RE: Age of the earth

Andrew (cummins@dialnet.net)
Fri, 21 Aug 1998 20:53:13 -0500

> [mailto:evolution-owner@udomo2.calvin.edu]On Behalf Of Pim van Meurs
> North Star Basalt
> Marble Bar Rb-Sr 3.57+/- 0.18 Ga
> Marble Bar Sm-Nd 3.56+/- 0.54 Ga
> Marble Bar Sm-Nd 3.56+/- 0.03 Ga

> Notice how various methods all come up with virtually the same age.

The trouble with such evidence is that we must trust the very small group
who collected and interpreted the data. I don't know that data wasn't
fudged nor that extreme bias led the researchers to making improper
decisions.

On Creation Scientist reported finding pollen in Precambrian rock at the
Grand Canyon during his Ph.D. program. Any Evolutionist wouldn't hesitate
for a moment to dismiss the find, even if the Evolutionist made the find.
And, don't even think about wasting time carbon dating a dinosaur bone. We
don't want to find what isn't suppose to be.

Maybe you could point me to a reference showing the reliability of
radiometric dating in such a way that I wouldn't have the worry about the
reliability of the researchers. Something like a blind testing of rocks
of historically known age.