How old is the Earth?

[Statler Waldorf]

How old you think the Earth is.

about 4.54 Billion Years old

Why you think this.

Radiometric Dating, the age of the sun, the age of the moon, the oldest life forms and genetic structures on the planet, etc.

What presuppositions you had before examining the evidence and making your conclusions.

My presupposition was that the Earth was much older than I was, but until I became interested in science I didn't give it much thought.

I don't think you got all of your assumptions down. If you ascribe to Radiometric dating you must first assume that the radiometric decay has been constant. You must then also assume that there were no daughter elements present at the formation of the Earth correct?

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Hello,


I am new to this forum. I am a Reformed Christian who loves to mix it up with Atheists. I would like for you all to please tell me...

How old you think the Earth is.

Why you think this.

What presuppositions you had before examining the evidence and making your conclusions.

Thanks!

If you are reformed and still a Christian, you need to reform more.

The earth is approximately 450000 to 756500 times older than young earth yokels think, the exact figure depends on the yokel. I think this because vastly array of evidence, each more convincing than the infantile creation myth of one late bronze age desert Beduin tribe, ranging from the radioactive dating of minerals on earth, the moon, the meterors, to well tested theory of the evolution of the sun, come from different directions and yet mutually agree on this value as when the earth formed with the rest of the solar system. Furthermore, this value does not conflict with any other evidence, many of which does not pin the formation of earth to a specific date but put rigid lower limits on the age of the earth, such as how long life has been on earth, and how long it must have taken for lunar orbit to evolve to its present dimension and tidal de-spinning of the earth would have lengthened one day to its present 24 hour length.

If you are not a Christian then it is you who must 'reform' your belief system kind sir. You did not include any of your assumptions. You really think that your dating methods do not conflict with any other evidence? That ALL evidence points to the Earth being 4.54 billion years old? Calling the opposing side "yokels" does not exactly strengthen your argument, Ad Hominem attacks are always a sign of a weak argument actually. Just FYI.