Old stars in a young Universe

One of the most difficult questions that, as a "recent creationist" I encounter is that of how can the Universe be only thousands of years old and appear millions of years old when we look at the stars and galaxies. There are at least three explanations that creationists have used. The newest one developed by Dr. R. Humphreys and published in the book "Starlight and Time" is the most satisfactory. He has proposed using Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and changing the assumptions from the "Big Bang" model to derive a young universe. Another explanation is that the creation was made fully functioning and the light from long distances was put in place at the moment of creation. Finally, the third is that when God created light on day one all of space was full so that when the stars were created they only had to "push" light out at the other end, like a full hose sprays water the instant you turn it on. Incidently, 90% of the mass needed for the Big Bang model missing. Astronomers call it cold, dark matter; can’t see it, can’t find it but it MUST be there if the Big Bang is true. Incredible faith but poor science.

Recommended reading: Starlight and Time