That would contradict a crucial property of “God”. Namely the one that states that God does not lie. Here is why: By creating the Universe in that manner, he would have to set up everything so that it seems to be older. Photons from other stars and galaxies would have to be set up midway. Chemical properties of matter would have to be faked so that they seem older than they are. Fossils of animals that never existed would have to be planted, geological layers would have to be arranged in a way that it purports a false age. In short, the entire universe would be one great cosmic deception, a lie of cosmic proportions.