Since the dawn of curiosity and exploration, we have attributed all our progress to a supernatural entity called "God." As science advances, the evidence suggests less of the necessity for such a being; However, religious people still struggle to keep the Bible within the framework of science. Imposing their beliefs that the story of creation is “real science” has confused many and stopped scientific exploration, due to a false image of what science is. It is very obvious that some see creationism as a viable scientific model, but it does not meet standard scientific requirements. The basis of creationism rests on anemic foundations, with a lack of data to support the claim that the Earth is only 6,000 years old. old. The claim of a young Earth comes from an archbishop who traced the genealogy of biblical figures back to Adam and Eve. According to biblical genealogy, the Earth was born in 4004 BC (Ussher, Annals). Unfortunately, the Bible or the authority of a religious figure is not evidence to support a scientific theory. Belief in a young Earth created by a religious deity is based on faith that the Bible is true, but for the creation to be a viable scientific model, it must follow the same line of rigorous skepticism and experimentation permitted by the method scientific (Dunbar, Scientific Method). Creationists want the same respect in the scientific community as any other reputable science, but this is difficult when their "science" contradicts the evidence. In Fulufjället, Sweden, a 9,550-year-old spruce tree still lives today (Owen, National Geographic). This tree is over 3,500 years older than what creation science claims Earth is. Compelling evidence proves the age of this tree, but creationism lacks evidence to support a you...... middle of paper ......: Master Books, 2003)Dunbar, Brian. “Scientific method”. NASA. NASA, February 7, 2008. Web. April 13, 2014. .Owen, James. “Oldest living tree found in Sweden”. National Geographic. National Geographic Society, April 14, 2008. Web. April 13, 2014. .Sellers, Casey. Personal interview. April 13, 2014Carbon-14 dating: New possibilities Science News, Vol. 111, no. 26 (June 25, 1977), p. 405 Published by: Society for Science & the PublicArticle Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org.db08.linccweb.org/stable/3961980 "Evolution, Evidence of." Earth Science World. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Flight. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 209-210. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. April 13. 2014.