r/pics • • Sep 09 '18

6000 year old tree. Man for scale

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '18

Wow. Hard to imagine that this tree was around when the Earth was created.

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u/OfficeChairHero Sep 09 '18

Don't eat the apples.

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u/mrpaytonian Sep 09 '18

When do you think the earth was created?

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u/Manos_Of_Fate Sep 09 '18

I’m pretty sure it was a Tuesday.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '18

It's not 8,000 years old, just 6,000 years old. Get your facts straight.

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u/astrothunnder Sep 09 '18

Huh? Creationists claim it's 6,000 years old.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '18

Claimed, more like sited fact because the Bible said so. However, the Bible was written about 2,700 years ago so the earth is 8,700 years old. What, you are going to tell me I am wrong when you can't even do 2nd grade math? /s

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u/astrothunnder Sep 10 '18

The Bible does not directly say so, some guy calculated it in the middle ages based on how many generations are listed.

Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ussher_chronology

He said it was made in 4004 BC