How old do you think the Earth is?

tzhu07 · Nov 20, 2012, 02:51 AM

Likely a few thousand years old or a few billion years old?

T'hain Esh Kelch · Nov 20, 2012, 02:57 AM

4.54 ± 0.05 billion years, which is the current estimation based on scientific method, according to Wikipedia.

decafjava · Nov 20, 2012, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T'hain Esh Kelch

4.54 ± 0.05 billion years, which is the current estimation based on scientific method, according to Wikipedia.

Precisely. Give or take a few million years.

northernbaldy · Nov 20, 2012, 04:46 AM

Certainly not a few thousand years FFS!
Creationism nonsense!

spykthomas · Nov 20, 2012, 05:06 AM

It doesn't matter, we are all living inside a computer program anyway.

ChristianJapan · Nov 20, 2012, 05:11 AM

When I was in school I learned around 4bn years ... Given the answers before I must have left school 500 million years ago

bizzle · Nov 20, 2012, 05:19 AM

About six thousand years old.

wordoflife · Nov 20, 2012, 05:52 AM

24

APlotdevice · Nov 20, 2012, 05:55 AM

The Earth came into existence at the time of my birth, and will cease to exist when I enter my grave.

In all seriousness, are we really asking this question in this day and age?

63dot · Nov 20, 2012, 05:57 AM

probably more than 5900 years old, give or take a year or several billion

maflynn · Nov 20, 2012, 06:19 AM

[MOD NOTE]
Just a pre-emptive mod note. Please keep the PRSI material out of this thread.

To be sure there are many people who take the age of the earth based on their religious belief's. Lets not let that aspect and derail this thread

T'hain Esh Kelch · Nov 20, 2012, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maflynn

[MOD NOTE]
Just a pre-emptive mod note. Please keep the PRSI material out of this thread.

To be sure there are many people who take the age of the earth based on their religious belief's. Lets not let that aspect and derail this thread

What alternative is there to scientific sanity, other than religious babble?

Wouldn't be much of a discussion then.

balamw · Nov 20, 2012, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T'hain Esh Kelch

What alternative is there to scientific sanity, other than religious babble?

Wouldn't be much of a discussion then.

MOD NOTE: Exactly what we were asking you to avoid.

As you did in your first post in the thread you can answer the question posed, but not the reason why or discuss it. Within PRSI all would be fair game, but since the OP does not have access we don't typically move threads to there where the OP can't participate.

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Nov 20, 2012, 02:51 AM	#1
tzhu07 macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle, WA	How old do you think the Earth is? Likely a few thousand years old or a few billion years old?
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T'hain Esh Kelch macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Denmark	4.54 ± 0.05 billion years, which is the current estimation based on scientific method, according to Wikipedia. __________________ "There's no bigot like a religious bigot and there's no religion more fanatical than that espoused by Macintosh zealots." ~Martin Veitch, IT Week [31-01-2003]
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northernbaldy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: the north, UK	Certainly not a few thousand years FFS! Creationism nonsense! __________________ 17" MacBook pro, MacMini Server, iPhone 5 64gb, AppleTV, iPad 32gb wifi, 11" MacBook Air
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ChristianJapan macrumors 68030 Join Date: May 2010 Location: 東京	When I was in school I learned around 4bn years ... Given the answers before I must have left school 500 million years ago __________________ I support the MacRumors Blood Drive!
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bizzle macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2008	About six thousand years old. __________________ oh no my fans are spinning and my computer is hot wtf?????!!??!?!?1/1/1/111````oneonetwo
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spykthomas macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2012	It doesn't matter, we are all living inside a computer program anyway.
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wordoflife macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Republic City, URN.	24 __________________ "When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change."
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APlotdevice macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sin City USA	The Earth came into existence at the time of my birth, and will cease to exist when I enter my grave. In all seriousness, are we really asking this question in this day and age? __________________ TV - iPod touch 4 - iPad 1 - Custom HTPC - Numerous Consoles There is something deeply wrong with a society more offended by breasts than by entrails.
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63dot macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Platte	probably more than 5900 years old, give or take a year or several billion
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maflynn Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Boston	[MOD NOTE] Just a pre-emptive mod note. Please keep the PRSI material out of this thread. To be sure there are many people who take the age of the earth based on their religious belief's. Lets not let that aspect and derail this thread
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