Belief in God is faith based, not scientific beyond a shadow of a doubt based. For the naysayers that decry that God is being deceptive making the universe seem older, how else was he supposed to do it? Unless accelerated, the rays from distant stars would never reach us and the sky would be black. As far as carbon dating, the existing carbon would have to be determined accurately as well as all conditions affecting deterioration (such as changing atmospheres after the Flood and other factors). Six days means six days.
God created LIGHT before He created stars and the Sun
You are the one with the problem explaining those things, all I have to do is trust God
I also believe in “apparent age” - that God created the universe in a way that it only appears to be older than it is. What would a brand new “baby” rock look like??? When God created Adam, he was already a grown man, not an embryo or even a baby. Same with Eve. Certainly God is able to do all that He says He did and will do.