Evidence for a Young Earth from the Ocean and Atmosphere  By
Larry Vardiman, PhD   The earth was created by God as the most
beautiful planet in our solar system. Why? Because God is a god
of beauty and design and he desired to prepare a special home
for his highest creature, man. The first Apollo astronauts on
the way to the Moon peered out the window of their spacecraft
and were enthralled by the beauty of the earth framed against
the blackness of the heavens. They stated, “Earth is like a
Christmas tree ornament hung in space.”  What makes the earth so
beautiful? The interplay between the light from the Sun and the
white, blue, green, and brown colors from the Earth which
produce incredible vistas from mountain tops and space. The
ocean and atmosphere, the grasses and forests, the mountains and
deserts, and the clouds and snow reflect, absorb, and scatter
various colors of the rainbow. For example, during the day, blue
light is selectively scattered by the atmosphere to form a
beautiful, blue canopy of ligh