The big fairy (god, not Rusky) doesn't say. It only took 7 days to make though so in god years (much like dog years) it could very well be less than 10 thousand years old.
Well, we usually explain away uncomfortable facts like that by saying that god years are longer than solar years, so god days last a long time....so that would be different than dog years.
Anyway, people get comfort from tradition, and it is helpful to raise a child with an identity for some of us. We can be agnostics, realists, scientists, whatever....and in the end my people are still Jews..... I can raise my kids to believe in The Great Pumpkin, but the world will still view them as Jews.
A few years ago, my son came home and told me he did not believe in God, and I said that was fine, but he was still going to have a Bar Mitzvah. He survived the ordeal, had a nice party, and really doesn't regret it. He may make a different decision when he has kids, and that's ok too. (lol - I say that now, but I'm sure I'll pout and whine about it)
If some of you are strong enough to break away from all that, you may be more evolved. Who is to say?
...Imagine there's no heaven... (I always liked that song).
It isn't about being right...but being right for you without stepping on other people's toes.
