First I would have to accept that the Universe is finite and non-eternal. Then I could quibble over it’s age.
I’ve seen no proof, so far, that it is not timeless and eternal. Just like God. It is God. Without GOD it is not.
(I think I got that from the Bible)
I could be wrong, but where is the proof? Our gaze has extended to the far reaches of the Universe, and what do we see? More of the same.
Math tells us there must be a limit to the energy used to create the Universe, and therefore it’s size is such and such. This is the same math that defines the largest size of certain stellar objects, and yet it has to be revised each month as we discover something LARGER than our ‘math’ said it could be.
The better our equipment becomes, the more we find. It’s the limit of our equipment that makes us believe there is a limit to the Universe (when logically it should make us believe the opposite).
People are funny.
Schroeder is an Astrophysicist. Try reading his entire essay at the link. Being a contrarian has limits ...