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My problem with Carbon dating is the slow down in the half life. After5,280 years (+/-) the rate of decline seems to slow down to half speed and this rate seems to be conveniently consistant, with each successive 5,280 year period.
sorry i just do not buy into it and i know this theory of decline cannot be verified through experience. I am betting a revisionneeds to be made in the half life calculations to get this dating system more accurate. My idea is to limit the decline to 2 half lifes, which would make more sense and bring the dating down to a realistic number and be more consistant with the Biblical data.
Your problem seems to involve plagiarism, not radiocarbon dating. I see this same reply was made last year on another site.
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5280 is the number of feet in a mile, it has nothing to do with radiocarbon dating - the halflife of which is 5730yrs and isn't "slowing down." Radiocarbon dating is however always being recalibrated to account for changes in carbon levels in the atmosphere during various eras.
Limiting the decline to 2 half lives (ie ignoring evidence that you find unpalatable) would be one way of staying consistent with biblical data. However, you would have to lie to yourself about innumerable other sources of evidence that all point to an old earth as well. You would also want to avoid reading the bible as it is so rife with contradicting its own 'data'. Genesis doesn't agree with evolution but I think it disagrees with itself even more.
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