The Age of the Earth

[Old Earther]

What is there to think about? If galaxies are moving farther and farther apart from each other (expanding universe). Then it seems to reason that back in time everything was closer together and the light from distant galaxies would have originated closer.

Closer to what?

[Rookie78]

Closer to what?

The galaxies were closer to each other.

As an example, If I am 10 feet away from you and toss you a freezbie and then proceed to run away from you 10 more feet, a person who came in at the end when you caught it might assume that I threw it from 20 feet away when in fact it was only 10 feet.

[Lamplighter]

The galaxies were closer to each other.

Is this a theory, or do astrologers have photographs of the galaxies being closer together? Is there photographic proof? Or is this just speculation?

I'm not saying you are wrong, just is this something we are observing for ourselves,or is this speculation?

[Studyin'2Show]

Is this a theory, or do astrologers have photographs of the galaxies being closer together? Is there photographic proof? Or is this just speculation?

I'm not saying you are wrong, just is this something we are observing for ourselves,or is this speculation?

We can still observe that the universe is expanding. Astronomers have been taking pictures for years so yes, there is evidence to show things farther apart. This lines up perfectly with scripture where God says that He is the One who stretches out the heavens.

[teddyv]

Is this a theory, or do astrologers have photographs of the galaxies being closer together? Is there photographic proof? Or is this just speculation?

I'm not saying you are wrong, just is this something we are observing for ourselves,or is this speculation?

My bold. This is a bit of nitpick but it drives me nuts. Never, ever, confuse an astronomer with an astrologer.

[Rookie78]

Is this a theory, or do astrologers have photographs of the galaxies being closer together? Is there photographic proof? Or is this just speculation?

I'm not saying you are wrong, just is this something we are observing for ourselves,or is this speculation?

I'm not a scientist/astrologer, but the way I understand it is that now we can observe that distant stars/galaxies are moving away from us due to the observance of a "red shift" in the visible light spectrum from the light emitted from these stars. The red shift indicates that the object is moving away from us while emitting its light. If the object were moving toward us, we would observe a "blue shift". It is similar to the Doppler effect with sound.

[Rookie78]

My bold. This is a bit of nitpick but it drives me nuts. Never, ever, confuse an astronomer with an astrologer.

Lol, I had already submitted my response when I saw your comment.
My bad.

[Studyin'2Show]

My bold. This is a bit of nitpick but it drives me nuts. Never, ever, confuse an astronomer with an astrologer.

I'd actually noticed that and meant to mention it! Astrologers plot horoscopes (BAD). Astronomers plot the stars. (Good)

God Bless!

[Old Earther]

As an example, If I am 10 feet away from you and toss you a freezbie and then proceed to run away from you 10 more feet, a person who came in at the end when you caught it might assume that I threw it from 20 feet away when in fact it was only 10 feet.

Once you do the math, you will see how silly your suggestion is. Do you know how far apart galaxies are from each other? For your scenario to hold true, the universe would have expanded from a singular point to is present size in a matter of several thousand years. Earth would have long ago stopped receiving light from galaxies moving so fast away from us. Think about it.