Age of the Earth - A critical battle.ppt

Are long ages necessary? Radioisotope dating Scientific evidences for a young earth The Biblical age of the earth God used the big bang as part of His process – old earth (theistic evolution) God created the universe in 6 literal days Requires Long ages Cannot explain the origin of matter Cannot explain the origin of life Cannot explain the origin of information Cannot explain how one species could evolve into a new species Is a constantly changing model Continues to use false and misleading information as support “Experiments by Dr. George R. Hill and Dr. Don C. Adams at the University of Utah have shown that plant matter can be turned into coal in a matter of hours.” “Experiments by the U.S. Bureau of mines showed that petroleum (oil) can be produced from organic material in only 20 minutes.” “A mineralized sodium silicate solution for the application to wood has a composition causing it to penetrate the wood and jell within the wood so as to give the wood the non-burning characteristics of petrified wood.” Mount Saint Helens Scablands of Eastern Washington Grand Canyon Liquefaction Turbidites – underwater landslides “Using radioactive dating, scientists have determined that the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old, ancient enough for all species to have been formed through evolution.” Biology: Visualizing Life, Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1998, p.177. “Radiometric and other dating techniques, when used properly, are highly accurate means of establishing dates in the history of the planet and in the history of life.” National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), 1995 Position Statements Can you calculate how long you were outside? Sunset Crater, Northern Arizona Potassium-argon: 200,000+ Reality: AD 1065 Lava flows at Mt. Ngaurhoe, New Zealand Potassium-argon: 275,000 Reality: 1949, 1954, 1975 Hualalai basalt, Hawaii Potassium-argon: 1.4 – 22 million Reality: AD 1801 Mt. Etna basalt, Sicily Potassium-argon: 140,000 – 350,000 Reality: 1972 Diamonds from Zaire: 6