Evolution: Do you think that ESR and NMR will eventually replace carbon dating?

Question

Electronic Spin Resonance and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance are being used now in fossil dating, in addition to the hundreds of other testing methods. Do you believe there will ever come a time when creationists accept evolution?

Answer 1

Probably not. Creationists want to "believe" not "know".
You know the "don't confuse them with the facts they have already made up their mind" deal.

Answer 2

Different dating methods are used for different dates. Carbon 14 dating has a very limited time usage.The half-life of carbon-14 is 5730±40 years. It's accuracy is only good up to about 50,000. Anything older must use a different method. C 14 is also easily contaminated by atmosphere, bacteria and other contaminants. Science is great. The more we learn the more we know to look for better ways to do things.

Answer 3

Doubt it, Creation is about belief, not evidence, logic, reason or fact. Creation belief doesn't require the ability to read or understand what evolution means or how it can be possible. If you believe that the world is only 6000 years (or whatever astronomically low number that the Church has dated by using the Bible) then it is obvious that a mystical finger-snap would have been necessary. I guess we will just have to accept their existence like we accept the existence of mosquitos, although, mosquitos have a niche.

Answer 4

Creationism is definitely being undermined but it isn't unfortunately on the verge of imminent collapse. There are too many people who have a vested interest in selling creationist literature to the gullible and they'll continue to put resources into promoting their pseudo-science as factual.

Answer 5

creationists have made up their own psuedo version called 'intelligent' design, which is actually very stupid

Answer 6

It just means they need two new lies to discredit the new tests.