Sad what Bible Inerrancy can do to a mind!

Reminds me of a quote in a book by John Goldingay ... in discussing inerrancy he describes the approach as "being provided with solutions of ever-decreasing plausibility to an ever-increasing range of problems of ever-increasing triviality." (Models for Scripture Paternoster Press, 1987, p 278)Alan

One thing I noticed quite quickly was the presence in that piece of fiction about 14C was a point I was recently debating by email with an AiG guy after attending a meeting they organised in Edinburgh last year. which cites some "research papers" by Snelling. I checked the references Snelling used, and many of them are of measurements of instrumental background in characterising the performance of new instruments or techniques. That there is a small level of 14C signal from ancient material doesn't mean there is a small level of 14C in the sample. I was told that my comments had been passed on to Snelling, but I've not heard anything and the AiG website hasn't carried any sort of correction on this point.Alan

But who is claiming that 14C dating is reliable for millions of years? About 40-45 thousand years would be the limit of 14C dating - and that's if you have a fairly large sample, a good AMS facility and a bit of luck.