Hi Barney:
I previously strongly recommended that you read the entire Bible and Koran prior to asserting what is not contained therein and arguing with yourself. While your arguing with yourself can be quite amusing to the learned and can provide mirth, it can mislead those less informed and it is for that reason that I am responding.
You have started at Genesis chapter 2 and then drew various conclusions. Why did you not read Genesis chapter 1 which describes the concept of creation that is presented in chapter 2?
Let me digress a bit. The Koran opens with the following words:
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
Master of the Day of Judgment.
Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
Show us the straight way,
The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace,
those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
If we could commence our investigations and discussions with such an attitude, then we would certainly accomplish so much more.
The Bible starts with the following statement which has never been refuted:
Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Please note that time has not yet been defined. He did not create the heavens and the earth on the first day, but He did create them in the beginning of Biblical recorded history.
In verse three, God prepared the earth for life and the first day is defined. God continues working for six days, creating life on the earth, and then rests on the seventh.
So to respond to your assertions:
1. How old is the earth? We do not know. We can only speculate and try to interpret the evidence that we can measure on the earth and in the heavens, using various assumptions that we cannot always verify.
2. How long did God take to make the earth? Again, we do not know. What we do know is that God made it in the beginning. When was the beginning? We can only speculate in the manner described in the response to question 1.
As to the rest of your assertions, please be advised that I cannot comment on stories that you learned in Sunday school or from the pulpit. You must agree that Sunday school stories are normally purposefully grossly simplified in order to teach 3 to 5 year old children, and information from a pulpit can be a subjective opinion. I urge you to read the Bible for yourself and then come and let us discuss scriptural issues more efficiently.
Regards,
Grenville