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I'm not a creationist, but was one as a child, and so know the arguments a bit. One of the objections is that, if the earth is only 6000 years old, God must have created the earth with the appearance of age to trick us/test our faith/whatever. The story I always heard was that, just as when God created Adam and Eve, he created adult humans, so when He created the earth, he created an adult earth.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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