In the 1600s, an archbishop in Ireland calculated that the Earth was only 6,000 years old. What do we know now about the earth?

The archbishop was correct

The earth is significantly older than 6,000 years

There is no way to tell the age of the earth

It's only a little bit older than 6,000 years

The correct answer is: The earth is significantly older than 6,000 years

Explanation:

According to an archbishop, James Ussher, the earth is only around 6000 years old. Ussher's claim was based on the Old Testament, where it was estimated that God first created Adam on October 22, 4004 BC (6000 years ago). However, scientific research disproves this claim and states that the Earth existed far before 4004 BC. While the actual age of the Earth is unknown, scientists claim that it is billions of years old. Some evidence that the Earth is significantly older than 6000 years old is:

1. Most of earth's petroleum was formed by fossilized organic matter such as (plankton and bacteria) no less than 160 million years ago.

2. Dendrochronologic records provide evidence that some trees are at least 12,000 years old, if not significantly older.

3. Radiometric dating of Mount St. Helens, Washington, indicates that the volcano is around 2.8 billion years old.

Thus, there is compelling scientific evidence indicating that earth is significantly older than 6000 years.