OK well just for completeness and to feel I did my bit to help educate and all that:
The nearest Galaxy to us is Andromeda. It happens to be the only one you can see with the naked eye on a clear night (you can use Google Sky Map to help you find it if you have a smartphone).
It also happens to be on a collision course with the Milky Way (our galaxy) - so much for design but that's not the issue here.
Anyway Andromeda is about 1.5 million Light years away (do I have to explain how we know that?)
Here's the thing.
If you believe, based on biblical accounts that the earth is 6,000 years old then I presume you believe the universe is of similar age.
So - how can we see Andromeda?
If the universe is only 6,000 years old the light from Andromeda shouldn't reach us for another 1,494,000 years, give or take a few.
The nearest Galaxy to us is Andromeda. It happens to be the only one you can see with the naked eye on a clear night (you can use Google Sky Map to help you find it if you have a smartphone).
It also happens to be on a collision course with the Milky Way (our galaxy) - so much for design but that's not the issue here.
Anyway Andromeda is about 1.5 million Light years away (do I have to explain how we know that?)
Here's the thing.
If you believe, based on biblical accounts that the earth is 6,000 years old then I presume you believe the universe is of similar age.
So - how can we see Andromeda?
If the universe is only 6,000 years old the light from Andromeda shouldn't reach us for another 1,494,000 years, give or take a few.
