That the astronomers had in hand? In order to tell, we need to use Older and older layers of the "geologic column"? The answer is yes.įor another, are these numbers the same, if one takes corals fromĭifferent continents, but in the "same" rock layer? The answer is yes.įor a third, do these numbers agree with the theoretical numbers But there are also some broader issues.įor one, do all these numbers increase, as one goes to supposedly Of that, and the topic is covered in Strahler, and the Creationist Daniel Wonderly has written about If you care, there are a lot more details about coral. Recentīivalves give 29.5 days per lunar month Pennsylvanian give 30.2 With bivalves, you can count days and lunar months. Precambrian stromatolite gave 435 days per year. Coral from the Devonian rockbeds have about 400ĭaily layers per year. ForĮxample, coral from the Pennsylvanian rockbeds have about 387 daily These measures can equally well be done on fossilized coral. Piece of coral, you can measure how many days there are in a year. It is possible to count these diurnal (day-night) Modern corals deposit a single, very thin layer of lime once aĭay. And in the past, there would have been more. One consequence is that in the future, there will be fewer days inĪ year. This was worked out mathematically in the 1800's. We spin more slowly: and the Moon rises to a Tides make the Earth slightly asymmetrical,Īnd one result is that the Earth's rotational energy is slowly being This powerful principle of science has convincedĪlmost all scientists that the earth and universe are extremely old,Īnd that scientific evidence-and-logic provides very strong support Reliability, as an indicator of probable truth, is confirmed by logicĪnd also by its excellent "track record" in the history Independent confirmations is an essential part of scientific method. Young-earth task of pulling down the "old-earth house" would require discarding Sufficient by itself, but when combined the support is even stronger. It is more like a strong house withĪ ceiling supported in many ways: by concrete walls reinforced by steel This independence, the old-earth evidence is not like a "house of cards" where It is less likely that suspicions of circular reasoning are justified.
They explain and the components they include) are relatively independent, Molecular clocks, radioactive dating, the development of stars,įrom faraway galaxies, and more - indicates that the earth andĮssential component of many theories that in other ways (such as the domains The fossil record in geological context, biogeographical patterns inįossils, seafloor spreading and continental drift, magnetic Of fields - including the study of sedimentary rocks, coral reefs, Processes and fast-acting catastrophic events such as volcanoes, Modern geology, which propose a combination of slow-acting uniformitarian Of catastrophic events, this does not contradict the old-earth theories of Young-earth science makes some valid claims for the geological importance They are not consistent with what we observe - for geological formations,Īnd the spatial arrangement (both vertically and horizontally) of plant and Which propose that a global flood produced most of the earth's geology andįossil record, lead to theory-based explanations that seem incorrect - because VARVE-LAYERS by Lindsay, Phillips, Morton, Isaak, Whitmore, Henke, Sarfati, HenkeįOSSIL PATTERNS - Part 2 by Gibson, Tosk (young-earth responses to patterns)īy Craig Rusbult, in a page that also includes ideas about Historical Science and Apparent Age Multiple Independent Confirmations by RusbultĬORAL REEFS by Lindsay (with links to other authors)įOSSIL PATTERNS - Part 1 by Isaak, MortonĭETAILS IN LAYERS by EarthHistory, Morton This page is intended to provide a relatively quick overview of some scientific evidence (a very small fraction of it) supporting an old-earth conclusion.
#Diagram of undisturbed strata youngest rock plus#
Examples of Scientific Evidence against a Young EarthĮverything in this page is linked-to in Age of the Earth - Science Evidence - it's a summary of each topic that I suggest you read first (to get a "big-picture overview") before you continue reading in this page to get more details - and all except the first part (Multiple Independent Confirmations) are in the section for TOPICS where you can find other pages, including longer pages and additional young-earth responses, plus whole pages so you can see "the rest of the story" when, to reduce the amount of reading, I've "cut" parts of a page in what you see below.
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