Why doesn’t someone ask Helen Thomas?
I believe she was in high school at the time.
Over the years I’ve found it fruitless to argue over the age of the earth. You are not likely to change anyone’s position.
I do know and believe that we can not directly measure that age, and can only estimate it based on indirect measurements and observations. As such, there are numerous presuppositions, assumptions, perspectives and world-views that color the way data is and can be interpreted - leading to vastly different conclusions.
What I do know and believe by faith, is that someday, I’ll have all the time needed to ask the Creator just how He did it! (see tagline)
If the conservative "base" is now defined as troglodyte, knuckle-dragging creationist retards, God help us ever win another national election.
The correct way to answer
QUESTION: "how old is the earth?":
Answer: A lot older than your earwax. Have you got a serious question?
If there’s no scientific debate upon the age of the Earth, then it’s settled science and that age is known.
Right?
No need to extend it every couple of years in order to accomodate this or that recent discovery that throw some theory into question.
Right?
So, what’s the age of the Earth?
The most basic question is “Did God create the heavens and the earth?”
Evolutionists, including Darwin, say “No” and develop their theories to support that conclusion. That’s not science - it’s a religious zealotry.
I believe, based on the evidence that I see around me that God did create the heavens and the earth (”The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” - Psalms 19:1; “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” - Romans 1:20). I don’t know how He did it, and I don’t know for sure how long it took (although I tend to believe in the literal 6 days, but am awaiting final judgement until I can ask Him), and I can’t prove that He did. But, the evidence is unmistakable.
Some would say “What evidence?” There are innumerable examples of a special creation - let me mention just a few:
- The angularity between the Sun, Moon and Earth result in spectacular eclipses - there is no other system that even comes close to matching this phenomenum.
- The probability of all of the factors that are required to support life on Earth occurring in one place are astronomically low.
- There is evidence anywhere one chooses to look of Intelligent design.
- The evidence of God’s Son coming to Earth is indisputable, and the preservation of His Word through the ages is truly miraculous, so why would I doubt anything else written in His Word?
His answer was fair enough. He said he isn’t a scientist or a theologian, and that folks should be able to teach their kids what they want to on the subject.
I don’t really see a problem with that given that his opponents have thrown at him a trick question in the vein of “should we pay taxes to Caesar?”.
I’ve seen this debate posted here 6,000+ times, one for each year of God’s beloved Earth!
Not a bad response but he could learn from newt. His main thrust should be to deflect these divisive questions that are designed to split the base. He can also turn it around on the questioner and bring out in the open what their agenda is