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March 17, 2015 at 1:30 pm
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I am new on here and I was just wondering about something. I'm not even sure if this is the right place for this question so sorry if it's not.
My religious friend has recently started saying to me that the Earth is alive and that it is older than the universe. I asked him how this was possible and he just said "you wouldn't understand" because I'm not religious.
I've never heard this about the Earth being older than the universe so I was curious have any of you ever heard this before as it's new to me.
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RE: Earth
March 17, 2015 at 1:33 pm
I've never heard that claim before. It makes about as much sense as nipples on a breastplate.
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RE: Earth
March 17, 2015 at 1:37 pm
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This type of beliefs can be loosely classified as a subtype of New Age 'religion'. Among other things such beliefs may or may not incorporate distorted Eastern philosophical and religius views, UFOlogy, conspirology, astrology and other such things. Of course it's nonsence from the point of reason and science.
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RE: Earth
March 17, 2015 at 1:37 pm
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I am aware of the pagan claim that the earth is a sentient planet, but not that it is older than the universe.
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RE: Earth
March 17, 2015 at 1:38 pm
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Welcome to the forums.
Well, that is the most bullshit claim I heard all week. I'm not sure if I should be entertained or concerned.
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March 17, 2015 at 1:40 pm
(March 17, 2015 at 1:38 pm)Norman Humann Wrote: Welcome to the forums.
Well, that is the most bullshit claim I heard all week. I'm not sure if I should be entertained or concerned.
Well when he told me I was rather entertained and thanks
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RE: Earth
March 17, 2015 at 1:40 pm
Yeah. If someone makes a claim and then backs it up with "you wouldn't understand so I won't explain it to you," that's a clear sign that they don't know what the fuck they are talking about it, know this, and can't be arsed to even try to come up with an explanation.
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RE: Earth
March 17, 2015 at 1:44 pm
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(March 17, 2015 at 1:30 pm)Glare_ Wrote: I am new on here and I was just wondering about something. I'm not even sure if this is the right place for this question so sorry if it's not.
My religious friend has recently started saying to me that the Earth is alive and that it is older than the universe. I asked him how this was possible and he just said "you wouldn't understand" because I'm not religious.
I've never heard this about the Earth being older than the universe so I was curious have any of you ever heard this before as it's new to me.
Hand him a childrens book on our solar system. I recommend one from here or you can check out one from your local library. Tell him when he drops his childish views, you'll stop giving him childish books.
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RE: Earth
March 17, 2015 at 1:46 pm
I'd spout off the most asinine shit imaginable if it meant that someone turned into my personal library gopher on account of it. Especially if they brought back picture books! - I can read those drunk like a pro.
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RE: Earth
March 17, 2015 at 1:53 pm
(March 17, 2015 at 1:30 pm)Glare_ Wrote: I am new on here and I was just wondering about something. I'm not even sure if this is the right place for this question so sorry if it's not.
My religious friend has recently started saying to me that the Earth is alive and that it is older than the universe. I asked him how this was possible and he just said "you wouldn't understand" because I'm not religious.
I've never heard this about the Earth being older than the universe so I was curious have any of you ever heard this before as it's new to me.
Well, it's new to me, too, but there's a new bullshit born every second, as they say.
Well, maybe if you see it like this: the earth is a bit over 4 billion years old. If you accept that but believe that the universe is only 6000 years old, you would get this result 
But seriously, the earth was formed 4.5 billion years ago from the leftovers of some supernovae. The universe as we know it dates back 13.7 billion years ago. There's not much of a debate.
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