I did find some information from creationdigest on c14 I would like to get your comments on.
"According to the technical monograph "Origin and Destiny of the Earth's Magnetic Field," the magnetic field is decaying as a first order exponential with half life of 1400 years, a number much less than the 5700 year half life of C14. The consequence of the decay is that there is corresponding exponential increase of the generation rate of C14. Using present conditions as a reference will result in an increase in the apparent age of older samples."
"Geographic location is probably one of the biggest variables in the C14 dating process, yet it seems to be systematically ignored. A few examples include a living tree growing next to an airport dated being about 10,000 years old(5) and a living aquatic plants from Montezuma Well in Arizona which shows apparent ages from 17,300 to 24,750 years.(6)
5. Huber, Bruno, "Recording Gaseous Exchange Under Field Conditions,"
6. Ogden, J. Gordon III, "Radiocarbon and Pollen Evidence for a Sudden Change in Climate in the Great Lakes Region 10,000 years Ago.
"Studies of soil and water conditions show that CO2 concentration in water under grasslands is approximately 1000 times greater than CO2 concentrations in water in equilibrium with air. Forest areas show an increase on CO2 concentratins in both soil and water 100 times that of rainwater.(7) Therefore, both plants and animals from zones with high concentrations of old carbon will provide specimens that appear older by conventional C14 standards than they actually are."
7.Encyclopedia Britannica, Macropedia, Vol 7, p.733, cited in Ginenthal, op cit., p. 176
It looks like we both sides have good arguments. I have an idea. Why don't you, Sylas, me, and someone in Chili, another in say France all plant oak tree seeds on the same day. Allow them to grow for ten years then do C14 test on them and see if they all come out with the same date. I don't think they would. Would that settle the argument or show flaws in your C14 dating? What do you think? Let me know. -Z