The 6000 year figure was arrived at by a certain irish bishop named Ushur, using the bible as the only data-set of his scientific study. His middle name was probably MURPHY. This proves once again what Marilyn Von Savant(IQ 230)said : You can convince a 5 year old(in sunday school)of ANYTHING, and a 95 year old of NOTHING.
Is that why there are so many toy dinosairs in Toys R Us?