Sorry. Your God would be a sick practical Jokester. To give us reason then make a universe that mocks it.
I prefer a God who created a wonderous ancient gigantic universe, with rules that over the ages miraculously led to us, one step at a time....
I prefer a God who created a wonderous ancient gigantic universe, with rules that over the ages miraculously led to us, one step at a time....
As do I, I was using absurdity to illustrate a point earlier!
On the contrary, making the universe for functionality would not rule out making some stuff with the appearance of age. It would have nothing to do with deceit, as He is so often accused of by those who reject Him.
On the day Adam was created as a man, how old was he? Was he decades old, as a full grown man would APPEAR to be? Or was he less than one day old as the creation account tells us? Which is correct?
The scientist begins with observations and makes a conclusion based on physical evidence and comes to the wrong conclusion.
The believer takes God at His word on faith in spite of the evidence and comes to the correct conclusion.
Imagine that......