Claim CD821:
The Sahara Desert is expanding at such a rate that it can be only a few thousand years old, indicating a young earth.Source:
Hovind, Kent, n.d. Universe is not "billions of years" old.
http://www.drdino.com/QandA/index.jsp?varFolder=CreationEvolution&varPage=UniverseIsNotBillionsofYearsOld.jsp
Response:
- Yes, the Sahara Desert is only a few thousand years old. What does that have to do with the age of the earth?
Links:
Matson, Dave E., 1994. How good are those young-earth arguments? A close look at Dr. Hovind's list of young-earth arguments and other claims. http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/hovind/howgood-yea2.html#proof23created 2003-4-21