Why the Solar System Can’t Be Old

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Most of us have been told—as scientific fact—that our solar system formed by itself from a swirling disc of dust and gas about 4.5 billion years ago.

However, this story (about the distant, unobserved past) is actually just a _hypothesis_ that rests on an array of unprovable assumptions. The most central of these is the belief that everything can (and must) be explained _without reference to God._ But is that assumption _reasonable?_ How well does it fit with the observations?

The truth is that the physical evidence we observe in our solar system contradicts the evolutionary story—on _many_ counts.

Join Dr Mark Harwood—who played a key role in the development of Australia’s national satellite system—for a fascinating and enlightening look at just _some_ of the evidence that points to a young age for our solar system. Also, find out why any of this even matters!

⏳ CHAPTERS
00:00 Teaser
00:43 Introduction: Four evidences that the solar system is ‘young’
01:55 *Evidence 1:* Delicate ring structures
02:23 → The rings of Saturn
05:58 → The rings of Chariklo
08:33 *Evidence 2:* Oddball moons
08:43 → Valetudo (orbiting Jupiter)
10:49 → Cressida (orbiting Uranus)
12:20 → Nix and Hydra (orbiting Pluto)
16:21 *Evidence 3:* Atmospheres
16:28 → Titan’s atmosphere
17:39 → Pluto’s atmosphere
19:27 Why biblical assumptions are better than naturalistic assumptions
21:36 *Evidence 4:* Short period comets
22:00 → The problem short period comets pose for naturalism
23:31 → The current naturalistic explanation: The Kuiper belt—and its problems
25:51 → Long period comets and the purely speculative Oort Cloud
26:48 Conclusion: Why the age of the solar system matters
30:10 Learn more in the documentary _Evolution’s Achilles’ Heels_

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[TickedOffPriest]

"and He made the stars also"
That is one of my favorite verses.

[aaronwalcott]

It is high time interviewers learn to say "what I'm hearing is, " and drop this "so you're saying." Doc said what he said. You heard what you heard.

[_shabah_]

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Creation science is a truly precious ministry and a scientific discipline that proves that the Bible is factual and truthful.
I respect everyone who carries out this mission. Thank you and always support you

"...how great are your works O Lord! In wisdom you have wrought them all...." Psalm 103

[refusebdcvd]

The universe declares the glory of God, not mindless randomness.

[inthelightofhisglory]

I've ways thought it odd that secular astronomers claim to know so much about the universe and yet we sit here, seeing things from only our perspective. Sure a satellite made it out past the edge of our solar system but in light of how big the universe is, it is still a very small lense we are seeing through.

[StephenPickells-biii]

He’s absolutely correct when he says that what they believe about the age of the solar system reflects their worldview,

[IAMhassentyou-wm]

Amen CMI 🙏 all of creation testifies to the glory of God

[avechristusrex]

Thanks to Creation Ministries for your great work in bringing the Truth to people. The knockers like to think that Creationists are idiots while they themselves cannot offer any plausible rebuttal. In these times The Lord told us that there would be scoffers…..

[avafury]

Earth is the pinnacle of his created universe and humans are the pinnacle of his creation here on that earth.

[clay-twgc]

"Very delicate ring structures ... which are not consistent with being billions of years old" is like saying those six month old tires are not consistent with that car being thirty years old.

Likewise, "Oddball moons orbiting different planets" has nothing to do with the universe's age. That is like saying that because we have all these oddball cars, then cars could not be old. One would expect moon, planet, star and galaxy variations. That is exactly what we find.

Short period comets come from the Oort cloud. There is nothing unusual about that.

Edit: Short term comets were originally long term comets that got too close to a gas giant. Consequently, their orbits were reduced to short term orbits.

[Sydneysss]

As you explained the creation of the world at the end I was outside looking at the sky with the beautiful sunshine and clouds and birds singing, and it shows God's love in what He does. It should be obvious to all that there is a creator that loves us, and He wants us all to live forever in a world without sin.

[georgefitzhugh]

Not every feature of the solar system need be billions of years old.

[celsobattesinimartinez]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Hugs from Spain.

[classygrasshopper]

Yay! New episode!!! My new favorite channel!

[williamsaling]

The main reason for removing Pluto was to avoid having to include dozens and dozens of dwarf planets in our list of solar system planets. Today you would be listing @50 planets to describe our system.

[paulmerritt]

Awesome work! Thanks for your humility and for not allowing yourself to be put to shame. When we know the truth we should not be afraid. Thank the Lord my eyes were opened. I can believe my Bible today without all those unanswered questions. They all stemmed from things the world taught me. The secular world that I knew was lying to me in a few ways. Some things do not make sense in the context of lies and sooner or latter it all falls apart. The truth is forever. It belongs to God. Naturally science would confirm biblical creation! I was so afraid to be let down or confused more. Ministries like yours are so needed today!

[stephenbryant]

“You can always tell a story… that doesn’t mean the story’s right”

[pinky-]

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[josephcharbonneau]

I’m certainly willing to acknowledge the possibility of a short term creation, but the thing I notice is that he seems to presume that the way things are is the way they have always been. Rings may form for several reasons. Maybe it is lucky that we exist at the same time they do, but that presumes that they exist so that we can view them. A satellite may become trapped in the orbit of a large body long after the planet itself is formed. They might even go the wrong way. In fact, I would argue that it’s more likely that such a satellite would not move as normal accretion would dictate.