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Originally Posted by formula72
Thanks. Was there something in that article that was influential enough to convince you that the earth isn't billions of year old? If so, what was it? If not, why did you link it?
I read Lisle's book
The Ultimate Proof of Creation prior to becoming aware of the linked article. Lisle made reference to the article in the book.
There are several scientific arguments that make the "billions of years" scenario problematic.
For example, many comets are observed in our solar system, and yet most astrophysicists now believe that a comet will eventually "burn out" after around 100,000 years. But, if the solar system is millions (billions?) of years old, where do "new" comets come from? Their "answer" is the so-called "Oort Cloud", which existence is more conjecture than fact.