As a believer, I consider the Biblical story to count as evidence.
But I presuppose that historical inference is valid, otherwise we are led
to utter skepticism, since all our knowledge is really in the past.
Since the Bible is part of history, it too comes under this presupposition.
Likewise, using historical inference I can say something rational about
earth history, long before there were people around, based on an
examination of time-dependent physical phenomena such as radioactivity
or the travel of light. This evidence converges on an age of the earth
in the vicinity of 4.54 billion years. It's that simple.
Note: I did not say 'creation of an old universe'. That is your phrasing.
I consider, as did the Reformers, that creation is a transcendent event, since
time itself is a physical creature.
Paul Arveson, Code 724, Research Physicist, Signatures Directorate
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
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