Happy Creation Day!
From PZ Myers awesome blog Pharyngula
Daniel Phelps just reminded me that today is 23 October, the date that James Ussher, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, determined to be the very first day of creation in 4004 BCE. That makes the world 6013 years old today, in his chronology (if you're adding it up at home, remember that there is no year 0).
that is totally wicket!!!!!! is that true??? i bet ya i can calculate how many days ive been alive
ReplyDeleteWell, now a days we don't really follow this older idea, but hundreds of years ago they took the bible as a literal story, not as a fable or moral guide that we usually think of it today (Noah's Ark, Jonah swallowed by a whale, Adam abd Eve, all clearly not absolutelt true stories, but tales to give us a lesson on moral behavior).
ReplyDeleteJust a little note to show us how far we have come using rational thought rather than superstition and legend to decide our past. Not good science!