Comments on: How old is the earth? https://askgramps.org/how-old-is-the-earth-2/ Moral answers to everyday concerns, curiosities, and uncertainties. Gramps considers all questions on all topics from all sources. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Scott Nilson https://askgramps.org/how-old-is-the-earth-2/#comment-35917 Thu, 10 Aug 2017 22:51:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/how-old-is-the-earth-2/#comment-35917 You mentioned that The Church does not believe that the earth is only 6000 years old but that is was framed in the immemorial past and progressed through untold eons of time. Can you point me to this citation in scripture or other official publication?

To fully answer:
The age of the earth is 6,645 years old, with a margin of error of only 1 year +/- (due to year zero actually being counted as year 1).
https://askgramps.org/how-did-adam-and-eve-get-to-egypt-from-the-garden-of-eden/

Adam’s migration to Egypt depends on this calculation.

The reasons the other two theories are invalid are due to Adams age.

In the Kolob time theory, Adam would have lived and died before the beginning of the 7th day.

In the era or indeterminate time theory, Adams age is again impossible as well as the assumed exaggeration of other “day” references. 40 days and 40 nights of rain would take longer to subside than the current scientific estimates of the age of the universe.
https://www.lds.org/manual/old-testament-student-manual-genesis-2-samuel/genesis-1-2-the-creation?lang=eng

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