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zol
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Message 11 of 20 (164273)
12-01-2004 4:16 AM
Reply to: Message 3 by Joe Meert
09-25-2002 6:38 AM


illogical fossils ??
You make the same illogical leap by implying that fossils cannot be that young.

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zol
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Message 12 of 20 (164274)
12-01-2004 4:25 AM
Reply to: Message 6 by Percy
11-12-2004 11:34 AM


Fossilosophy
Your logic is second to none. 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. Have you noticed that the term "carbon dating" is not used anymore? Unless that is how old scientists get together of course.

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zol
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Message 14 of 20 (164283)
12-01-2004 5:21 AM
Reply to: Message 13 by PaulK
12-01-2004 4:35 AM


Re: Fossilosophy
"And I don't know why you brought up carbon dating since it was never used to date fossils. The method itself is still in widespread use in archaeology and work on refining it continues - especially for ages in the range 11,000 - 50,000 years bp (before present). "
Since carbon dating is or was used, it has been a way of measuring the life, life span of our earth, chronologically speaking. Certainly fossils will come into it, they are a great portion of, and undoubtedly an exciting part of both geological & archealogical discoveries every day. 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.

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