Comment on 4.4 billion-year-old crystal is oldest confirmed piece of EarthparentComments−lutorm12yNot in that form, but the vast majority of the matter certainly has been part of the Earth for that long.By the same definition, I'm not 40 years old either, because practically no part of me is left since I was born.−mathattack12yRight, but at least we can say you're a relatively old "living" creature where age is a more relevant number. (I'm getting up there in "relatively old" years too.)
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Not in that form, but the vast majority of the matter certainly has been part of the Earth for that long.
By the same definition, I'm not 40 years old either, because practically no part of me is left since I was born.
Right, but at least we can say you're a relatively old "living" creature where age is a more relevant number. (I'm getting up there in "relatively old" years too.)