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According to the time scale calculated by Bishop Ussher based on the genealogies in the Bible, the earth was created 6011 years ago tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why I think trying to calculate anything to do with history or science based on Biblical genealogies is a bad idea<\/a>. And here\u2019s a link to a review by Peter Enns<\/a> of a book arguing the case for an old earth from an Evangelical perspective.<\/p>\n

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