How on earth could a tree be older than the earth itself?
LOL!!!....You dog, you!.....
Yggdrasil.
“In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil is the giant Ash Tree that holds together the Nine Worlds, also called the World Ash or World Tree, or Irminsul, Pillar of the World.
It encompasses the Nine Worlds, and is guarded by the serpent Jormungandr. Yggdrasil is one of many variations of the Cosmic Axis or Universal World Tree known to all human cultures.
Yggdrasil is home to many creatures, most notably the serpent or Dragon Nidhogg, lurks in the base, The Eagle , who lives at the tree’s peak, and the squirrel, Ratatosk, who carries messges between them. These animals can be viewed as metaphors for the human body.
According to Norse legend, Yggdrasil is where the god Odin hung upside-down for nine nights in order to obtain the magical Rune Alphabet.
According to Norse legend, Yggdrasil is where the god Odin hung upside-down for nine nights in order to obtain the Rune Alphabet. Beneath the roots of the World Ash lies the spring, Mimir, to which Odin sacrificed an eye to gain wisdom.”
Druids would consider it the original god?
Thats an easy one. Scientists, with fool proof science, found that by using the fool-proof technology of carbon 14 dating combined with the foolishly simple, error free science of dendrochronolgy, have conclusively shown that the trees are much older than anything else on earth. So put away your doubts, for THEY know all the answers, and we mere fools are not allowed to question THEM. And besides that, an equally wise and benevolent journalist is reporting these findings! /s
An independent study of carbion 14 dating and of dendrochronology, combined with a healthy skepticism, will cause you to be very cautious with regard to bold claims like these.
That is the post of the day!
A thinking (and yet still literal) theologian would answer)the same way Adam was 35 when created: God created the world “old.”