., 1990. An Ice Age Caused by the Genesis Flood, Technical Monograph, Institute for Creation Research, El Cajon, CA,

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 According to atheistic [[geology]], there have been many Ice Ages, the oldest hypothesized one being 2.3 [[billion]] years ago, and the most recent finishing around 11,500 years ago.<ref name="WBE" /><ref name="CAB">Batten, 2007</ref>
-* The study of the ice ages is remarkably interdisciplinary. To be an expert in this field, a scientist must have a comprehensive knowledge of [[geology]], [[physics]], [[glaciology]], [[oceanography]], [[atmospheric science]], [[celestial mechanics]], [[solar system]] [[astrophysics]], [[cosmic rays]], [[solar physics]], [[interplanetary dust]], [[climate modeling]], [[spectral analysis]], and [[statistics]]. As a consequence, there are no real experts.<ref> [http://muller.lbl.gov/pages/IceAgeBook/preface.html Ice Ages and Astronomical Causes]</ref>
+* The study of the ice ages is remarkably interdisciplinary. To be an expert in this field, a scientist must have a comprehensive knowledge of [[geology]], [[physics]], [[glaciology]], [[oceanography]], [[atmospheric science]], [[celestial mechanics]], [[solar system]] [[astrophysics]], [[cosmic rays]], [[solar physics]], [[interplanetary dust]], [[climate modeling]], [[spectral analysis]], and [[statistics]]. As a consequence, there are no real experts.<ref>[http://muller.lbl.gov/pages/IceAgeBook/preface.html Ice Ages and Astronomical Causes]</ref>
 ==Cooling and warming==
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 If the Earth cools down, [[evaporation]] and therefore [[precipitation]] are reduced, so little [[snow]] will fall onto land to form ice sheets.  If the Earth heats up, evaporation and precipitation are increased, but the precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, or melts rather than forming ice sheets.<ref name="CAB" />
 ==Agassiz==
 The theory was first proposed by [[Louis Agassiz]] in 1837 to try to explain geologic features which until then had been explained by the [[great flood]].<ref>[http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/climatechange2/02_1.shtml Discovery of the Great Ice Age]</ref><ref>Aber, James S., [http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/histgeol/agassiz/agassiz.htm Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz]</ref>
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 {{Bible quote|From whose womb comes the ice?<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens<br />when the waters become hard as stone,<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; when the surface of the deep is frozen?<br />|book=Job|chap=38|verses=29-30|version=NIV}}
-==See Also==
+==See also==
 [[Date of creation]]

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−	An '''Ice Age''' is a period of [[Earth]]'s history when [[ice]] sheets covered a much larger part of the [[planet]] than is currently the case. ~~The consensus of scientists is~~ that several such periods have occurred over millions of years of geological time, ~~although~~ this view is disputed by a ~~small~~ group of scientists who believe in [[Young Earth Creationism]] ~~(see also~~ [[Creation Science]]).	+	An '''Ice Age''' is a period of [[Earth]]'s history when [[ice]] sheets covered a much larger part of the [[planet]] than is currently the case. [[Old Earth]] supporters claim that several such periods have occurred over millions of years of geological time, but this view is disputed by a group of scientists who believe in [[Young Earth Creationism]]. See [[Creation Science]] and [[counterexamples to an Ice Age]].

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 ==Conflicting theories==
-This theory was developed to attempt to reconcile [[atheistic]] (true) insistence on an [[Old Earth]] (obiously true) with observed evidence suggesting a [[Young Earth]].
+This theory was developed to attempt to reconcile [[atheistic]] insistence on an [[Old Earth]] with observed evidence suggesting a [[Young Earth]].
 ==Sea levels==
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 According to atheistic [[geology]], there have been many Ice Ages, the oldest hypothesized one being 2.3 [[billion]] years ago, and the most recent finishing around 11,500 years ago.<ref name="WBE" /><ref name="CAB">Batten, 2007</ref>
-* The study of the ice ages is remarkably interdisciplinary. To be an expert in this field, a scientist must have a comprehensive knowledge of [[geology]], [[physics]], [[glaciology]], [[oceanography]], [[atmospheric science]], [[celestial mechanics]], [[solar system]] [[astrophysics]], [[cosmic rays]], [[solar physics]], [[interplanetary dust]], [[climate modeling]], [[spectral analysis]], and [[statistics]]. As a consequence, there are no real experts.<ref> That last sentence isint true.http://muller.lbl.gov/pages/IceAgeBook/preface.html Ice Ages and Astronomical Causes]</ref>
+* The study of the ice ages is remarkably interdisciplinary. To be an expert in this field, a scientist must have a comprehensive knowledge of [[geology]], [[physics]], [[glaciology]], [[oceanography]], [[atmospheric science]], [[celestial mechanics]], [[solar system]] [[astrophysics]], [[cosmic rays]], [[solar physics]], [[interplanetary dust]], [[climate modeling]], [[spectral analysis]], and [[statistics]]. As a consequence, there are no real experts.<ref> [http://muller.lbl.gov/pages/IceAgeBook/preface.html Ice Ages and Astronomical Causes]</ref>
 ==Cooling and warming==
-If the Earth cools down, [[evaporation]] and therefore [[precipitation]] are reduced, so little [[snow]] will fall onto land to form ice sheets.  If the Earth heats up, evaporation and precipitation are increased, but the precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, or melts rather than forming ice sheets. this site is full of lies<ref name="CAB" />
+If the Earth cools down, [[evaporation]] and therefore [[precipitation]] are reduced, so little [[snow]] will fall onto land to form ice sheets.  If the Earth heats up, evaporation and precipitation are increased, but the precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, or melts rather than forming ice sheets.<ref name="CAB" />
 ==Agassiz==