Most importantly, note this: I am a Christian, I'm gay, I'm a recovering alcoholic, I believe in Evolution, I believe the universe is 13
billion years old and that the Earth is 4.5 or so
billion years old, I believe man evolved from lower primates and that Adam was the first man who God gave a soul and sentience, I do not believe in hell but I do believe in Satan, I do not believe the Bible is a book
of rules meant to imprison man or condemn him but that it is rather a «Human Existence for Dummies» guide, I believe Christ was the son
of God but I do not believe Christianity is the only «valid» religion, I do not believe atheists will go to hell, while the English Bible says God should be feared, the Hebrew word used for fear, «yara», such as that used in the Book
of Job,
actually means respect / reverence, not fear as one would fear death or a spider.
If that's the case, practically, what's the difference between a universe suddenly appearing out
of the blue that appears to be 13.7
billion years old and one that
actually is?
Some stars in globular clusters may be 15
billion years old, he says, but the great bulge at the center
of the Milky Way — a younger part
of the galaxy, according to conventional wisdom —
actually holds stars that are 1 or 2
billion years older.