However, this date was widely accepted until people began to believe in ideas such as billions of years of Earth history. The age of the earth is one of the most contentious issues in the creation/evolution debate.Įven James Ussher (1581-1656), the famous and respected Archbishop of Ireland in the seventeenth century, is today greatly ridiculed for declaring that the world was created in 4004 BC. In today’s culture, the thought of creation occurring about 6,000 years ago is frequently mocked by non-Christians-and also by many Christians. The age of the earth is one of the most contentious issues in the creation/ evolution debate.
