How is the Biblical creation reconciled with scientific discovery?
Dear Gramps, My family and I are studying some history in school. We are confused how the scientific things like carbon dating, dinosaurs, age of mountain ranges, cavemen, etc. fit into scripture stuff like the creation and Adam and Eve. How old is the Earth according to scripture? Only a few thousand years old? Then how can there be dinosaurs and cavemen who lived millions of years ago? Please help! We’re confused. Thanks, Aubrey, from Oregon Dear Aubrey, A very similar question was asked last week. I think the answer to that question will also answer the questions that you have. Below is the answer from last week’s question. I will add, however, a comment on carbon dating, which may be used for only rather recent geological time estimates. There is a radioactive isotope of carbon, called carbon 14, (14C). It has a half-life of 5100 years. That means that for any given amount of 14C, half of it will have dissipated in 5100 years. 14C is produced by neutron bombardment of the isotope o
