The Inference That the Earth Had Been Created in 4004

question 112

Multiple Choice

The inference that the Earth had been created in 4004 B.C. was attributed to James Ussher who_______

• A) was the Irish geologist to first attempt absolute dating of rocks
• B) had this revealed to him by the Archangel Gabriel in a divine dream
• C) carefully counted the generations and "begats" in the Bible
• D) was a religious crackpot whom nobody believed

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