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My next question would be that since there are rocks or minerals older than 4 billion years old on Earth how come there are so many that believe the age of the earth is in the thousands? What facts are they arguing with?

I just talked to my friend and he said that he believes the age of the Earth to be in the thousands or millions...most likely the thousands. If, he says, the age is in the millions it would be in the low millions. This leads to another question: can his assumption be reasonably derived from the scientific facts at his disposal or, to arrive at his conclusion that the earth is merely thousands of years old, must he be using his faith as a guide? For example, assume an individual has no religious knowledge whatsoever; would this reasonable, thinking individual seriously be able to reach the same conclusion as my friend when presented with the science?