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wj
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Message 16 of 20 (164287)
12-01-2004 5:48 AM
Reply to: Message 14 by zol
12-01-2004 5:21 AM


Re: Fossilosophy
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As you youself indicate, they are constantly refining their measurements, perspectives. What was in their eyes 60 million five years ago may now have become 60 thousand. Yes, they are refining it.
  —zol
Care to cite the evidence to suport this assertion of a dating being revised by a factor of 1,000? On the face of it it looks like creationist hyperbole or an outright lie.

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JonF
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Message 17 of 20 (164297)
12-01-2004 8:04 AM
Reply to: Message 12 by zol
12-01-2004 4:25 AM


Re: Fossilosophy
However, If you want to look back on scientific & geologic estimations at to the age of this planet we live on you will find that over the last 20 yrs or so that scientists have in general reduced their original estimates of the age of earth & all of the creatures held within its geological history.
100% incorrect. The "mainstream science" age of the Earth hasn't changed noticably for 51 years, since Houtermans1 published his calculation of 4.5 +/- 0.3 billion years, based on Pb-Pb dating, in 1953. During that time the "mainstream science" evaluation of the age of life has steadily increased; it's up around 3.5 billion years now, IIRC. The fact that a few psuedoscientists have claimed much smaller ages for the Earth and life, based solely on their interpretation of a particular religion's holy book, is not relevant to scientific estimates of the age of the Earth.
Have you noticed that the term "carbon dating" is not used anymore?
Again 100% incorrect. The Radiocarbon journal, dedicated solely to carbon dating, is alive and kicking. See also radiocarbon WEB-info, Cologne Radiocarbon Calibration & Paleoclimate Research Package.
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1Houtermans, F. "Determination of the Age of the Earth from the Isotopic Composition of Meteoritic Lead." Nuovo Cimento 10, 1623-1633, 1953.
(edited to address the age of life)
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Message 18 of 20 (164325)
12-01-2004 10:47 AM
Reply to: Message 12 by zol
12-01-2004 4:25 AM


Support of Claims
As others have noted you have been wrong in pretty much everything you have posted here.
They have also pointed out to you that you are expected here to back up any claims you make. This is one of the forums guidelines you have agreed to.
This is a formal reminder of that requirement.
I will, again, be more than a bit patronizing. You are making statements that do no more than demonstrate that you don't have a clue what you are talking about. This site is an opportunity to learn in a way that very unusual but only if you choose to take advantage of that.
One way to learn would be to ask more questions and make fewer unfounded assertions. Another would be to actually try to do the research to back up what you say. It might be a good idea to now do that before you post the statements.

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Dr Jack
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Message 19 of 20 (164329)
12-01-2004 10:53 AM
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12-01-2004 4:25 AM


Re: Fossilosophy
As JonF has pointed out, scientists estimates of the earth's age have not changed in recent years. Perhaps you are thinking of the age of the universe? Estimates of which have shifted from 18-25 bya to 13.7 bya in the last twenty or so years. However, since the universe is most definetely not radiodated, it is not remotely relevant.

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Percy
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Message 20 of 20 (164336)
12-01-2004 11:11 AM
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12-01-2004 4:25 AM


Re: Fossilosophy
Hi Zol,
I have pretty much the same reaction as everyone else. What are you reading that is giving you such a cockeyed impression of scientific thinking about geological ages?
--Percy

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