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THE END OF THE WORLD
Duckmeister:
--- Quote from: TicTac on June 18, 2009, 09:18:46 PM ---There is a such thing as carbon dating.
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Completely inaccurate, sorry. I'd take the time to explain exactly how carbon dating works, but let's just say it's based on a variety of assumptions that are not always true. You can actually date different parts of a reconstructed animal and get different datings.
--- Quote from: Inv3rted on June 18, 2009, 09:32:35 PM ---This website cites its own sources, so click them.
http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/bigbang.htm
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/bigbangredux.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_microwave_background_radiation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang
http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/essays/courtenay1.htm
I can find much more, but I'm short on time at the moment.
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Please read the second sentence of my post you quoted:
--- Quote from: Duckmeister on June 18, 2009, 09:16:04 PM ---And please don't try the "here's a fossil, IT MUST BE 8 BILLION YEARS OLD" tactic for providing "evidence". The "8 billion years" is the interpretation, not the evidence.
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Inv3rted:
I did read it. And you obviously did not click on and read the sources I provided. Keep your bias out of the quick skimming next time, eh?
Rughugger:
I've noted that in all of the links you provided they still call it a "theory" not a fact. A theory is still not valid as there is not enough evidence to support it. And as I said in my post, until we build a time machine, we will never know what happened, only guess.
Inv3rted:
--- Quote from: Rughugger on June 18, 2009, 09:40:17 PM ---I've noted that in all of the links you provided they still call it a "theory" not a fact. A theory is still not valid as there is not enough evidence to support it. And as I said in my post, until we build a time machine, we will never know what happened, only guess.
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Let me define "theory" for you, and all of the others in the world who do not know what it means. There is a common misconception, and this needs to be fixed.
Theory:
# S: (n) theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena) "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory"
# S: (n) hypothesis, possibility, theory (a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena) "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
From: http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=theory
TicTac:
--- Quote from: Duckmeister on June 18, 2009, 09:37:23 PM ---Completely inaccurate, sorry. I'd take the time to explain exactly how carbon dating works, but let's just say it's based on a variety of assumptions that are not always true. You can actually date different parts of a reconstructed animal and get different datings.
Please read the second sentence of my post you quoted:
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Well, listen here. Stop trying to reject the truth and substitute your own. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dating