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I am sorry but there is not one single statement in the Bible regarding the age of the earth. Calculations on the age of the earth are based upson conjecture and assumptions. We do not know the mind of God so we do not know that He wants us to know that the earth is young.

A lot of evil has come about in this world due to people knowing that they truly understand and know the mind of God, thus allowing them to make interpretations as to what is really meant in the scriptures.

I am a Christian and have read the Bible several times. Please keep in mind that the Bible was never intended to be a scientific document

I agree. The concept of time in the Bible is very fluid. It says that a thousand years in His sight is but an evening gone. The time interval between the days mentioned in Genesis could have been thousands, if not millions, of years. It is not necessary for me to believe the age of the earth as “calculated” from the Bible in order for me to believe in the truth of the Word of God or to believe in the promises He made to his children.

I am sorry but there is not one single statement in the Bible regarding the age of the earth.

Actually, it does. Repeatedly. The Bible repeatedly says that the earth, the sun, moon, and stars were created in six days. For those who have a difficulty in believing that the earth is "young" they are ignoring a much greater problem with their dissonant view of Scripture - all creation was created in six literal days. Sorry, can't play the day = era game to get around the so-called scientific problems with Genesis. Age demands entropy. Scripture makes it clear there was no entropy prior to Genesis 3.

We cannot answer the questions of the beginning with observation (I don't think you were there). They must be answered by revelation. Just pick who you want to do the "revelation" - an Almighty Creator, or fallible men - either way, it requires faith, because all we really know is what we have observed ourselves in our lifetime, plus what has been "revealed" to us by other(s).