it would be absolutely, totally, and in all other ways, inconceivable

the first time i think that i have been publicly ridiculed for my beliefs. i cannot believe the state of religion and education here. the discussion in the computer room was about the weight of the earth. i noted that the weight of the earth cannot be measurable because weight is dependent on gravity. therefore, the earth can only be said to have a certain mass. the main debator then said, so, do you think the mass of the earth has changed in the last 6 billion years? i don't think the earth has been around that long, i said. "WHAT?! then how old is it?" like 5 or 6 thousand years? at least that was as close as i can figure. "did you do that bible record thing?" etc etc. "I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DON'T BELIEVE THE EARTH IS BILLIONS OF YEARS OLD. ITS BEEN PROVEN! SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE THE EARTH IS BILLIONS OF YEARS OLD!"
(by the way, from what i can find, they only say 4.5 billion years)
he told me that the big bang was a proven fact and that it was billions of years ago and continued to make blasphemous jokes about god and jesus.
next topic: he was arguing (correctly) that the earth must retain the same mass because reproduction and growth can only be achieved by consumption of raw materials (he didn't say it nearly as eloquently, but it was briefer to phrase it that way than by his lots of little words)
the law of conservation of mass, though he didn't know it.
"something can't come from nothing!" he concluded
then where did the earth come from? "i don't know, space dust. or maybe baby jesus made it"