I take the bible pretty literally, so I don't believe the earth is millions of years old. Just my belief, it's not really a salvation issue.

I keep in mind that evolution and every idea based on that is a theory. I'm not sure why evolution is presented as fact, no one can prove it, it's a theory the science world has come up with as an alternative to creation. Every piece of evidence changes the theory, so it's not really a set theory either, it's an evolving idea. Since humans are flawed, our research is often flawed too, we see flaws in carbon dating and other things all the time.

Plus, people say, well the earth couldn't have been made in 6 days, it's more likely that God developed it over millions of years - why? Just because we can't wrap our minds around it doesn't mean that God didn't do it. Remember that God is outside of time too, he isn't constrained by time, so it's not like he would have been rushed. I just don't see any reason to doubt the bible just because it doesn't make sense to me.

I....kinda wandered off topic didn't I. I agree that God gave us the position of caretakers of the earth, so we need to look after it! I do think though that people are the most cherished part of God's creation, so people come first - if there is ever a conflict of interest between people and environment that can't be dodged, then people should come first. I do think that much of humanity is much more irresponsible with the earth than they need to be.

I think that's all from me, I'm hungry!