[OldGuard1]

"the earth itself is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old"

Seriously - give me a break. Do you actually believe that, or were you just wanting to reprint the article?

[Paleo Conservative]

"the earth itself is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old"

Seriously - give me a break. Do you actually believe that, or were you just wanting to reprint the article?

The most recent estimates are about 4.6 billion years.