How do you respond to someone who thinks the world is 6000 years old?

[QUOTE="krazy-blazer"]I'd respect his opinion, that's pretty much it.Installing

I'd acknowledge his opinion, but I wouldn't respect it.

Discuss

just point and laugh. There is really nothing more you can do.

I'd respect his opinion, that's pretty much it.krazy-blazer

No where in the bible does it teach the world is 6000 years old . It's just people doing guess work by trying to see when people in the bible lived then guessing when their parents lived all the way back to adam . Witch does not work at all but they still try .

[QUOTE="krazy-blazer"]I'd respect his opinion, that's pretty much it.Mr_Leonis

Err yeah, we know. We know pretty damn well.

I would show them some of the physical evidence around the planet that says the world is far older than that. I'm a Christian, and a believer in Ancient Astronaut Theory. There are cities underwater around the globe that are tens of thousands of years old. The Bible never says that the world is 6 or 7 thousand years old. That was the interpretation of many mainstream religious groups.. but it's a stretch.

I laugh at mainstream archeologists, historians, and religious groups alike. They ignore so many facts, just because they don't fit the picture that they're comfortable with.

[QUOTE="greenleaflink"]Yeah I'm thinking the same thing, I kinda feel I should not reveal to them that I am agnostic/atheist. But they know I am gay weird very weird. mryahia

srry butgays disgusts me and its a fact thats its against nature how can you like the same sex bahhhh thats horrible

You're getting modded, that's pretty rude and offensive.

who cares how old the earth is I got better things to worry about.

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How would I respond?

"It's not." :P

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[QUOTE="xTheExploited"]I laugh.Sagem28

This

Maybe some pointing too .

i second this

let people think what they want:)

I wouldn't start an argument. That much is certain.

Call them stupid and dismiss all of their ideas as "mindless gibberish".

I generally avoid that topic. My parents believe that's how old the earth is, and I'm an atheist... I have yet to tell them. I just don't talk about it with them.

The Atheist Delusion

watch this

i'd tell them they should read about science and not creation "science".

I'd be cracking up on the inside.

you don't.

I would think he/she's an idiot. I'm a Christian but I don't believe that the world is that young.

Saying the Earth is 6000 years old is like saying it is the center of the universe. The only difference is that people over time understood the evidence of the Earth orbiting the sun. People just need to learn geology and paleontology better.

I used to be one to think that the earth was about 10,000 years old, still do believe there is a chance of it being true, but am technically an Old Earth Creationist. In other words, I think the earth is old but human life is young.mindstorm

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I find it funny how everyone believes what is taught in the schools about evolution. They've lied about history before so why not this. Who here has done tests themselves and come to this conclusion. "I have! I read it somewhere, my teacher told me." "When have they lied?" I've had two teachers tell me the Vatican never committed mass murder. The crusades, 'nuff said.

I find it funny how everyone believes what is taught in the schools about evolution. They've lied about history before so why not this. Who here has done tests themselves and come to this conclusion. "I have! I read it somewhere, my teacher told me." "When have they lied?" I've had two teachers tell me the Vatican never committed mass murder. The crusades, 'nuff said.

4_Horsemen

There are thousands upon thousands of independent experiments confirming evolution, and evolutionary models can be used to predict future speciation.

And you're basing your argument on the anecdotal evidence of two teachers who gave you bad info. Are you going to throw out the rest of your education based on that too? Is the integral of a function the area above the curve? Do Strunk and White not know anything about style? Was Thomas Jefferson secretly a time traveler? Clearly, if two teachers spread (willingly or accidentally) false information then one must not be able to trust anything you learn in a public school.

I find it funny how everyone believes what is taught in the schools about evolution. They've lied about history before so why not this. Who here has done tests themselves and come to this conclusion. "I have! I read it somewhere, my teacher told me." "When have they lied?" I've had two teachers tell me the Vatican never committed mass murder. The crusades, 'nuff said.

4_Horsemen

I find it funny how everyone believes what is taught in the schools about evolution. They've lied about history before so why not this. Who here has done tests themselves and come to this conclusion. "I have! I read it somewhere, my teacher told me." "When have they lied?" I've had two teachers tell me the Vatican never committed mass murder. The crusades, 'nuff said.

4_Horsemen

Two teachers at a school told you something that is obviously false; therefore, you doubt whether evolutionary theory is valid?

Am not seeing a connection there.

[QUOTE="xTheExploited"]I laugh.Sagem28

This

Maybe some pointing too .

Like this? (at 7 second mark). :P

I would kindly ask him why he thinks that I should care what he believes in, then I would proceed to poke his eyes out and knock his face in with a tire iron.

[QUOTE="4_Horsemen"]

I find it funny how everyone believes what is taught in the schools about evolution. They've lied about history before so why not this. Who here has done tests themselves and come to this conclusion. "I have! I read it somewhere, my teacher told me." "When have they lied?" I've had two teachers tell me the Vatican never committed mass murder. The crusades, 'nuff said.

GabuEx

Two teachers at a school told you something that is obviously false; therefore, you doubt whether evolutionary theory is valid?

Am not seeing a connection there.

Basically he is saying the teachers heard/read about these facts and taught what they heard to him. He is saying short of understanding the material and doing the test for himself that he has no way to verify the so called facts he is being taught. Many so called fact have been proven false or the info has been distorted by the teachers bias. Many people are quick to say others are wrong when all they have is some info from a book written by a person they don't know and have never meet before.

I find most just reapeat stuff or post links they have no clue if the info is legit or not. I understand what he is trying to say and agree.