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

[Optimistic Mysanthrope]

There is NO question that the earth is far older than 10,000 years

Assertion.

Agreed. This should read: "There is no reasonable basis to question that the earth is far older than 10,000 years"

For those who do not accept modern dating methods - one can prove it by counting Yearly layers in ice core samples

“For those who do not accept modern dating methods I will now appeal to another dating method.”

The dating methods you refer to have been completely vindicated from bullshit YEC accusations and has proven accurate time and time again.

The only "evidence" I've ever been able to find that would indicate the contrary has always been a case of misrepresentation, ignorance and/or a deliberate attempt to deceive

THere is NO possibility that the earth is 10,000 years old - none at all.

Another assertion.

One that fits all available evidence

Knowing that the earth's poles have shifted several times over the years - we know that this is only a partial amount from what would be if they never did.

How do you know this?

Geomagnetic reversal was discovered in the '60's (IIRC) when investigating magnetic anomalies in the ocean floor. It was the discovery that lead to proving plate tectonics.

This assumes that oceanic saline concentrations were the same as they are now, which would not have been the case.

So when did god create the salt water creatures? I don't remember reading that bit in the bible

The bible says that only land animals that breathed through nostrils were brought upon the Ark.

Really? What about the insects? If god hates insects so much, why make so bloody many of them?

Sorry, but whole flood story was one of the main things that made me question the bible when I was a child. Even then, the entire premise struck me as being so overwhelmingly ridiculous that it required not faith, but foolishness to believe such a thing. I mean, the logistics alone are absurd.

I can't understand how anyone could believe in a literal interpretation of the bible and expect to be taken seriously. The literal interpretation was rejected in christianity as early as the 3rd century. Origen Adamantius is a prime example, but certainly not the earliest.

That anyone could believe such nowadays is truly staggering.