"23. All Christians believe that the earth is less than 10,000 years old. Some do believe that. But most believe that the Genesis account of creation contains much symbolism and literary content that is not inconsistent with the standard scientific model that the earth is billions of years old. That is, most Christians hold to an old-earth view. " ya, riiiiiiiight. in the 21st century, then the author can write with some apologetic opinions. in the light of every growing scientific evidences, they had no choice to come to a compromise, even approve theistic evolution, or through intelligent design. if u tried that during the middle age, u will be burnt, hung, drawn and quartered for making such remarks. now i dont make a good grounding for non-intelligence design as what richard dawkin's blind watchmaker book states, what we should do is to continuous search for answers and draw our findings by milestones instead of drawing in absolute. as what jesus in gospel of thomas vs 70 say; "If you bring forth what is within you, what you have will save you. If you do not bring it forth, what you do not have within you will kill you."