How old is the Earth?

[Servant77]

Some say 100,000,000 years old, others (who aren't so bright) say 2003 years old. In my honest opinion (although it looks way to low compared to 100,000,000) the Earth is no older than 20,000 years old. If you count up all of the generations together from Adam to now, it's about 15,000 years. I'm probably wrong, though (as usual). Anyone think otherwise? Thanks for you time.

 

[panterapat]

As old as dirt.

 

[Pete Harcoff]

The oldest known rock on Earth dates to about 3.9 billion years old. So the Earth would have to be at least that old.

And based on dating of meteorites within our solar system (the assumption being that planets in our solar system formed from a common pool of matter), scientists have pegged the Earth's age at about 4.6 billion years old.

Personally, having looked at the data, I see no reason to doubt it.

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-age-of-earth.html

 

[JohnR7]

Today at 12:08 AM Servant77 said this in Post #1  If you count up all of the generations together from Adam to now, it's about 15,000 years.

Adam and Eve are about 6000 years old. According to the Hebrews, they believe that Adam and Eve are around 5700 years old. But most Christians have them around 6000 years. This is all pretty much backed up by the history book.

As far as the age of the earth. The history book says nothing about that. It is pretty silent on the that question. That gets into something totally different, they call it: Prehistory or prehistorical.

 

[walkaways]

While I can't put an exact age to the earth, I don't think it's wrong for Christians to not believe in the 'young earth (6000 year)' theory. I think as humans we are compelled to put a time and place to things, so 6 days 'our time' (so to speak) for God to create the earth..well...what's a day to God?
I realize that my explanation isn't exactly backed up by geographical evidence or Biblical for that matter, but it's how I understand it.

 

[walkaways]

You know, I just reread my post and realized how juvenile it sounds. Bleh. This is definitely something I should do more research into (although there always seems to be convincing evidence for both sides of the argument, hard to pick and choose).

 

[Servant77]

I always sound a lot more juvenile after I post it. It's probably because I am a juvenile, but...

 

[Servant77]

6000 years? never heard of that theory... then again, I haven't really studied it, either...

 

[Servant77]

any other theories?

 

[Cantuar]

6000 years? never heard of that theory

It isn't a theory. Not a scientific one, anyway. It was obtained on the basis of reading a book, not on the basis of the scientific method.

 

[Arikay]

6000 years is the general age that YEC (Young Earth creationists) give. Even though no one knows really where they got to that number.

another is 12,000 years. for a set of Gap YECs. They believe that its been about 6000 years since the fall and about 12,000 years since the creation of the world. They get this information based on a verse that says gods days are 1000 years

Then there is science, that actually studies the earth. Refere to Pete for that info.

 

[Mr Buddhist]

I'm going for about 5 billion (5000 000 000) years old, that's the scientific theory. The universe is 15 billion years old.

 

[chickenman]

I think its closer to 4.6 billion

 

[seebs]

Yesterday at 11:44 PM Servant77 said this in Post #8

6000 years? never heard of that theory... then again, I haven't really studied it, either...

That's the number you'd get if you actually followed the geneology. It's visibly wrong; we have evidence of human activity on earth going back further.

 

[Mr Buddhist]

Today at 05:15 PM chickenman said this in Post #13

I think its closer to 4.6 billion

Oh well, what difference does 400 million years make?

 

[Orihalcon]

well, with an interest rate of 5% per annum over 400 million years... =D

 

[Mr Buddhist]

Yeah, the Big Bang Bank inc must get a lot of business.

 

[Freodin]

The earth (together with the whole universe) is, let me check - today is Saturday, yes - it´s two days old.

The whole universe, earth, mankind and yourself was created last Thursday. Such says the holy doctrine of Last Thursdayism (not to be confused with the heretical and totally wrong, evil religion of Last Tuesdayism.)

 

[Taffsadar]

Today at 05:18 AM JohnR7 said this in Post #4



Adam and Eve are about 6000 years old. According to the Hebrews, they believe that Adam and Eve are around 5700 years old. But most Christians have them around 6000 years. This is all pretty much backed up by the history book. 

No it's not. History books usually contains statements like. The first recorded writing is 15 000 year old and comes from China.

 

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

6000 years is the general age that YEC (Young Earth creationists) give. Even though no one knows really where they got to that number.

As Seebs says they use Biblical geneologies. I think the first to get the 6,000 year date was Bishop Ussher.  This page from Answer in Genesis explains.

http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/3563.asp

It puts the flood date at 2304 BC around the time of the 6th dynasty in Egypt. AiG is adamant that "gap" dating not be used and that the earth is only about 6,000 years old.
BTW my favorite statement on the AiG page is

As our starting point we will take the Birth of Christ. It is unlikely anyone will dispute that Christ was born approximately 1,984 years ago. Since Christ is recorded as having referred to Noah's Flood as a past event it should be obvious that we need data that will take us back beyond 2000 years.

Well duh! Did even YECs really have to be told that the worldwide flood could not have occured in the last 2,000 years.  Maybe so.

Creation Ex Nihilo is what passes in YEC circles as a "peer reviewed journal. Is it any wonder they can't publish in real peer reviewed literature.

The fact that the creation and flood dates promoted by AiG are in total conflict with history does not bother them at all.  They already have to reject most of modern science to support the young earth and worldwide flood so rejecting world history is also easy.

The Frumious Bandersnatch