2007-05-30 09:27:25 · 17 answers · asked by MMMM 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Calling Vice President Cheney a living fossil isn't exactly accurate, as the undead are neither alive nor dead.
2007-05-30 09:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like we have stupidity coming and going. Like all things, the carbon-dating is only as good as the scientists and there cannot be living fossils. Fossils are mineralized remains, not possible to be remains and yet still alive.
2007-05-30 16:33:33 · answer #2 · answered by Momofthreeboys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is carbon dating flawed? Carbon decomposes at a certain rate.
fos·sil (fÅs'Él)
n.
A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust.
NO, fossils can not be alive. By definition
2007-05-30 16:33:06 · answer #3 · answered by It Does Exist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon dating is not flawed but neither is it 100% accurate. Fossils are dead by definition, if it wasn't dead before the rock formed around it, it soon would be. So just what do you mean?
2007-05-30 16:45:27 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know carbon dating is only good for about 50,000 years. It takes a little longer than that to make a fossil. They use other radiological methods on most of them.
2007-05-30 16:31:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because fossils are mineralized or otherwise preserved remains. That means they are dead. So fossils cannot be alive.
2007-05-30 16:31:09 · answer #6 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would have to know more about the situation. Explain your "Fossils are alive" thing.
2007-05-30 16:29:51 · answer #7 · answered by Josh 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe because he is a fossil himself. Only fossils can call another fossil a fossil, otherwise it is racist.
2007-05-30 16:30:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
me = fossil
I am alive, therefore some fossils are alive
2007-05-30 16:30:18 · answer #9 · answered by SisterCF 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By fossil, do you mean David Hasselhoff? Not sure your definition
2007-05-30 16:31:50 · answer #10 · answered by BigOnDrums 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋