Refuted Young-Earth Claims
© 2006-2009, Glen J. Kuban
Below are links to refutations of arguments often cited
by strict creationists as evidence for a young earth. Note that not all of
these claims are still being made by major creationist groups. In fact,
several of these arguments have been refuted by strict creationists themselves
and/or largely abandoned by the leaders of the movement. However,
dozens of web sites and a number of YEC (young earth creationist) books
still encourage or promote
them, to the detriment of their own credibility. Not only have these
arguments not withstood close scrutiny, but the evidence relating
to some of them actually provide strong support for an old earth
(billions, not thousands, of years old). For additional articles on this topic
from (most of these are from Christian perspectives, undermining suggestions by
strict creationists that their critics have atheistic biases), see