“why can’t people just believe what the Bible says about the earth being 6,000 years old and go from there I’ll never know.” ................................... Its a very simple answer, they just don’t believe it. Its like you not believing it was 200,000 years, or that the Koran is not the word of God. I see it as science trying to find an answer to a very difficult question that does not have a simple answer. Some people can not accept a simple answer, they want an in depth study. Whether or not the nomadic tribes of the dessert came up with the answer over 4000 years ago remains to be seen, but you can believe it if you are accepting their beliefs. Let the scientists continue their research, I’m still interested in the discovery of clam shells in the Alps, the newly discovered planets and galaxies, and the finding of ancient civilizations (They keep popping up, no mention of some of them until recently.).
I believe, but my memory isn't what it used to be, they have found hippo bones in the highlands somewhere in Great Britain. I ,too, am interested in how all these things came about and neither depend on science or religion to form any solid opinions. I don't know if that is a good thing or not, but it is the way I am:)