i like the theory that God stuck a bunch of fossils in the ground just to mess with later “scientists’” heads
:)
last thursday-ism.
Maybe God created everything last Thursday with a made up history and false memories.
It wouldn’t be beyond HIS power.
But would it matter?
If the “fake” evidence that the world existed before last Thursday is all internally consistent and allows for explanation and useful prediction - then the “reality” that it all started last Thursday is of absolutely no practical use.
Similarly, if the “fake” evidence that the Earth is billions of years old is all internally consistent and allows for explanation and useful prediction - then the “reality” that it all started a few thousand years ago is of absolutely no practical use.