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<small>''See also [[Counterexamples to an Old Earth]].''</small>

<small>''See also [[Counterexamples to a young Earth]].''</small>

The '''Age of the Earth''' has been a matter of interest to humans for millennia, and today still causes debate, particularly between [[young Earth Creationism| young-Earth scientists]], who make up evidence to support the belief that the Earth is only about 6,000 or so years old, and the vast majority of all scientists, who belief that, based on the evidence, the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/22/opinion/polls/main965223.shtml</ref> There is no scientific evidence which points to a young age of the earth and the universe. Claims that the earth is only 6000 years old are hardly different from claims that the world is flat.  

The '''Age of the Earth''' has been a matter of interest to humans for millennia, and today still causes debate, particularly between [[young Earth Creationism| young-Earth scientists]], who make up evidence to support the belief that the Earth is only about 6,000 or so years old, and the vast majority of all scientists, who belief that, based on the evidence, the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/10/22/opinion/polls/main965223.shtml</ref> There is no scientific evidence which points to a young age of the earth and the universe. Claims that the earth is only 6000 years old are hardly different from claims that the world is flat.