the earth is 4.54 billion years old. Young earth creation (YEC) claims that by moving from Adam’s creation and adding up the biblical genealogies found in Genesis 5 and 10 and elsewhere, the earth is about six thousand years old. This plain reading of Scripture appeals to me, but it butts up against science’s conclusions. Is there a way to reconcile the two? According to claims made by modern science, the earth is 750 million times older than the YEC conclusion. Christians who are inclined toward