The universe appears "old", but it is still less than 10,000 years old

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The biblical word for day, 'yom' has 4 literal meanings, one is an ordinary day (now 24 hours). the 10 thousand years is based on that one meaning. if the proper biblical context is used, the 'young earth' group wouldn't need to machinate science to fit that that one ordinary day meaning.

And by what criteria do you decide what is proper context?

for instance, the sun doesn't appear until the 4'th day so days 1-3 aren't ordinary days. next time, don't feign intellectual curiosity.