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== Age ==

== Age ==

According to one version of{{fact}} the [[big Bang theory|big bang theory]], the universe erupted into existence from nothing<ref>Discover magazine, in introducing the ideas of [[Alan Guth]], said, "The universe burst into something from absolutely nothing—zero, nada. And as it got bigger, it became filled with even more stuff that came from absolutely nowhere." Discover, April 2002.</ref> approximately 14 billion years ago, and has been expanding ever since.

According to the [[big Bang theory|big bang theory]], the universe expanded from a singularity approximately 14 billion years ago, and has been expanding ever since. This models is supported by the fact that the universe is expanding and by the abundance of light elements.  One testable hypothesis that was made form the big bang model was the idea that the big bang should have release  energy that scientist would be able to detect.  This "Cosmic Microwave Background radiation" was discovered in 1965 by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson. <ref>[http://www.big-bang-theory.com/default.htm]</ref>

[[Young Earth Creationism|Young-Earth creationists]] have developed a number of models which explain the age of the universe as being affected by the time-warping effects of gravity as predicted by [[Einstein]]'s [[General Theory of Relativity]], so that the age of the universe as measured by a hypothetical observer at the edge of the universe might be 14 billion years, but as measured by an observer on Earth is only 6,000 years.<ref>Batten, Don, et. al., [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/cabook/chapter5.pdf How can we see distant stars in a young universe?], chapter 5 of ''The Creation Answers Book'', 2007.</ref>

[[Young Earth Creationism|Young-Earth creationists]] have developed a number of models which explain the age of the universe as being affected by the time-warping effects of gravity as predicted by [[Einstein]]'s [[General Theory of Relativity]], so that the age of the universe as measured by a hypothetical observer at the edge of the universe might be 14 billion years, but as measured by an observer on Earth is only 6,000 years.<ref>Batten, Don, et. al., [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/cabook/chapter5.pdf How can we see distant stars in a young universe?], chapter 5 of ''The Creation Answers Book'', 2007.</ref>