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:Second: What we're "hung up" on, is the truth, and exerting the best of our ability to find it. We should care how old the earth is ''because the [[Bible]] gives us definite clues'' that make sense only in the context of a young earth. You will find these clues mainly in {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5}}, and then in {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=11|verses=10-32}}. In short: the chronology and genealogy tell us that only so many years can have passed since Creation.

:Second: What we're "hung up" on, is the truth, and exerting the best of our ability to find it. We should care how old the earth is ''because the [[Bible]] gives us definite clues'' that make sense only in the context of a young earth. You will find these clues mainly in {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5}}, and then in {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=11|verses=10-32}}. In short: the chronology and genealogy tell us that only so many years can have passed since Creation.

:Now if the Bible is incorrect in this, then it would not be trustworthy in the most important thing to which ''only'' the Bible attests--and that is the nature of [[Sin (Fundamentalism)|sin]] and of the need for [[Jesus Christ]] to make amends for it. (I would mention [[Jesus Christ]] Himself, except that He is in fact the Best-attested Figure in recorded history, with more references mentioning Him than any other person of historical interest.)--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]^{[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]} 14:05, 6 July 2007 (EDT)

:Now if the Bible is incorrect in this, then it would not be trustworthy in the most important thing to which ''only'' the Bible attests--and that is the nature of [[Sin (Fundamentalism)|sin]] and of the need for [[Jesus Christ]] to make amends for it. (I would mention [[Jesus Christ]] Himself, except that He is in fact the Best-attested Figure in recorded history, with more references mentioning Him than any other person of historical interest.)--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]^{[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]} 14:05, 6 July 2007 (EDT)