The Universe Is 13.73 Billion Years Old

CaptainCarrot writes "Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer has summarized for his readers the new results released by NASA from the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), which has been surveying the 3K microwave radiation left over from the Big Bang. Some of the most interesting results: The age of the universe is now known to unprecedented accuracy: 13.73 billion years old, +/- 120 million. Spacetime is flat to within a 2% error margin. And ordinary matter and energy account for only 4.62% of the universe's total. Plait's comment on the age result: 'Some people might say it doesn't look a day over 6000 years. They're wrong.'"

Comments

Young Earth Creationists vs. Scientists.

[CrazyJim1]

I'm not a Young Earth Creationist. I feel that a day for God is a different length of time than a day for man, and it is Biblically based. Also, how long is a day when the sun isn't created yet? The only conflict with science and the Bible that I see with a long day theory is that birds came on the scene before dinosaurs.

God is real. I wouldn't bother caring about the Christianity vs. Science debate if there was. The key is that there should be no debate because they fit together fine. Still, some Christians don't want to learn science, and some Scientists don't want to learn Christianity. Not everyone in the world needs to be a scientist because there are other jobs available. Everyone needs to be a Christian because it is the only way to be right with God. So the Christian who rebels against science is wrong, and so is the Scientist who rebels against Jesus.

Re:Big Mistake

[arminw]

.....So which of Earth's many religions is the correct one with respect to the creation of the universe......

All of them, including evolution, are only beliefs. None of them can be correct, since no humans were around as witnesses. Like a jury in a court, look at the evidence and decide which you want to believe. Remember to look at the evidence, not someone's INTERPRETATION of it.

Re:Big Mistake

[sydb]

I don't know why you call it great. I thought it was a bit shit.

Re:Big Mistake

[jericho4.0]

Whatever, Godboy. Get your invisible sky faerie to comfort you. It's not "pro-evolution" vs. "pro-creation", it's rational vs. nutbar, and I'm tired of being nice while you drag the world we built down to the dark ages.