Young vsOld Earth

YOUNG vs OLD EARTH

Naturalism - 5 Billion years

20 for Universe

Scripture - ~6,000 years

(Gen 1-2, 5, 11)

YOUNG EARTH EVIDENCE

1. Scripture Evidence

2. Problems of Accommodation

3. Science Evidence

Andromeda

SOLAR DAYS1. Primary Usage

2. Context

3. First Use

LAW OF 1st USE

“God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.”

Gen 1:5

SOLAR DAYS1. Primary Usage

2. Context

3. First Use

4. Qualifiers

5. Terms available

6. Other

AVAILABLE TERMS

ml;/[ - long duration

Jrea; - be long

SCRIPTUREOther Support1. 4th Commandment

“For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.”

Ex 20:11

SCRIPTUREOther Support1. 4th Commandment

2. Death

3. NT

4. Jesus

5. Other

CONCLUSION

The Biblical Chronology cannot be Harmonized with Evolutionary Time

YOUNG EARTH EVIDENCE

1. Scripture Evidence

2. Problems of Accommodation

Andromeda

HERMENEUTICS

1. Interpreting

Scripture

Vaticanus

“.... to find out the meaning of a statement for the author and for the 1st hearers or readers, and thereupon to transmit that meaning to modern readers.”

Mickelsen

ACCOMMODATION

1. Emphasize supporting details

2. Superimpose current theories

3. Reinterpret text

4. Ignore non-supporting details

Hugh Ross:

“On Creation Day Four, the sun, the moon, and the stars became distinctly visible from Earth’s surface for the first time.”

1:16 - is parenthetical note

1:17 - echoes of wording of Day 1

EXEGETICAL DETAILS

Divine Fiat - 1:14Immediacy - 1:15Creation Terms - 1:16

TERMS

1:16 - hc[

1:9 - har

EXEGETICAL DETAILS

Divine Fiat - 1:14Immediacy - 1:15Creation Terms - 1:16Placement - 1:17

Scripture

Exegetical details are important

HERMENEUTICS

1. Interpreting Scripture

2. Interpreting Creation

Vaticanus

Interpreting Creation

1. Methodological Naturalism

a. Imposes naturalistic theory

b. Attempts to harmonize text

2. Biblical Worldview

a. Begin with Scripture

b. Avoid evolutionary theory

c. Interpret physical data

DATA

Presupposition A Presupposition B

Interpretation A Interpretation B

Revelation

UNIFORMITARIANISM

1. Fundamental AssumptionPresent is key to

past

2. Scientifically Unverified

3. Goes against Scripture

ISSUE of AUTHORITY

Old Earth View -

Science = Final Authority

Scripture twisted to fit Young Earth View -

Scripture = Final Authority

Science fit into framework

YOUNG EARTH EVIDENCE

1. Scripture Evidence

2. Problems of Accommodation

3. Science Evidence

Andromeda

Old EarthEvidence = 10%

(Dr Russ Humphries)

Young EarthEvidence = 90%

SCIENCE

The 10%

Old EarthEvidence

EVIDENCE

1. Geology - Geological Column

GeologicalColumn

Cambrian

Precambrian

EVIDENCE

1. Geology - Geological Column

2. Physics - Radiometric Dating

RADIOMETRIC DATING

ASSUMPTIONS

1. Known Initial

Quantities

2. Constant Rate

3. No Loss/Gain

“In general, dates in the ‘correct ball park’ are assumed to be correct & are published, but those in disagreement with other data are seldom published nor are discrepancies fully explained.” RL Mauger

RATE Group6 Young Earth

Scientists (2005)Geologists,

Geophysicists, Geochemists, Physicists

Answers to 10%

EVIDENCE

1. Geology - Geological Column

2. Physics - Radiometric Dating

3. Astrophysics - Star Light

If the cosmos is so young,how can we see so much of it?

A Young-EarthCosmology

Farthest Galaxy seen: 14 Billion Light-years

If light traveled that distance at today's speed, would it have had time to get here?

Book and video explain much more

Young EarthEvidence = 90%

SCIENCE

EarthOceans

CONCLUSIONOld Earth View1.The 10% has Problems

2.Not Supported by Scripture

Young Earth View1.Supported by Scripture

2.Supported by Science