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2007-02-05 15:45:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Creationists keep hammering on the fact that Carbon dating isn't accurate and that the half-life of Carbon 14 is something like 5000 years. Even so it can still be used on objects younger than 70000 years which blows a hole in the 6000 year young earth theory. But let's forget Carbon dating. There are MANY ways to date fossils and geological artifacts. Read up on Radiometric dating, it uses isotopes which have very LONG half-lives ranging from 0.7 to 48.6 billion years and different pairs of isotopes can be cross-tested. So while religion has stagnated and latched on to the carbon dating limitations science has continued and come up with something better.
2007-02-05 17:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Rabble Rouser 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, I don't. Global warming is the term scientists use to describe the conditions they don't understand. They are worried about their professional pride so they wont say they are wrong. Carbon dating and global warming are both used as the person who is talking about them sees fit. No one can prove either one. Not unless you happened to be as old as they say you would have to be. Most of time it is just a tool to relieve you of your money.
2007-02-05 23:57:47 · answer #2 · answered by cgi 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, carbon dating is only accurate up to 2000 years on living matter(or living at one time). Global warming is a scam to increase taxes, and force us to pay more for specially treated gasoline. Did you know that Gorbachev is the head of Greenpeace or one of those other wacko groups. Do you really think hes looking out for the best interests of anyone.
How do you determine a fossel record? You find a bone in the earth at a certain depth. How old is the earth? Guess, theres your starting point of the fossel record. Thats why it isnt science.
2007-02-05 23:52:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
radio carbon dating is not accurate for dating most fossils actually, it has too short a half life, you need to use another radioisotope with a longer half life
2007-02-06 00:08:13 · answer #4 · answered by Nick F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you named after a computer?
2007-02-05 23:49:04 · answer #5 · answered by Hi Boys 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Believe in neither one.
2007-02-05 23:49:40 · answer #6 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋