Appearance of age
(omphalos argument)

See also

Escape hatches section of the creationist tactics page

Resources

Claim CH220: The universe was created with apparent age

Brief response in the Index to Creationist Claims in the TalkOrigins Archive.

The Return of the Navel: the "Omphalos" Argument in Contemporary Creationism

Article by Robert Price in Creation/Evolution Journal on the website of the National Center for Science Education. Looks at the creationist revival of Gosse's 'omphalos' argument and shows how by using it, creationists admit more than they would perhaps like about the evidence for evolution and the age of the Earth. The bibliography is missing from this version but is available in the PDF format of the issue in which this article appears (on p. 28 of the file).

The Appearance of Age and the Origin of the Hawaiian Islands

Post by R. Joel Duff on his Naturalis Historia blog.

Kamil Meteor Crater: A “Young” Impact on Earth Compared to Craters on Mars

Meteorite Impact Craters and Apparent Age – An Addendum

A pair of posts by R. Joel Duff on his Naturalis Historia blog.

A Young Mercury? Apparent Age Redux

A post by R. Joel Duff on his Naturalis Historia blog.

God Created Things to “Look Old”

Article by creationist Tommy Mitchell in the 'Arguments to Avoid' section of the Answers in Genesis website.