The average layman thinks there is, but he is mistaken.Дr. There is no scientific proof that the earth is billions of years old. Or is it grounded upon evolutionary-oriented assumptions? There Is No Scientific Proof for Billions of Years Is the claim of great age for earth and humanity as alleged by most scientists based upon solid, scientific evidence? The Evolutionary Age of the Earth: Assumptions or Scientific Fact? The late George Wald of Harvard University was bolder yet: вЂњime itself performs the miraclesвЂќ (1954, 48). Robert Jastrow, one of AmericaвЂ™s more popular scientists, said: вЂњThe key to DarwinвЂ™s explanation is time, and the passage of many generationsвЂќ (1977, 112 emphasis added). The lust for vast periods of time is critical in the Darwinian scenario of origins.Дr. Or should the declarations of the Scriptures simply be dismissed because some are intimidated by the assertions of skeptical scientists who are committed to the theory of evolution? If these questions can be answered affirmatively - and we are confident they can - then the testimony of inspiration must be respected.

Does the Bible teach that the earth and mankind were created in the same week?.Do the Scriptures contain chronological data that allow careful students to arrive at a relatively reliable estimate as to the antiquity of the human race?.If it is true that the Bible is completely silent on this topic, then certainly we ought not to make an issue of it.Д«ut, is the Bible silent regarding the age of the earth and the human race? Is the Bible Silent on the Age of the Earth?

вЂњAny attempt to ascribe a specific or even a general age to either man or the Earth from a Biblical standpoint is a grievous errorвЂќ (Clayton 1968, Lesson 4, 3). Others claim that the Bible simply does not speak to this matter. Hugh Ross, a theologian/scientist who contends that the earth is billions of years old, has characterized the issue of the age of the earth as вЂњa trivial doctrinal pointвЂќ (1994, 11).

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