How old is planet earth?
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On a more practical note to the original poster, the best I can come up with is that the Bible indicates a relatively young earth and evolution states a very old earth. I guess one day we will all know when we can ask Jesus ourselves in Heaven or when the rapture takes place, and by that time it won't really matter anyway!
You have probably now heard most of the ideas to the age of the earth from 2000, to many millions of years... I go for a young earth from what I can fathom of what the Bible says when I once tried to work things out... I think I got so far and then estimated it! It is definitely more then 2000 years...
One day we will know for sure!
I hope God leads you in the answer. May God bless you in the quest!
On a more practical note to the original poster, the best I can come up with is that the Bible indicates a relatively young earth and evolution states a very old earth. I guess one day we will all know when we can ask Jesus ourselves in Heaven or when the rapture takes place, and by that time it won't really matter anyway!
You have probably now heard most of the ideas to the age of the earth from 2000, to many millions of years... I go for a young earth from what I can fathom of what the Bible says when I once tried to work things out... I think I got so far and then estimated it! It is definitely more then 2000 years...
One day we will know for sure!
I hope God leads you in the answer. May God bless you in the quest!
May God bless you too my friend!
My undergrad degree is in physical geography from a recognized secular university. I took lots of science courses. I learned in biology that scientists date the fossils by the rocks. In geology I learned that scientists dated the rocks by the fossils. That is called circular reasoning. It means that neither is right!
I was brought up to believe in evolution and a long earth age. Taking science convinced me that evolution was full of holes and rotten.
First, like produces like! Kind produces kind! Just like the Bible says. Mutations don't produce new kinds let alone organs. (Yes, there are variations between species, but even Galapagos proves those species come back together to a common kind. Change to a new kind is not possible.)
Second, geology believes there was a single continent called "Pangea" which split apart into continents, easily demonstratable. The lines of divisions were rift valleys, where juvenile water came up. Also know as "fountains of the deep" in the Bible. Some species only survived on some continents. initially, the distances between continents, after the flood were very small, and animals and plants could migrate back and forth. But eventually that was impossible. That accounts for different genetic diversity on different continents.
Finally (and there is so much more!) evolution is not a theory, but a model or paradigm. Non mathematical theories are correlated to a high degree through repeatable, observable experiments, which are then rigourously statistically analyzed to a high degree. It is not possible to do this with any model of origins, so they remain unproven models.
There are several creation organizations that can give you information from scientists with PhDs if you are interested. Creation Research Institute is one, and there are others. Probably better to look at those sites, than posting for opinions here!
I was brought up to believe in evolution and a long earth age. Taking science convinced me that evolution was full of holes and rotten.
First, like produces like! Kind produces kind! Just like the Bible says. Mutations don't produce new kinds let alone organs. (Yes, there are variations between species, but even Galapagos proves those species come back together to a common kind. Change to a new kind is not possible.)
Second, geology believes there was a single continent called "Pangea" which split apart into continents, easily demonstratable. The lines of divisions were rift valleys, where juvenile water came up. Also know as "fountains of the deep" in the Bible. Some species only survived on some continents. initially, the distances between continents, after the flood were very small, and animals and plants could migrate back and forth. But eventually that was impossible. That accounts for different genetic diversity on different continents.
Finally (and there is so much more!) evolution is not a theory, but a model or paradigm. Non mathematical theories are correlated to a high degree through repeatable, observable experiments, which are then rigourously statistically analyzed to a high degree. It is not possible to do this with any model of origins, so they remain unproven models.
There are several creation organizations that can give you information from scientists with PhDs if you are interested. Creation Research Institute is one, and there are others. Probably better to look at those sites, than posting for opinions here!
The earth is relatively young.....the bible does say it will WAX old under sin and the consequences of sin....many good answers here by EG, Willy and OldHermit..........at best we can surmise around 6000 years or so......there are some who believe in a gap theory of time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2 and believe in a renovation after the fall of Satan destroyed it....but at the end of the day it is all surmising and guessing....NO ONE but GOD can accurately know the age of the earth with 100% certainty...and by that I mean down to exact year and or day......
This is a "young earth" interpretation of Genesis, which only gives a part of ALL the truth regarding Creation of the Heavens and Earth, you need to also look at Job chapter 38, Isaiah 14v12-21, Jer 4v23-27, Ezek 28v11-19, all of which gives the full truth on creation, and also shows forth the whole truth of an "old earth"!
Science has the earth at 4.6 billions years old and the universe at around 14 billion.
Science has the earth at 4.6 billions years old and the universe at around 14 billion.
I am sorry that your recognized university did not teach you right.
What you are talking about is so called relative dating. Not every piece of artefact or every stone is effective to take to a distant laboratory and measure its age scientifically.
So for the sake of speed and simplicity, relative dating can be used.
What you are talking about is so called relative dating. Not every piece of artefact or every stone is effective to take to a distant laboratory and measure its age scientifically.
So for the sake of speed and simplicity, relative dating can be used.
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Venus is often referred to as “Earth’s Sister” planet, because of the various things they have in common. Earth and Venus are terrestrial planets, primarily composed of metals and silicate rock that are differentiated between a metallic core and a silicate mantle and crust.
Two ways in which they are in stark contrast is the time it takes for the Sun to rise, set, and return to the same place in the sky (i.e. one day). In Earth’s case, this process takes a full 24 hours. But in Venus’ case, its slow rotation and orbit mean that a single day lasts as long as 116.75 Earth days.
Sidereal Vs. Solar:
Naturally, some clarification is necessary when addressing the question of how long a day lasts. For starters, one must distinguish between a sidereal day and a solar day. A sidereal day is the time it takes for a planet to complete a single rotation on its axis. On the other hand, a solar day is the time it takes for the Sun to return to the same place in the sky.
On Earth, a sidereal days last 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.1 seconds, whereas a solar day lasts exactly 24 hours. In Venus’ case, it takes a whopping 243.025 days for the planet to rotate once on its axis – which is the longest rotational period of any planet in the Solar System. In addition, it rotates in the opposite the direction in which it orbits around the Sun (which it takes about 224.7 Earth days to complete).
In other words, Venus has a retrograde rotation, which means that if you could view the planet from above its northern polar region, it would be seen to rotate in a clockwise direction on its axis, and in a counter-clockwise direction around the Sun. It also means that if you could stand on the surface of Venus, the Sun would rise in the west and set in the east.
From all this, one might assume that a single day lasts longer than a year on Venus. But again, the distinction between a sidereal and solar days means that this is not true. Combined with its orbital period, the time it takes for the Sun to return to the same point in the sky works out to 116.75 Earth days, which is little more than a half a Venusian (or Cytherian) year. https://www.universetoday.com/14282/how-long-is-a-day-on-venus/
Two ways in which they are in stark contrast is the time it takes for the Sun to rise, set, and return to the same place in the sky (i.e. one day). In Earth’s case, this process takes a full 24 hours. But in Venus’ case, its slow rotation and orbit mean that a single day lasts as long as 116.75 Earth days.
Sidereal Vs. Solar:
Naturally, some clarification is necessary when addressing the question of how long a day lasts. For starters, one must distinguish between a sidereal day and a solar day. A sidereal day is the time it takes for a planet to complete a single rotation on its axis. On the other hand, a solar day is the time it takes for the Sun to return to the same place in the sky.
On Earth, a sidereal days last 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.1 seconds, whereas a solar day lasts exactly 24 hours. In Venus’ case, it takes a whopping 243.025 days for the planet to rotate once on its axis – which is the longest rotational period of any planet in the Solar System. In addition, it rotates in the opposite the direction in which it orbits around the Sun (which it takes about 224.7 Earth days to complete).
In other words, Venus has a retrograde rotation, which means that if you could view the planet from above its northern polar region, it would be seen to rotate in a clockwise direction on its axis, and in a counter-clockwise direction around the Sun. It also means that if you could stand on the surface of Venus, the Sun would rise in the west and set in the east.
From all this, one might assume that a single day lasts longer than a year on Venus. But again, the distinction between a sidereal and solar days means that this is not true. Combined with its orbital period, the time it takes for the Sun to return to the same point in the sky works out to 116.75 Earth days, which is little more than a half a Venusian (or Cytherian) year. https://www.universetoday.com/14282/how-long-is-a-day-on-venus/
It's sad that this needs to be asked among christians, counting the genealogies in the bible gets you around 6000 years for the earth, this billions of years old is nonsense straight out of santan's mind, we shouldn't be thinking like the world.
There's evidence everywhere that the earth is young and that a great flood indeed ocured.
There's evidence everywhere that the earth is young and that a great flood indeed ocured.
1. Ancient genealogies are not made to technically count the age of the planet. They are not complete. They are rounded to give nice, symbolic numbers (40, 7 etc) and so bear the hidden significance.
2. Even if those were complete, it would just give the age of humanity, not the age of the planet.
Give me one evidence that the Earth is young. Just one, but the best one you have.
2. Even if those were complete, it would just give the age of humanity, not the age of the planet.
Give me one evidence that the Earth is young. Just one, but the best one you have.
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