Re: Apparent Age: Rethinking Creatio ex Nihilo

Paul wrote (in part): "Let's take the newly created Adam as an example.
I would expect a fully formed recently created full grown man to have a
certain "appearance of
age". But I would not expect to find evidence of a broken arm that had
healed. Nor would I expect to find a missing appendix, with a nicely
healed
incision to match. What about cavities in teeth? That would be odd
also...
you get the idea. One might refer to these kinds of things as "evidence
of
history". Likewise, if the trees in the garden were created instantly
out
of nothing, they too would have a certain "appearance of age". But they
should not show evidence of past events that would be unrelated to their
basic nature or function. For example, I would not expect evidence of
past
fire scars along with healed over growth. Or, for example, a broken
crown
with re-grown leader at the top.

It is very important to point out that this kind of "evidence of history"
is
exactly what is seen in the world and universe."

Good idea -- does it hold up?

I decide to make a model of the Spirit of St Louis.

It's 1/10 size -- easily seen as a model.

I make another full size. A little harder to figure out it's a model.

I add scratches, residue of fuel, seat wear, etc until my model is in
every discernable way the same as the original.

A lot of "evidence of history -- still just a model.

My point is this -- I don't see this line of argument as being persuasive
to a committed YEC. OTOH, I guess that applies to most any rational
argument. <G>

Burgy
Received on Mon May 22 17:33:30 2006