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Evidence For a Young World Dr. Heinz Lycklama heinz@ Which Model Best Fits The Facts? Creation and Evolution are the only two models of origins Both models should be considered as equal alternatives and evaluated objectively in terms of their relative abilities to correlate and explain scientific data The model that incorporates the most data and has the smallest number of unresolved issues is the most likely to be true Looking At The Scientific Evidence Origin of matter, energy and natural law Origin of the solar system Teleology – study of evidences of design in nature, e.g. Anthropic Principle Classification of biological organisms Natural selection and mutations (vestigal organs) The Scientific Evidence - 2 Origin of man Origin of life – probability The fossil record Geologic ages – Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism Age of the world (earth/universe) Keeping Score Evidence for a Young World The “age” issue Age of man Radiometric dating Physical processes Geologic ages Age of earth Age of universe The “Age” Issue Different views: Materialistic evolution - old world Theistic evolution - old world Creation - young world Old world theory assumes: Big bang Long ages Genesis flood a myth Sin not the cause of death Background Evolution model: Age of universe at 10-20 billion years Age of earth is 4-5 billion years Creation model: Young earth - 6-15 thousand years old Old earth - same as evolution model How to reconcile the ages? “Evidence” of old age The six days of creation What We Do Know The “six days” describe history since the Bible is trustworthy and God does not lie Biological macro-evolution is impossible Stellar evolution seems unlikely The universe really is very big (billions of light years in extent) The Earth was specially created by God for mankind God exists outside of time Creation Model The six days of Genesis 1 are 24 hours each The Earth is 6-15 thousand years old The Earth was created for mankind Individual “kinds” of plants and animals were crea