Oct. 22, 4004 B.C.: Universe Usshered In
Wired has a feature called "This Day in Tech" where some notable historical moment is written about for every day. Today's is the creation of the universe!
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4004 B.C.: It’s the beginning of time, according to 17th century Irish bishop and theologian James Ussher — and not just any old moment on that fateful date, but “on the beginning of the night.”
Ussher’s calculations, published in the Annals of the Old Testament, Deduced From the First Origins of the World, strike most modern sensibilities as absurd. Except for a few Young Earth Creationists, believers and nonbelievers alike agree that if a supernatural entity created the universe, it happened about 13.75 billion years ago.
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http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2...#ixzz136gCoXdg
For his time and what he had at his disposal, he was being logical enough, but it's a cautionary tale of putting the puzzle together when you don't know how many pieces you're missing.
