Well, if you consider scientific evidence, add up the evidence that the earth is young (6,000 years) or old (billions of years), seems the answer is old.
There is little real evidence that the earth is not billions of years old, perhaps the only argument is what the biblical definition of a year or more correctly a day is. The semantics seems tortured. If you believe in God, don't you have to accept what the Universe for what it is, rather than what you believe. In my opinion science has improved humanity more than religion at least our understanding of the world we live in. There is much yet to learned, to me it seems things are much more complicated than we can imagine. I doubt increased knowledge will point toward anything other than super nova's create the elements needed for life. Stellar Evolution seems the least controversial subject among astrophysicists.
I consider this fact (i.e. that we're made of star stuff) as one of a number of key evidences for an ancient earth/ancient universe and I share it when I talk to people at astronomy programs.
I know that we have some on this list who believe in a young earth, and I truly don't mean any disrespect here, but perhaps they would be interested in commenting on how the creation of heavy elements in the cores of stars and the fact that generations of stars were necessary to our evolution fits with that perspective. Anyone?
Kim
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