Recession of the Moon
Recession of the Moon
[Recession of the Moon by Dr
Jason Lisle] "As the moon orbits the earth, its gravity pulls on the earth’s
oceans, causing tides. Since the earth rotates faster than the moon orbits, the
tidal bulges induced by the moon are always “ahead” of the moon. For this reason
the tides actually “pull forward” on the moon, which causes the moon to gain
energy and gradually spiral outward. The moon moves about an inch and a half
farther away from the earth every year due to this tidal interaction. Thus, the
moon would have been closer to the earth in the past.
Six thousand years ago, the moon would have been about 800 feet (250 m) closer
to the earth (which is not much of a change considering the moon is nearly a
quarter of a million miles, or 400,000 km, away). So this “spiraling away” of
the moon is not a problem over the biblical time scale of 6,000 years, but if
the earth and moon were over 4,000,000,000 years old (as big-bang supporters
teach), then we would have big problems. This is because the moon would have
been so close that it would actually have been touching the earth less than 1.5
billion years ago. This suggests that the moon can’t possibly be as old as
secular astronomers claim.
Secular astronomers who assume the big bang is true must invoke other
explanations to get around this. For example, they might assume that the rate at
which the moon was receding was actually smaller in the past (for whatever
reason), but this is an extra assumption needed to make their billions-of-years
model work.
The simplest explanation is that the moon hasn’t been around for that long. The
recession of the moon is a problem for a belief in billions of years, but is
perfectly consistent with a young age." Recession of the Moon, Lisle.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/tba/age-of-the-universe-2
Response to comment [from an atheist]: "Wiki and Excel are tools of the Devil (insert random Bible verse)."
Devil rags.
If the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear you shout and no one seems to hear. And
if the band you're in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the dark
side of the moon.
"The lunatic is in your head. Shall I raise the blade and make the change?"
Response to comment [from an atheist]: "...[T]he author you quote is either lying or failed math..."
This thread is about moon pies.
You're spiraling
Response to comment [from a Muslim]: "Why do people laugh at creationists?"
Good fun plankton.
F is for Fire that burns down the whole town. U is for Uranium...bombs? N is for
No survivors...
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