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How old do you think the Earth is?

under 6000 years old
0 (0%)
6000 - 7000 years old
6 (46.2%)
7000 - 20,000 years old
4 (30.8%)
20,000 - 100,000 years old
0 (0%)
100,000 - 1,000,000 years old
1 (7.7%)
1,000,000 - 100,000,000 years old
0 (0%)
100,000,000 - 1,000,000,000
0 (0%)
More than 1 Billion years old
2 (15.4%)

Total Members Voted: 12

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Änσnymσus

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How old do you think the Earth is?
« on: September 20, 2023, 10:49:01 PM »
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    • Just wondering what the diverse crowd at CathInfo believes on this subject, personally I believe 6000-7000 years old.
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    Re: How old do you think the Earth is?
    « Reply #1 on: September 20, 2023, 10:50:20 PM »
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    • FYI, "Young Earth" is the 2nd selection.
    Under 6000 years? Might as well have a selection for "500 years" :jester:
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    Re: How old do you think the Earth is?
    « Reply #2 on: September 20, 2023, 10:52:08 PM »
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    • Quote from: Matthew on September 20, 2023, 10:50:20 PM
    FYI, "Young Earth" is the 2nd selection.
    Under 6000 years? Might as well have a selection for "500 years" :jester:
    I wanted to include 'all' the options, but I didn't think to put the 6000-7000 option first, as it would break the nice sequence of numbers.
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    Re: How old do you think the Earth is?
    « Reply #3 on: September 20, 2023, 10:58:52 PM »
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    • I think one tier should be 7000-8000yo. The breviary reading for Christmas says that Our Lord was born in the 5000+ year after creation, so by that count we are in the year 7000+. 7000-20000 is too wide for me.
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    Re: How old do you think the Earth is?
    « Reply #4 on: September 20, 2023, 11:04:33 PM »
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    • Quote from: Änσnymσus on September 20, 2023, 10:58:52 PM
    I think one tier should be 7000-8000yo. The breviary reading for Christmas says that Our Lord was born in the 5000+ year after creation, so by that count we are in the year 7000+. 7000-20000 is too wide for me.
    I wrote this. It is the Martyrology, not the Breviary, that says: “In the 5,199th year of the creation of the world, from the time when God in the beginning created the heavens and the earth, in the 2,957th year after the flood; in the 2,015th year from the birth of Abraham; … in the 42nd year of the rule of Octavian Augustus, all the earth being at peace, Jesus Christ, the Eternal God, and the Son of the Eternal Father, … was born in Bethlehem of Juda of the Virgin Mary, made Man.”

    I heard somewhere (from a Bp. Williamson lecture?) that an upper bound estimate, based on Sacred Scripture, is 8000 something years old, never more than 9000. So I had to vote 7000-20000 but I find it misleading.
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    Re: How old do you think the Earth is?
    « Reply #5 on: September 20, 2023, 11:21:59 PM »
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    • Quote from: poenitens on September 20, 2023, 11:04:33 PM
    I wrote this. It is the Martyrology, not the Breviary, that says: “In the 5,199th year of the creation of the world, from the time when God in the beginning created the heavens and the earth, in the 2,957th year after the flood; in the 2,015th year from the birth of Abraham; … in the 42nd year of the rule of Octavian Augustus, all the earth being at peace, Jesus Christ, the Eternal God, and the Son of the Eternal Father, … was born in Bethlehem of Juda of the Virgin Mary, made Man.”

    I heard somewhere (from a Bp. Williamson lecture?) that an upper bound estimate, based on Sacred Scripture, is 8000 something years old, never more than 9000. So I had to vote 7000-20000 but I find it misleading.
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    Re: How old do you think the Earth is?
    « Reply #6 on: September 20, 2023, 11:25:23 PM »
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    • Quote from: poenitens on September 20, 2023, 11:04:33 PM
    I wrote this. It is the Martyrology, not the Breviary, that says: “In the 5,199th year of the creation of the world, from the time when God in the beginning created the heavens and the earth, in the 2,957th year after the flood; in the 2,015th year from the birth of Abraham; … in the 42nd year of the rule of Octavian Augustus, all the earth being at peace, Jesus Christ, the Eternal God, and the Son of the Eternal Father, … was born in Bethlehem of Juda of the Virgin Mary, made Man.”

    I heard somewhere (from a Bp. Williamson lecture?) that an upper bound estimate, based on Sacred Scripture, is 8000 something years old, never more than 9000. So I had to vote 7000-20000 but I find it misleading.
    Sorry I should made it 7000-10000 and 10000 to 20000. 
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    Re: How old do you think the Earth is?
    « Reply #7 on: September 20, 2023, 11:29:46 PM »
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    • I made a new poll,
    https://www.cathinfo.com/anonymous-posts-allowed/how-old-do-you-think-the-earth-is-fixed/

    Matthew can you move/delete this thread into the other one?
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    Re: How old do you think the Earth is?
    « Reply #8 on: September 20, 2023, 11:51:51 PM »
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    • Quote from: Matthew on September 20, 2023, 10:50:20 PM
    FYI, "Young Earth" is the 2nd selection.
    Under 6000 years? Might as well have a selection for "500 years" :jester:
    Or the third if you go with the Septuagint dates iirc 
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