Hubble Space Telescope measurements put the age between 13 and 14 billion years. Theoretical calculations put it at 13.7 plus or minus 0.2 billion years. Google "age of universe".



Non sequitur.



The three possibilities are: Closed universe - eventually will reverse and collapse, open universe - will expand forever, static universe - expansion will slow to zero but universe will not collapse. Which happens depends on the actual value of the cosmological constant. It is so close to zero that it seems wildly improbable that it isn't exactly zero.



Point taken. But here's the deal: It has taken me more than 40 years to collect all the (scientifically verifiable) information upon which my opinions are based. Even if I had keep records of all the sources of said info, I lack the time to collect them all and this forum lacks the space to present them. That's why I invited you to "do the research". The facts are there for anyone to obtain, but it's each person's responsibility to educate themselves.

That said, I can offer some starting points. Study a lot of math, especially finite automata and statistics. Study the behavior of complex systems (which act as if intelligently guided even when no intelligence is involved--eg: some political and economic systems, artificial life simulations, etc). Low level biology is also informative, ie how clays and basic organic chemistry interact to form self-replicating molecules. Paleontology, physiology, and anthropology are important also. And of course physics.

Bottom line is that the (non)existence of God is not a scientific issue. It's solely a matter of faith (a word which has essentially the same definition as gullibility). The fact of evolution is a scientific issue, and the evidence is as about as conclusive as anything can be.

I respect the right of anyone to believe what they choose (although I don't necessarily respect what they choose to believe). I object to presenting matters of faith as if they where fact when they are not.