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pandion
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Message 68 of 116 (509464)
05-21-2009 11:43 PM
Reply to: Message 67 by petrophysics1
05-20-2009 2:27 PM


Re: Another question
petrophysics1 writes:
I take a cup of salt and add it to 1 qt. of water.
I take a cup of salt and add it to 50 gals. of water.
Now I evaporate both.
How exactly do I now determine the origional salinity of the 1 qt and 50 gals of water from the evaporite deposit I just created?
Possibly from the expanse covered by the evaporate and a measurement of the volume of the basin (or depression) that it covers.
But this is, of course, counter to your major point that the salinity of the ocean is not an accurate means by which the age of the earth can be determined, as you stated in post #61. However, your example, I think, is a bit simplistic.
Understand that I completely agree with your major point. I just don't think that your example is especially good.

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pandion
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Posts: 166
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Message 77 of 116 (509547)
05-22-2009 10:40 AM
Reply to: Message 76 by Percy
05-22-2009 6:41 AM


Percy writes:
You mean like the moon dust and shrinking sun arguments that we still regularly see here? And that are not abandoned even after links to webpages at places like AIG that clearly explain these fallacies (e.g., Far Out Claims About Astronomy) are provided?
Also from the same source is this AIG page about arguments that shouldn't be used. Nevertheless, these arguments continue to come up again and again in discussion from creationists. Many seem to be influenced by Mr. Kent Hovind, Mr. Don Patton, or Mr. Carl Baugh, who make wild claims in their distortion of the evidence.

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