Serious question, help me out...?

Question

In regards to the "big bang theory", if the Earth is "X" number of years old, does this mean then that the entire universe is the same age, or was it created prior to Earth's formation? Also, according to what you believe, what is the reason for all of the other planets?

Answer 1

See Carl Sagan's cosmic calendar. The big bang happened about 15 billion years ago. Our solar system was formed about 4.5 billion years ago.

The positioning of planets to their star allows certain planets in the line-up to be conducive to life. That would be their purpose, at least from the perspective of one of those lifeforms. In the future - should humankind survive its stupidities - we will be able to make many planets inhabitable in other systems, as well as a few moons in our own.

Answer 2

The only thing that is "X" years old is the rock that began to form the earth. It was "x" years ago that we know rocks began to form the center of the earth and then through many years of collisions of other rocks, formed a larger earth. Much of the earth that we're used to (the entire crust) is much younger than X.

The entire universe is not the same age...It is true you could say that the entire universe was birthed when the big bang occured, but objects in our universe are not all the same age. Supposedly the universe is still expanding and growing and giving birth to new things.

Other planets formed the same way our earth did. These are just in different places due to size and gravitational pull and other factors. Planets are just other rocks (celestial bodies) which revolve around a star. The asteroid belt by this definition, serves to fill our solar system with many minor planets.

Answer 3

the universe isestimated at 14 billion years old

the sun is roughly 5 billion and the earth 4.

here's the deal.

The big bang happened and all was energy
the energy expanded and cooled and sub atomic particles formed
those particles formed into the simplest atoms hydrogen, maybe helium

heavier matter is made through fusion. stars can fuse hydrogen into helium and so on up to iron. Stars cannot fuse anything heavier than iron. To create the heavier elements requires a star to explode.

Our sun and the planets were formed, when a previous star or stars reached that iron stage and blew itself up. In the process creating the elements here on earth.

through gravitation these elements formed a new star which was surround by all the debris. the debris formed into our planets, the asteroids and the ort cloud.

I know this is overly simplified, i suggest going to the library or googling creation of the solar system for more.

Answer 4

I am sorry but I just can not believe in this big bang theory. But to answer your question is that scientist due believe that Venus is older then Earth. So no that the planets are not the same age.
Well the reason for Jupiter is to protect asteroids and meteors slamming into Earth. Other then that I just do not know.

Answer 5

First off there is no such thing as the "big bang theory" i would agree that the universe was probably created before the earth or who knows the earth could of exsisted during the formation of the universe but, the only humans that were on here were adam and eve but as for the rest of us we were not put on earth rightaway as we think.

Answer 6

I think, if I remember it correctly, the big bang happened, tons of stuff flew about the universe and over millions of years the gravitational pulls of the various masses started creating things like the galaxies, stars were born, and around stars the planets started to be created, etc... very brief version, but through various gravitational pulls the universe as we know it became what it is... but I'm pretty sure a geologist will be able to give a more detailed answer.

example: a big chunks of 'stuff' were thrown into space. These big chunks started pulling against and with each other based on their gravitational pulls and created a galaxy. With that galaxy, more bits of stuff turned into stars, which created their own gravitational pulls, the stuff that got pulled in around the stars with their own gravitational pulls, started creating planets and moons. With the outward 'throw' the universe has been expanding, I think still today. Over billions of years, the universe as we know it was created.

like I said, an amateur version, a professional would be able to explain it better.

Answer 7

In my opinion,The Universe is growing as we speak.It al depends on your definition of age.We were born but or bodies atoms have been around at least as long as the earth.They have proven some stars older than others by the growing stage they are in.They cant prove how old protons and neutron and electrons are.But do understand ,since nobody was around around to actually witness anything,everything is hypothetical.
I do believe there is a need for the other planets to sustain life.Perhaps their orbit and gravitational effects affect ours.Scientists can only offer their best guess so to say.I guess if you get picky ,was there a real need for a molecule that just drifted into space from our atmosphere.At one time it may have been used for something needed.If nothing else it gives us something to ponder and think about.

Answer 8

I think the Universe is much older than the Earth, it's probably beyond time determination, such as God is. The Genesis only describes the creation of the Earth, in my opinion.
The other planets, I think, are a way in which God has proved man that he could have made the Earth in so many other ways (hostile, hot, frozen, unbreathable etc) and by that, He can show how special Earth really is, how fragile and important.

Answer 9

The lifespan of the planet Earth isn't even a blink of the eye compared to the age of the universe. Yes it all came from something, meaning that there was an origin point for everything, but it is also impossible to answer a paradoxial question. Your question is, put simply, Where did nothing come from?

Answer 10

The universe is older than earth. Nobody knows the reason for the other planets. Maybe God made other life on other planets.