On the "millions of years" point, if this kind of timescale is problematic, think "millions of generations" instead. So-called lower lifeforms, such as bacteria and insects, can of course reproduce far more rapidly than we can, which is why they are most often studied by evolutionary biologists; the timescale is much more practical than that of humans and similar 'higher' animals with generations on the order of many years.
To put it into perspective: if we take a reasonable ballpark average of twenty years between human generations, simple maths tells us that we are merely around one hundred generations removed from the alleged time of Christ. One hundred babysteps over two millennia. With this in mind, it shouldn't be too difficult to appreciate why scientists speak of millions of years, nor should such a concept seem unreasonable.
To put it into perspective: if we take a reasonable ballpark average of twenty years between human generations, simple maths tells us that we are merely around one hundred generations removed from the alleged time of Christ. One hundred babysteps over two millennia. With this in mind, it shouldn't be too difficult to appreciate why scientists speak of millions of years, nor should such a concept seem unreasonable.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
