Christians: Why did God speed up the half-life of the radiometric isotopes in fossils? It leads us to think?

Question

the world is over 6000 or 10000 years or whatever!

Were all these radiometric isotopes found in fossils altered by God?

1. radiocarbon dating
2. argon-argon (Ar-Ar)
3. fission track dating
4. helium (He-He)
5. iodine-xenon (I-Xe)
6. lanthanum-barium (La-Ba)
7. lead-lead (Pb-Pb)
8. lutetium-hafnium (Lu-Hf)
9. neon-neon (Ne-Ne)
10. optically stimulated luminescence dating
11. potassium-argon (K-Ar)
12. rhenium-osmium (Re-Os)
13. rubidium-strontium (Rb-Sr)
14. samarium-neodymium (Sm-Nd)
15. uranium-lead (U-Pb)
16. uranium-lead-helium (U-Pb-He)
17. uranium-thorium (U-Th)
18. uranium-uranium (U-U)

I heard that God actually RECREATED Earth in Genesis and God actually took the dinosaur bones out of the old earth and buried them in the new earth he just created. After of course he must've created humans and all other life. Is that true? Or did God speed up the half-life of radiometric isotopes in fossils?

Can anyone please help me understand?

Of course, God works in mysterious ways. That explains EVERYTHING.

LOL!! If someone estimates the world is millions of years in the 1800s and 200 years later scientists say the world is 4.5 billion years! That must mean they're both WRONG! And not only that, but creationism is RIGHT! What kind of half-assed, ignorant thought process is that?

What carbon-14 is mistaken! That must mean that all the other 18 radiometric isotopes are wrong as well. Just because you say one is wrong that doesn't mean they are all, do you understand how that works? It's like seeing one broken television in a future shop and assuming all the other televsions must be broken as well.

Still great logic! Well thought out!

The Bible said the earth was flat and that all animals were created simultaenously and that sun revolved around the earth. What did the Bible get RIGHT about science?

Answer 1

I don't know if you are really interested in getting answers from a different perspective than yours, here are the some of the assumptions of radiometric dating:

(1) the radioactive element decays at a constant rate
(2) the rock crystal being analyzed is not contaminated by infusion of excess end product
(3) the rock crystal contained no end product when it was formed
(4) leaching of the parent element out of the rock sample did not occur.

If any of these does not apply, like for instance if the end product of radioactive decay is present in the sample when it was formed then it will look like there were more parent element. (but who would know anyway?)

The Bible doesn't speak of a flat earth and recreation in Genesis. Neither does it speak about dinosaurs the way you said it. If you really want to read about genesis 1, here's a link:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=1&chapter=1&version=31

Answer 2

Your outlook is incorrect as to Christianity and the history book.
As you say that technology is getting better and better, so is the accuracy of the bible.It stands to reason that people get confused as to scriptural understanding, because they rely on leaders that teach commands of men rather than test for themselves their beliefs.
The bible supports many theory's that science proclaims and is in agreement with the earths age, being millions if not billions of years old. you heard wrong as to God creating or recreating the earth. He made it once and he made it to last.
The only changes he has ever made is time periods of the species. you have a dinosaur age and then you have the mammal age. people who have a narrow view of creation are called creationist, and as you already know that they don't make an effort to look for answers because they are quite happy with their little world.
The whole point of this discussion is not to prove anyone wrong, but to suggest that looking deeper into scripture might provide the answers that make the most sense.
For example: 3500 years ago the experts taught that the earth was flat, "The Flat Earth Theory" However Isaiah said it was round. Isa. 40:22
As far as all the dating methods you list, I am blown away, and will search some of them out, however I do know a couple of them, Argon, Carbon, Carbon being accurate up to 70 thousand years, argon depends on a steady state theory, at least I think?

Answer 3

Very observant. Sorry I can't help you with the position you wish to explore because, quite frankly, I am not familiar with it.
But you give the appearance of one who would know of such things so I will ask of you a question that has been bothering me for some time. It has to do with dating the universe, so it is related.
I know for a fact that technicians in the field are not capable of measuring the leakage from a microwave oven from a distance of mere inches. I am very well versed in how a radar transponder makes use of microwave energy. If the energy is not reflected to the unit, there will be no detection of a target. The energy emitted simply goes in a straight line until it dissipates.
How is cosmic background microwave radiation measured to a certainty? If light emitted from the big bang is traveling away from us in all directions, why is it unreasonable to assume the bulk of microwave radiation from that event would be doing the same? What instruments are being used to make the measurements and how are the calculations of age made? Are there allowances made for harmonics and parasitic oscillations from other events?
I wish to avoid wrongly applying information from an unreliable source or information that has been prematurely interpreted, just as you do. How shameful it would be to trust the future of my spiritual soul to almost correct information about earth/space science.

Answer 4

where did you read that he recreated a new earth? This is one world. Nothing was recreated. He did not hid or change anything. It is as it is. Nothing new under the sun. if he took the dinosaur bones out of the earth, then they would not be here today. All things were created for our benefit. including the list of things here that you mention. Everything in this world has some positive use. Can you truly think he sped things up? That the machines and computer's that we put data in, are not made for error? Carbon dating has not been completely accurate. Sometimes its wise not to believe everything that is built by man is accurate. Nor is someone telling you something you did not read for yourself. be wise my friend. Lessons in life may not always be what you think them to be. learn with your own eyes, and heart. Know the difference.

Answer 5

Hey sparky, tell me in your BS degree did anyone tell you how far back carbon 14 is reliable? Didn't think so. Anyway bro. Also, find me a single item of evidence for a transitional species. Darwin himself stated that his theory would break down without them. He counted very heavily on the fact that they would someday be found. Alas... I am sure you have been told this in your years of scientific study, valid "science" must be: 1) observable, 2) measurable and 3) repeatable. Tell me about this in terms of your questions please. *hears crickets* guess it is not to hard to answer you.

You may also wish to do some actual study into what the Bible really says before you go off assuming you know. Your facts about the Christian teaching of creation are quite flawed. It makes you look just plain silly.

You may also wish to know that within orthodox Christianity there are several theories about the age of the earth. Guess what, it matters very little to our faith. It is simply not an essential. However for you, if your god of science turns out to be wrong (and if you look at the many times science has rewritten what they think they know, the probability is quite high that it will) your world is shattered as you have nothing else.

Answer 6

I'm a Catholic and I have no problem with the idea that the earth is 5 billion years old and the universe is 15 billion years old. I still believe Genesis, I just interpret it allegorically. Much of the Old Testament is allegorical. The New Testament on the other hand is historic.

Answer 7

one man said that the earth was 6000 years old in the 1800's shortly after it was proven wrong and the earth was said to be millions of years old by a scientist (so not only christians were were wrong your so called perfect science changes every few years) then shortly after that it was proven to be 4.5 billion years old

Answer 8

Gos is God no one really knows that answer we can only guess. to me dinosaur has nothing to with everlasting life, he can speed up life as you call it I don't know but I do know he makes no mistakes it is what it is, all this things you talk about is real you can touch it you can feel it, but it don't me anything until Christ his Son came into play for me Hope this can help you thank you

Answer 9

Your scientists are a little off sweetie. Read your Bible, God will help you understand.

Answer 10

Just remember this, God created everything in its prime, not at infancy, thats why there is always skepticism with anything scienctists come up with. there time line is off.