First, come the arguments from cosmogony, involving the length of time required for the earth to form from interstellar matter. The argument for an ancient earth (aged approximately 4.5 thousand million years according to our current estimate) fall into three main categories. Andrews, who believes the earth is young, lists the basic arguments of those who believe it is old: For life to spontaneously develop from an original single cell to our present complex universe, billions of years are needed. For the theory of evolution to be true, it is necessary that the earth be very old. Today the earth is assumed to be approximately 4.6 billion years old while the universe is believed to be at least 10 to 15 billions years of age. ![]() How old is it? Does the Bible give a precise age to the earth? If the earth and universe are billions of years old can this be reconciled with the Bible? ![]() One of the most important questions in the Bible/science controversy concerns the age of the earth.
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