Used to be 6000, IAW the original literalist dumbass, Bishop Usher.

Guess even the MAGAs have to occasionally bow to some science.

If they believe in creationism, odds must be good that they oppose abortion-- and typically that is a defining single issue for voting Republican.

... it's no wonder that many of them are opposed to abortion.

Never mind that fetal brain waves don't indicate "thinking" until many weeks after conception.

A mystical mind can also get upset over pulling the plug of an adult vegetable, obviously.

Next thing you know is that Noah's flood was the culmination of 50 days and 50 nights of rain.

The idea that Michelangelo was sending a thinly veiled message in that painting.

Perhaps the meaning in the Sistine Chapel is not of God giving intelligence to Adam, but rather that intelligence and observation and the bodily organ that makes them possible lead without the necessity of Church directly to God. The material is rich for speculation and the new findings will doubtlessly spark endless interpretation. We may never know the truth, but in Separation of Light from Darkness, Michelangelo’s masterpiece combines the worlds of art, religion, science, and faith in a provocative and awe inspiring work of art, which may also be a mirror.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/michelangelos-secret-message-in-the-sistine-chapel-a-juxtaposition-of-god-and-the-human-brain/

For the link.

Interesting article, I had not seen that. The interpretation the two neuroscientist make is certainly reasonable. Not as clear IMO as in the Creation of Adam panel but it is there. Once again thanks.