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Now I do not know hardly anything of dating methods, though i have been reading up on these things slowly. Lacking the knowledge right now i cannot rightly dispute these dating methods. However the assumption that the "ruler" we are using is constant seems shaky to me.
So, your ignorance of a matter qualifies you to make an assessment of the validity of the assumptions made in radiometric dating? So your opinion should be more highly valued than those of scientists who have tested the assumptions? Your view should prevail against those of scientists who have tested radiometric dating against historical volcanic eruptions to assess the validity of the techniques?
You could educate yourself by reading through articles such as
Radiometric Dating Does Work and
Radiometric Dating: A Christian Perspective
And, as been pointed out elsewhere, data from supernova spectra show the same rates of radioactive decay as we observe on earth today. Of course, all this would have to be wrong for you to belive in your particular interpretation of a a religious scripture.
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