When Is a Billion Years Not a Billion Years?
We often hear evolutionary scientists talking about this or that fossil that is, they say, "millions" or "billions" of years old. On the other hand, the Bible preserves ancient calendars from the time of Adam, such as in Genesis 5, which allow us to place the creation at only a few thousand years ago. How do evolutionists arrive at those millions of years?
All dating systems in use are based on the supposed evolutionary progression of life. Some people think that there are radioactive dating methods that are independent of the evolutionary tree, but the technical literature admits that this is not the case. Rock samples are dated by what are called index fossils. If a given rock sample has a certain shell in it, and the evolutionary tree says that creature lived 55 million years ago, the rock is dated at 55 million evolutionary years.
This dating system, however, doesn't always work the way scientists expect it to. The rock sample, from a layer previously dated from other samples, was said to be 1.1 billion years old. Yet it had worm burrows in it. Evolutionist history says that worms didn't evolve until half a billion years ago. Another evolutionist examined the rock and said he found shells in it that date it at 545 million years ago. Yet other scientists looked at the rock and said that the shells weren't really shells. So they are now stuck with dates that conflict with each other by more that 100 percent.
Rocks will continue to be found which don't fit into the evolutionary timetable because they, and all life, were formed by God not millions but only thousands of years ago.
Genesis 5:5
"And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.”
Prayer: I thank You, Father, that You have made everything and told us about it in Your perfect Word. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Ref: R.M. “A rock that lies about its age,” Science News.
Guest (Male): When is a billion not a billion? Find out on today's Creation Moment. And now, here's our Creation Moments host, Ian Taylor.
Ian T. Taylor: We often hear evolutionary scientists talking about this or that fossil which they say is millions or even billions of years old. On the other hand, the Bible preserves the ancient calendars from the time of Adam, such as Genesis chapter five, which allows us to place the creation at only a few thousand years ago. How do evolutionists arrive at all those millions of years?
All dating systems in use are based on the supposed evolutionary progression of life. Some people think that there are radioactive dating methods that are independent of the evolutionary tree, but the technical literature admits that this is not the case. If a given rock sample has a certain shell in it and the evolutionary tree says that the creature lived 55 million years ago, the rock is dated at 55 million evolutionary years.
That this system doesn't always work the way evolutionists expect was illustrated by a rock that was recently discovered in India. The rock sample from a layer previously dated from other samples was said to be 1.1 billion years old, yet it had worm burrows in it. Evolutionary history says that worms didn't evolve until half a billion years ago. Another evolutionist examined the rock and said he found shells in it that dated at 545 million years ago.
Yet other scientists looked at the rock and said that the shells weren't really shells. So now they are stuck with dates that conflict with each other by more than 100%. Rocks will continue to be found which don't fit into the evolutionary timetable because they and all life were formed by God not millions, but only thousands of years ago.
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