Articles Relating to the Age of the Earth

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Articles Relating to the Age of the Earth

The Age of the Earth: Why Does It Matter? “Age of the Earth” is a query typed into many Internet search engines these days. Why? Because the issue is very crucial, and the entire world is divided by it. Your response to this four-word query will reflect your entire worldview.
Age of the Earth: Two Worldviews

A look at the “Age of the Earth” query reveals that there are really only two possible solutions as to how everything came into existence — Creation or Evolution. Creation is the concept that Someone apart from the universe created the universe. Evolution is essentially the atheistic explanation of origins. Both solutions should be treated as “religious” beliefs, since they are both held by faith, separate and distinct from testable, repeatable data. It is agreed that Evolution is not possible without excessive amounts of time (it is argued that even given excessive lengths of time, Evolution is not possible for various reasons). If the Earth is young, we are left with only one option — Special Creation. If the Earth is excessively old, Evolution is theoretically possible. Obviously, it is in the best interests of Evolutionists to prove an Old Earth. And so we have the Question: “What is the Age of the Earth?”

Age of the Earth: Education or Indoctrination?
Public schools in the U.S. view the “Age of the Earth” query as a separation of Church and State issue. They feel compelled to push Old Earth as a means to remove God from public education. This is a contradiction, as an atheistic worldview is no less “religious” than a Creationist worldview. The immediate result from such an effort is censorship of Young Earth evidence. The long-term result is that our students are indoctrinated, not educated. A child in the U.S. public school system is not learning both theories of origins. As such, Evolution is being taught as scientific fact. Here are some examples of evidence not reaching today’s youth: …