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LoginInternet Explorer is no longer supported. Try downloading another browser like Chrome or Firefox. If you already have an account, Sign in. Many accept radiometric dating methods as proof that the earth is millions of years old, in contrast to the biblical timeline. Mike Riddle exposes the unbiblical assumptions used in these calculations. T he presupposition of long ages is an icon and foundational to the evolutionary model.
Evolution: Education and Outreach volume 3 , pages — Cite this article. Metrics details. Earth scientists have devised many complementary and consistent techniques to estimate the ages of geologic events.
Planet Earth doesn't have a birth certificate to record its formation, which means scientists spent hundreds of years struggling to determine the age of the planet. So, just how old is Earth? By dating the rocks in Earth's ever-changing crust, as well as the rocks in Earth's neighbors, such as the moon and visiting meteorites, scientists have calculated that Earth is 4. Related : How big is Earth?
The same was long true of the cosmos. The ancient Greeks Eratosthenes and Aristarchus measured the size of the Earth and Moon, but could not begin to understand how old they were. With space telescopes, we can now even measure the distances to stars thousands of light-years away using parallax, the same geometric technique proposed by Aristarchus, but no new technology can overcome the fundamental mismatch between the human lifespan and the timescales of the Earth, stars, and universe itself.
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