How old is the Earth?!

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Originally posted by GregP618:
Ok, fair enough, I should've phrased the question better, but that avoids the original question! ...
As for the big bang theory, may I quote an article from Nature (10th August 1989) - "Apart from being philosophically unacceptable, the Big Bang is an over-simple view of how the universe began, and is unlikely to survive the decade ahead...

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You may indeed quote it, but you're just digging a deeper hole for yourself! Article from 1989 - "unlikely to survive the decade ahead" - quoting in 2002 - see where I am going?

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I think it's true to say that whilst many people still hold true to the big bang theory, they are the people that haven't really looked into the evidence. No leading scientist would hold allegance to this theory today.

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Bloody hell are you serious?
Perhaps you would like to follow this link, to the site of the Cambridge Cosmology Group.
http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/bb_home.htmlHere you will find that the Big Bang is still the dominant theory -with its many admitted faults. You will also find that the site is hosted by one of the world's leading universities in a department and faculty renowned for its work.Or you could follow this link to Nasa's site where you will similarly learn about the general acceptance of the theory:
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni/uni_101bb1.htmlOf course Nasa scientists perhaps don't count as "leading?"Oh but wait - I stand corrected - here indeed is a link thrusting the hopeless theory into the dustbin of history and firmly closing the lid:
http://www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-216.htmThat leading cosmologist and renaissance man Duane Gish has compiled a devastating expose of the theory. If only someone had told those chumps at Cambridge and Nasa!Now do your duty Greg - write to Steven Hawking (concerning his lecture at http://www.hawking.org.uk/lectures/lindex.html) and tell him he's not a leading scientist. Here's his email: S.W.Hawking@damtp.cam.ac.ukBut look - it's the same department as that pesky lot who have a whole web site devoted the Big Bang!I've lost all faith in science now. Please Greg, tell me who is a leading scientist so I can read his words with awe.

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Originally posted by joz:
Uhh Mr P there is a LOL at the end of his original post, I think he`s playing devils advocate.......

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May be wrong though but how many YECs do you know from the UK?

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I hope he was joking - I would sooner sound off needlessly than believe there was someone so ignorant of science out there.Anyway, it gave me a reason to post up Stephen Hawking's email address. I'm kinda wickedly hoping Brad McFall gets into conversation with him!

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