[Strategerist]

Believing that the earth is only 9000 years old might.

Well, the Gaia satellite launching next year will be able to measure the distance to stars by parallax (no use of red shift, etc.) to the galactic center, about 30,000 light years, which, in a rational world, would put the last stake in the decomposing carcass of 6,000-9,000 year old Young Earth Creationism.

This not being a rational world, I expect the idiots of Answers in Genesis and their ilk to do elaborate hand-stands involving the speed of light changing rapidly in the last 6,000 years, the principles of triginometry being wrong, etc. Should be amusing to watch.

[Delhi Rebels]

Well, the Gaia satellite launching next year will be able to measure the distance to stars by parallax (no use of red shift, etc.) to the galactic center, about 30,000 light years, which, in a rational world, would put the last stake in the decomposing carcass of 6,000-9,000 year old Young Earth Creationism.

Not even that will keep young earth creationists from reveling in their ignorance.

[grey_whiskers]

Well, the Gaia satellite launching next year will be able to measure the distance to stars by parallax (no use of red shift, etc.) to the galactic center, about 30,000 light years, which, in a rational world, would put the last stake in the decomposing carcass of 6,000-9,000 year old Young Earth Creationism.

Please explain. Why does finding the stars in a particular place (as indicated by light rays emanating from them) have anything to do with whether they were created?

(Some subtle implicit assumptions may be involved).

Cheers!