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i dont like carbon dating
You don't like it? Oh the humanity!
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because it is based on the assumption that the levels of C14 were the same in the the prehsitoric earth, as it is today
No it isn't. Look, if you have a problem with carbon dating, it's no use just saying "I don't like it." and throwing up your hands. You can't expect anyone to take your objections seriously if you are unwilling/unable to explain to everyone how you manage to see problems that thousands of brilliant and hard-working scientists have missed.
If you want to take on carbon dating, take it to an appropriate thread, such as this one;
Message 19.
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Also, my problem isnt with a young earth because the bible does NOT indicate a young earth and i do not believe in the young earth theory. It indicates young HUMANS. Young humans with a written history that only goes back approximately 5000 years.
Oh, well okay then;
Granny writes:
In short, you don't like carbon dating because it contradicts the Bible's young
Earth humanity.
Same difference. You are still making the same category of error. You are putting the cart before the horse, putting the Bible before open and honest enquiry. It's a big mistake and so long as you insist on thinking this way, you are not really thinking at all.
By the way, you did misrepresent Smith and the Assyrian tablets. You made claims about what was in his book that, when examined, turned out to be wrong. I'm sure you didn't do it deliberately, but the fact remains that the quotes you attributed to those tablets, via Smith, do not appear there.
You just got it wrong, that's all. It's no big deal. I get things wrong all the time, as does everyone else. The thing to do is to admit your mistake. There's no point denying it, the posts are there for everyone to see.
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