I keep reading that the earth is billions of years old, but they dont seem to have any evidence. Last time i checked they used circular reasoning (the layers of the earth are dated according to certain findings in them, and the findings are dated according to which layer they are found in) or dating methods with false assumptions (initial state assumptions).

Some1 once took a branch that was struck by lightening and they where told him it was millions of yrs old. Other historical items with dates engraved in them show dates completely different to the dating results (which say items a few hundred yrs old are millions of years old). Must re believe historical data or the dating results?

So can some1 please state why you have faith that the earth is billions of years old? Or have you just heard it enough times that now it seems fact (ie brain washing).