The implications of this comment just struck me. Young Earth Creationism is based on the geneological dating of the bible, which puts the age of the earth at 6,000 years. Why are the generations of the bible good enough to accurately date the age of the entire universe, but not good enough to count the 180 years from the alleged flood to the alleged Tower of Babel?
I tend to consider the generations denoted in the biblical texts less as a point-for-point detailed rendition of each and every generation than as benchmark generations. Again, the point is that the biblical texts accurately reflect history, only not in every detail. Nor should we expect as much since that is not their purpose. Hence I leave flexible the exact amount of time since the heavens and the earth were created, as well as the amojt of time that transpired from the flood until the account of the Tower of Babel. Nevertheless I am sure I would be regarded as a young earth creationist.