What do you know…I just got back from a morning spent lecturing on the historical evidence for an old earth, and James Kakalios has a post on the contemporary evidence for an old earth. We all agree! The earth is very, very old! And we've known this for at least two centuries.
Could someone get the word to Rick Perry? They might need to do it on horseback with a missive written on parchment using a quill, because I don't think he believes in anything newer. Other than cameras.
(Also on FtB)
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