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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I'm not even sure how you get to 4000 years old from biblical literalisim.

Edit: going strictly by the biblical account, Adam lived to 930 years, and Noah 950. IIRC, their lives did not overlap. Jesus lived 2000 years ago. A whole bunch of stuff happens in between Noah and Jesus. So even if you're working strictly from the bible, how the hell do you get 4000 years?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

So even if you’re working strictly from the bible, how the hell do you get 4000 years?

You can't. The "Young Earth" people are morons.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Because anti-evolutionists decided a myth that the Earth is only 4000 years old is the quickest way to refute claims of evolution.

It's not an argument one forms by observing evidence.

[–] finitebanjo 5 points 1 month ago

There is a very old Jewish Holiday which celebrates new year on a calendar starting with the creation of the Universe, only about 5000+ years, but even that is obscure af.

[–] Blue_Morpho 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Bible has a long list of names with birthdays and who begat whom. It came from Irish archbishop and scholar James Ussher.

If you believe in the Bible, you get a 4000 year old Earth.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ussher calculated 4004BC as the start of the universe, which would be about 6000 years ago.

That's my point. Most YEC point to 6000 years. Even within their own framework, I don't see how you get to 4000 years. My best guess is they saw 4004BC and forgot that 1 BC was about 2000 years ago.

[–] xantoxis 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is exactly what it is. When everything you believe is made up, it's easy to accidentally make up the wrong number and then believe that instead.