These scientifically-validated estimates contradict the view of
Young Earth creationists, who date the creation of the universe
by the Christian God to 5,700 to 10,000 years ago. They base
their estimate on a literal interpretation of the book of
Genesis, and develop a rationale to suit their chosen date (for
example, they may develop a rationale to show why they chose the
date of creation calculated from the Septuagint versus the one
calculated from the Masoretic text). In some religions the Earth
is worshiped as a deity. Center of the Universe It was
previously thought that the Earth was at the center of the
universe. From a person on Earth, they would see the stars and
planets moving. Naturally, being the young humans, they assumed
that the Earth was at the center of the universe and everything
moved around it. This formed the basis of the Catholic church
believing that the Earth was at the center of the universe.
Scientists such as Copernicus and Galileo theorized later on
that the Earth was not at the ce