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If there is a God, in the Christian sense at least, then it makes sense for the Earth to have been created 7000 years ago-ish. If God can create the universe, he can falsify the evidence.
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It contradicts biblical (at least New Testament) thematics that God would be that deceptive. 'Retaining silence' and 'falsifying evidence' are two entirely different processes, the former can be interpreted as 'noble' in a sense (certainly, I enjoy retaining my silence in some circumstances), whereas the latter is an open display of sneakiness and dishonesty.
Moreover, there is really no basis for that kind of belief, that is, no reason to assume it is true except because you want it to be. I could claim God sent Jesus to test the Jews and throw them off the trail (something very in keeping with the thematics of Old Testament), and I would have just as much justification for the idea as you would for this one (maybe a little more, actually).