Here, in this short video, Hugh Ross discusses starlight distances, comprehensive measurements of it, and the powerful contradictory data to those insistent that the universe is merely thousands of years old: http://i1os.com/Distant_Starlight_by_Re ... 52kg.video
And here, in more detail: http://www.reasons.org/articles/the-unr ... t-and-time
While I've argued that the length of time leading up to man is largely irrelevant, that we could honestly and so dilgently search for the answers of this issue ONLY because of the comprehensive measures of the incredible consistency in how God runs the universe is THE very reason we can engage in the scientific method. And so what we see is that over and over, the scientific method allows for many strong correlations for things that would appear to valdidate their truth. So, the big question must be, why would the methodologies allowed for and provided for by God, that have led to so much greater understandings of the creation - why would they appear to validate - on SO MANY complex parameters - what appears to be true (that the universe is ancient and the star distances are of immense lengths (distance and time-wise) from us? To me, with the validation of so many parameters, so many complex measures, of those diligently seeking the truth in their meticulous studies of God's Creation, that IF what so many measures overwhelmingly appear to confirm, given the power of the scientific processes that how God built the universe allows, and that has consistently produced discovery after discovery, that IF these many correlations and apparent validations are highly misleading, THEN the obvious question would be WHY???!!! Because that would suggest either God doesn't want us to know or confirm an important truth by studying His handiwork OR He wants us to think we know something that is actually totally false.
But why would God want such an important and lengthy quest by men striving so diligently to understand key attributes in the study of His handiwork - why would He want us to falsely conclude such false things about it - especially such a KEY thing? And especially if this sincere striving produces answers that would appear to directly contradict the trustworthiness of His word? WHY would He do, want, or allow that? Yes, yes, I know asking why God would do this or that is a dicey endeavor, but it does beg the obvious question. And if we are so incredibly wrong, it would appear God wanted us to be deceived by what mankind has sincerely sought to understand, or He just doesn't want us to pay attention to the results of a process (the scientific method) that A) He made possible, and B) whose use has validated so much of what we know about God's Creation. Again, we're told that the CREATION and the universe are parts of another witness to the majesties of God. Why would God allow the sincere study of that testimony to deceive or confuse us? "Seek and ye will find?"
God has taught us many spectacular things through the time-tested scientific method. Yes, it has its limits. But if we're wrong about the time issue, certainly as it causes problems for those pondering the reality of God - it would appear that would be God's intention.
