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>Nick Douglas was probably misquoted, but here goes anyway...
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 RT> How old is the earth?
 ND> I believe a few thousand years, 6K to 10K. If you want to debate on
 ND> this subject, I'd like to take it into another echo. 
 I, for one, would like to know why you place such a small number there -
 we do, after all, have concrete evidence: one in particular (and there are
 many bits of evidence) is _fossilized_ dinosaur bones; which in order to 
 become fossiled must change from bone to stone, which takes literally 
 _millions_ of years.  If you are one who states that God only makes it
 _appear_ the earth is much older than it is... then there must be a 
 reason why God would _deceive_ mankind into thinking the earth is older 
 than it is - and this would be a contradiction of terms.  There is no way 
 I'm going to believe in a God who lies.  The earth is 5 or so billion 
 years old, give or take several million years.  That's what irrefutable 
 physical evidence tells us, and the Bible does NOT contradict that 
 evidence.  It is some people's interpretation of what the Bible says,
 that contradicts actual physical evidence - and that's plain and simple
 arrogance.
 
 But I do believe this whole universe was created by the one God - only
 I don't believe he _lies_ about the age of the earth, anymore than He
 would lie about whether or not it's raining outside.  If you see it 
 raining, then it is raining - and if you see fossilized dinosaur bones,
 then the earth is several billion years old.  
 
... "We are the most powerful planet on earth" - Dan Quayle
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