religiousragings: I hate to correct this because there is lots of tangible proof that the universe more than 6000 years old, but the nearest star to us is only 4.2 light years away (Proxima Centauri).  The furthest thing in the universe visible to the naked eye, however, is the Andromeda galaxy, which is about 2 million light years away, and thus at least 2 million years old. I have NO idea where the number 800,000 comes from.  O.o ~ Steve

religiousragings:

I hate to correct this because there is lots of tangible proof that the universe more than 6000 years old, but the nearest star to us is only 4.2 light years away (Proxima Centauri).  The furthest thing in the universe visible to the naked eye, however, is the Andromeda galaxy, which is about 2 million light years away, and thus at least 2 million years old.

I have NO idea where the number 800,000 comes from.  O.o

~ Steve