Asked by Chuck Bass

The best biblical scholarship suggests that the earth was

created about 4.6 billion years ago.

created between 6000 and 4000 BC.

created, then destroyed, then re-formed about 6000 years ago.

formed about 4.6 billion years ago by natural processes.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
formed about 4.6 billion years ago by natural processes.

Reason: mainstream (critical) biblical scholarship treats Genesis as ancient theological literature rather than a literal scientific account of origins, and so it accepts the scientific consensus on the age of the Earth and natural processes (geology, cosmology, evolutionary biology).