Christians and Muslims, how do you feel about the fact that the Earth is 4.6 billion years old?

Question

Looks like some of you skipped Earth Science class in high school.

Those of you who attempt to cite flaws in various methods of radiometric dating are unaware of the facts. I haven't got room to explain it here, but please do some research if you do not wish to appear uninformed. Legitimate geologists unanimously agree that the Earth is very close to 4.6 billion years old. As for carbon 14 dating, that is not a method that is used to determine the age of the Earth itself, since C-14 has a much shorter half-life than Uranium or Thorium. If you were not being lied to by various preachers, perhaps you would be aware of this.

Wow. The confusion over the facts just keeps getting worse. A sad indictment of the U.S. educational system.

I haven't been "force fed" anything. And if some churches would wise up and stop telling people in developing countries that they can't use condoms (even to prevent the spread of AIDS), and maybe clean up the abuse within their own clergy, then they might be respected a little more.

I haven't been "force fed" anything. And if some churches would wise up and stop telling people in developing countries that they can't use condoms (even to prevent the spread of AIDS), and maybe clean up the abuse within their own clergy, then they might be respected a little more.

Answer 1

If only there was a happy medium between science and religion. I have found it, but of cousre, it is not mainstream.
How do I feel about it? I know about the dating methods, I have no reason to doubt it. I am Christian and it does not bother my faith.

And once again, the fundamentalists fail to realize that this does not have to be a threat to their religion. I see Remember Back is being a hippocrite- he is talking about scientists rejected evidence that disagrees with them. Hmm, what is he doing then? And despite you mentioning that c14 is not used to date the world, people try to use that to disprove you. Sad.

IF EVERONE WOULD QUIT TRYING TO BE RIGHT, THEY WOULD REALIZE THE TRUTH

whatever it may be

Answer 2

It's older than that. The massive chunks of solid rock that were used to form the earth had been flying around for billions of years before that. You're looking at a potentially several hundred trillion year old Universe. You know that old saying "What goes up must come down"? Well, in this case, the Big Bang's explosion went outwards. Well, black holes (centers of extreme gravity) are being used in science to hypothesize the Universe as only being the size of smaller than a pinhead at one point. The Universe will eventually contract itself into a single point again.

Given this, the Universe may have had hundreds of trillions of Big Bangs. The Universe may be ageless.

Or you can go on with the 6,000 year thingy like any other religious person.

Answer 3

I laugh at people who say that. Some people believe everything they hear.

Even if the Earth were 4.6 billion years old, there is no way that we could know it. Carbon 14 is worthless for anything over 4 or 5 thousand years old, and isn't reliable for more recent artifacts.

Any knowledgeable person who insists that the Earth is billions of years old ought to consider other factors, like the reduction in the Earth's magnetic field, the size of the sun, and many other systems. Just imagine how strong, or large these systems must have been a few billion years ago!

Science is one thing, and science fiction is another. you need to be able to discern the difference.

Answer 4

I feel as though thats correct. Why would myself as a catholic have a problem with the age of the earth. The bible doesnt say how old the earth is. Stop trying to find problems with God so that you can sleep better at night. If you dont believe then thats fine, dont, walk away, let us be. We have our reason, and we trust them and faith in them just as you have trust the theories that youve been force fed by your professors. Stop pretending that youve discovered something that none of us have thought of and go back to life and do something constructive with it. Honestly, what exactly are you trying to do with a question like thise?

Answer 5

We feel sorry for those of you who are being mislead by scientist that want to prove there is not a God. We pray for you and the deception that is being played out by many modern day scientist.
There are many scientist today that are stepping up with evidence of the "short history of the world." God created the earth, the universe and all that is in it. Just because many choose to disbelieve the evidence of the creation and the short view of the earth doesn't mean it is any less true. If someone rejects God and God's power, they will work their entire life to prove that they are right. They will reject evidence that doesn't fit into their biases. They will surround themselves with others that support their evidence and reject increasing evidence that proves the short history. God even predicts this outcome in the Bible many times.

The theory of evolution has many short comings most of them not acknowledged by the evolutionists. They generally want to say things like were voiced in this question, "... the fact that the Earth si 4.6 billion years old?' It is not a fact. At best it is a one theory built upon another theory build upon many assumptions and hypothesis, but none of which are fact. Just because someone says something enough times, and just because another person references it as fact doesn't make it a fact.

Just because someone rejects absolute truth, doesn't change the absolute truth.

Answer 6

it's over 18 billion same as the nasa says
Allah The Allmighty says :

( 22-47 ) < And surely a day with your Lord is as a thousand years of what you number.>

It's mean that a Day by Allah is 1000 years in our reckoning in relation with the revolution of the Moon around the Earth ( it is the Hegire year) or the revolution of the Earth around the Sun ( Gregorian year).

And Allah says :

[70.4] To Him ascend the Angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.


In this verse of the Sura 'The way of Ascent' ( it is the Way which take the Angels from the Earth to the Heaven after having excecuted the duties necessary for the Life of our Planet and the Kosmos. We can note that Allah doesn't say "fifty thousand years of what you number" because the day in question in this verse is a time measure of a Gods day ( which each day is 1000 years in our reckoning ) and this day is the age of the Universe which all events of our life from heaven to earth ascend to Him.

Let's convert these God's Years in our norms :

50,000 * 365.2422 (days in human year) = 18,262,110 Allah's Days.

One Day by Allah is corresponding 1000 years of our reckoning, therefore the Age of the Universe is :

18,262,110 * 1,000 = 18,262,110,000 years, that's to say that the age of the Universe is around 18, 1/4 Billions years. This number correspond exactly of the above article . After more than 14 centuries, Science and particularly Professor Jean-Claude Batelere of the "College de France" states that it is now a certitude that the Universe is 18 billions years old .

Answer 7

is that 4.6 exactly? or 4.6 thereabouts? i guess i wouldn't really care very much at all, if you were to have conclusive evidence that the earth is 4.6 billion years old. as far as I know, both the christian and the muslim god is orthodoxally outside of time, so no matter when the earth came into being, there really is no problem presented to the belief system. and all of this, provided that the earth is 4.6 billion years old, something that cannot be established as fact. probable, maybe; highly likely, even; but not fact. take caution when stating things as fact that may or may not be - you may weaken other aspects of your cause.

Answer 8

I assume you ask this because we believe that the earth is much younger. I'd like to say,however, that carbon dating is an assumed "science". I say this because cosmic rays dependant on the earths atmosphere, the sun's activity, the earths magnetic field and so on, are not really taken into account when carbon dating. Also the changing atoms in decaying organisms alter the true date of their existence. There is alot of science too that discredits many dating systems and there are constant adjustments to the current dating systems to making objects younger. Check your info first.

Answer 9

Makes me wonder what this world will look like in another 4.6 years. Maybe the aliens will show up but I doubt it because if they did human race will try to overpower them read your history. The human race is always trying to overpower each other and I don't look for it to change soon. Maybe they will find a cure where you never get sick and old.

Answer 10

Sorry, but the radiological data do not support that.
At 4.6B years, the radio isotopes would have lost their composition in their half-lives, and the uranium would have decomposed into lead!
And why just 4.6B years? Carl Sagan said that there could be as many years as the evolutionists wanted or needed to get evolution accomplished, and infinite number of cycles of the Big Bang until finally one of them resulted in the world we have around us!
Now, THAT is scientific! Just keep playing the Cosmic Lottery until you finally hit it big!