Geologists claim to find evidence from the earth itself that it is very much older than the Mosaic record teaches. Bones of men and animals, as well as instruments of warfare, petrified trees, etcetera, much larger than any that now exist, or that have existed for thousands of years, have been discovered, and from this it is inferred that the earth was populated long before the time brought to view in the record of creation, and by a race of beings vastly superior in size to any men now living. Such reasoning has led many professed Bible believers to adopt the position that the days of creation were vast, indefinite periods.

Geologer hævder at finde beviser i selve jorden på, at den er meget ældre, end den mosaiske beretning fortæller os. Menneske- og dyreknogler, våben, forstenede træer o.s.v. af meget større omfang end dem, der eksisterer nu eller har eksisteret i tusinder af år, er blevet fundet. Heraf slutter man, at jorden var befolket længe før den tid, der omtales i skabelsesberetningen, og af en menneskerace, der var meget større end nutidens mennesker. Sådanne ræsonnementer har fået mange, der bekender sig til at tro på Bibelen, til at antage den teori, at skabelsesdagene var uendelig lange tidsperioder.