Conway says, "let us suppose the duration of this world to be 600,000 years, or any other number of years, as great as can be by any reason conceived. Now, I demand whether it could be that the world was created before this time? If they deny it, they limit the power of God to a certain number of years; if they affirm it, they allow time to be before all time, which is a manifest contradiction."

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Conway is arguing that if someone believes the world was created before the maximum conceivable duration of 600,000 years, they are limiting God's power to a certain number of years. If they deny the possibility of creation before this time, they are acknowledging a limit to God's power. Therefore, neither option is satisfactory, and Conway sees it as a "manifest contradiction."

Conway Says, "Let Us Suppose the Duration of This World