20 July 2013 - QA 6

According to current theories of science, the age of the Earth is estimated to be about 4 billion years old. However, according to the Vedas, the age of the Earth is different. Can you explain this discrepancy?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: According to Western Science, 4 billion years? No, according to Science, it is 12.8 billion years, and according to Vedic Knowledge, it is about 19 billion years.