In an Early Attempt to Apply Mathematical Principles, Archbishop James

question 45

Multiple Choice

In an early attempt to apply mathematical principles, Archbishop James Ussher calculated the age of Earth based on the Old Testament from the Christian Bible. He estimated that the creation of the world took place

• A) on exactly October 23, 4004 B.C.
• B) within a century of 3900 B.C.
• C) between 75,000 and 2-3 million years ago
• D) an inconceivably long time ago.

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Definitions:

Nonstandard Quantifiers

Quantifiers that go beyond the traditional universal and existential quantifiers, often used in mathematical logic and linguistics to express quantities not easily defined by 'all' or 'some'.

Universal

In logic, pertaining to concepts that are general or applicable in all cases.

Particular

Specific or distinct from others.

Non-categorical

Not belonging to a particular category, class, or type; cannot be easily categorized.