This document discusses the relationship between science and religion. It describes how a bishop named John Ussher calculated in the 1650s that Earth was created in 4004 BC based on biblical genealogies. However, scientists now say based on DNA evidence that Earth is around 16 million years old. Some argue that the Bible is just a collection of stories and cannot prove anything factually, while others say it contains deeper, important messages beyond taking every detail literally. The document explores tensions between literal biblical interpretations and scientific perspectives on the age of Earth.

1. Science and Religion
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2. What is true?
• In the 1650's a well
known bishop named
James Ussher studied
the genealogies in the
old testament. By doing
so he calculated that
the earth was created
in 4004 B.C.
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3. In breaking news today
In breaking news today
John Ussher, aagraduate of
John Ussher, graduate of
Trinity College Dublin has
Trinity College Dublin has
released aastatement
released statement
saying that he has
saying that he has
estimated the time and
estimated the time and
date of the creation of the
date of the creation of the
world!
world!

4. The exact date of
The exact date of
creation he says is the
creation he says is the
23rd October 4004 BC.
23rd October 4004 BC.
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5. John Ussher is
John Ussher is
aaman of
man of
religion. Does
religion. Does
he not know
he not know
science has
science has
DNA!!
DNA!!
23rdrdof October
23 of October
4004BC?? This man is
4004BC?? This man is
crazy!! DNA shows us
crazy!! DNA shows us
the world was
the world was
created 16 million
created 16 million
years ago.
years ago.
Surely people
Surely people
know that only
know that only
science can know
science can know
the real date of
the real date of
creation.
creation.
Where do we find the answers?
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6. Total nonsense!
Total nonsense!
The Bible is just aa
The Bible is just
collection of
collection of
ridiculous stories
ridiculous stories
I Iread aastory
read story
in the Bible
in the Bible
about aaguy
about guy
called Jonah
called Jonah
who got eaten
who got eaten
by aawhale
by whale
and survived!
and survived!
The Bible
The Bible
cannot prove
cannot prove
anything!!
anything!!
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7. Breaking News!
!
Scientists around the
Scientists around the
world today claim the
world today claim the
bible is simply just aa
bible is simply just
collection of stories and
collection of stories and
cannot prove anything,
cannot prove anything,
leaving the world in aa
leaving the world in
state of confusion.
state of confusion.
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8. People are beginning to question the integrity of the Church I I
People are beginning to question the integrity of the Church
am getting worried. We live in such aascientific world now,
am getting worried. We live in such scientific world now,
everything is judged by scientific facts. What are we going to
everything is judged by scientific facts. What are we going to
do?
do?
People will
People will
realize that the
realize that the
truth of the
truth of the
Bible is
Bible is
important.
important.
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9. Breaking News
Church release aa
Church release
statement today
statement today
admitting to the mistake
admitting to the mistake
of Pope Pius XII back in
of Pope Pius XII back in
1943.
1943.
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10. In 1943 Pope Pius declared that
In 1943 Pope Pius declared that
all who held the opinion that the
all who held the opinion that the
Bible is not literally true is aa
Bible is not literally true is
heretic. This was aamistake.
heretic. This was mistake.
How did Pope Pius make a
mistake?
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11. Well Johnny, how did Jonah
Well Johnny, how did Jonah
survive in the whale? We
survive in the whale? We
can’t prove everything but
can’t prove everything but
every story even the ones
every story even the ones
about superheroes have aa
about superheroes have
bigger more important
bigger more important
message contained within
message contained within
them that we don’t always
them that we don’t always
see at aafirst glance.
see at first glance.
Miss, miss
Miss, miss
miss!!!
miss!!!
How could
How could
spider man climb
spider man climb
up walls?
up walls?
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