There are many who will tell you that the earth is billions of years old. When I was a teenager, they used to say it was one million years old. What has changed? Has some new evidence popped up to make them change their ideas? No. Actually, the opposite has happened. No one has found any evidence to substantiate even one evolutionary claim, and many are quite discouraged about this. Leading evolutionists sadly urge each other to “keep the faith.”
So, with no evidence of evolving species, evolutionists have repeatedly and conveniently re-adjusted the time-table of earth’s age to allow enough time for evolution to take place. They reason that given enough time anything can happen: Evolutionists do have a lot of faith in their beliefs.
So, are there any methods that can measure the actual age of the earth? Something? Anything? Yes. There are many measurables that point to a significantly younger earth than is announced. I know there are those who will react to the words, “young earth.” Yet, let’s look at the evidence and see where it leads.
Solar drag. There are little rocks and large particles called micrometeoroids that orbit our sun. There is no renewable source for these, as each planet keeps its rocks through gravity. Each solar system also keeps its own debris due to gravity, so these rocks and particles cannot fly or drift from system to system. Many of these micrometeoroids fall into the sun as if it were a giant vacuum cleaner. (Evolution Handbook, 2005, p. 130)
This is called the “Poynting-Robertson Effect,” and has been measured and analyzed. A particle absorbs energy and then radiates it. This slows the particle, called “drag,” and causes it to fall from its orbit into the sun. The sun is sucking up about 82,000 metric tons of rock debris a day. At this rate, the solar system should have been totally clear of micrometeoroids in only 50,000 years. If the earth were billions of years old, why is the sun still vacuuming? The solar system should have been clear of debris a long long time ago. Unless it is young. (Evolution Handbook, 2005, p. 130)
Moon dust. Most scientists believe that the earth and moon are about the same age. The moon is exposed to strong direct X-rays and ultraviolet light which destroy surface rock and reduce it to dust. In the 1950’s a respected astronaut, R.S. Lyttleton,discovered that the rate of dust being produced on the moon is from 2 to 4/10,000ths of an inch per year. Even at this low rate, the dust on the moon should be miles deep; some estimate 20 to 60 miles deep. (Evolution Handbook, 2005, p. 132)
NASA was initially afraid to have the astronauts land on the moon as some thought they would sink into the deep dust and suffocate. So, unmanned modules were sent first. To everyone’s surprise, the dust was only from 2 to 3 inches thick on the moon. This is the amount of dust you would find in 6,000 to 8,000 years of accumulation. (Evolution Handbook, 2005, p. 132)
Atmospheric Helium. Helium in earth’s atmosphere comes from three sources: From space, especially the sun’s corona; from nuclear reactions in the earth’s crust; and from the radioactive decay of both uranium and thorium. Presently earth’s atmosphere has only 1.4 parts per million of helium. It is impossible for helium to escape the atmosphere, so many scientists are perplexed as to where it has all gone. Afterall, if the earth were billions of years old, we should have much much more helium in our atmosphere. The present rate suggests an earth age of no more than 10,000 years. (Evolution Handbook, 2005, p. 135)
More to come. So there you have it. These are only three of many evidences for a young earth. I’ll post more of these measurable facts next time.
Excited about a young earth,
SandiGrace
Reference:
Ferrell, V. (2005). Evolution handbook. Altamont, TN: Evolution Facts, Inc.
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