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Originally Posted by MageB420666
As far as i'm concerned, we don't know how old the universe is, we just know how long its been since the big bang.... I'm mean, all matter existed before the big bang, it was just really, really small. Right?
But in the interest of not threadjacking, I voted for 15 billion, because the universe is at least that old.
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I'd agree that the choices on this poll are rather limited. To me, it seems like the science vs. religion debate in disguise. As I mentioned before, I voted for 15 billion, but I wouldn't be surprised if that number isn't completely accurate. I'd be willing to bet my life that it's way more accurate than 6000 years though.
I chose billions of years because the evidence to support comes from a field that is inherently self-correcting. If scientists discover that they are wrong in the future, they will correct it or at least calculate a closer approximation. The 6000 years figure comes from a field that claims to already know the truth, which makes it hard to admit that its wrong.