The Receding Moon and Our Tides
by Tim Thompson
Young earth creation science theorists claim that since the moon is receding (moving away from earth at a rate of about 4 cm/year, then in the past the moon must have been too close to earth, and would have been closer than the Roche Limit (11,000 miles), a point at which the tides caused by the moon would have destroyed the earth.
This argument is based on a lack of understanding of the physics related to the moon. For this argument, Tim Thompson has written a good rebuttal. Click here to view the article (on the Talk Origins website...opens a new window).
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