RE: Evolution
April 29, 2012 at 9:55 pm
(This post was last modified: April 29, 2012 at 9:58 pm by Abishalom.)
(April 29, 2012 at 9:51 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: The universe is 13.7 by according not only to redshift, but also by several other things such as the age of white dwarf stars. As with the age of the earth, there are multiple lines of evidence.
Well it was about 15 billion a few years ago (I have the textbook). But we talked about all that. Heck I still look at the sky at night to recognize certain planets because of that class lol.
(April 29, 2012 at 9:46 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: Yes, the Doppler Effect helps us account for the fact that the universe is expanding. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to tell what the true distance of the object we're measuring is, and hence how long the light has been travelling.Sorry I just realized I didn't answer your question. But yes I do believe that the universe is young.