Fruity radiometric dating

Pim van Meurs (entheta@eskimo.com)
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:40:40 -0700

Stephen pointed us to a IMHO very funny article on radiometric dating by the ICR. In the article Egbert looks at a mixture of fruits: "

"Uniformitarians attempting to date a rock will analyze samples from various parts of the rock, as Egbert in the parable analyzed the piles of mixed fruit. When the method yields a date that fits their theory, they accept the date as correct. When the method yields impossible results, or a date that does not fit their theory, they say the sample must have been at least partially mixed."

The isochron method can show if the assumptions have been met. If not then something must have occured. This has all to do with good science.

"Actually, all of the rock samples could be explained by mixing that occurred in a recent catastrophe. The catastrophe that caused essentially world-wide uneven mixing is described in the Bible as the great Flood."

Too bad that this does not explain how many of the rocks using different methods all date to 3.5 billion years old. No evidence of partial mixing.

" The very rock samples that uniformitarians display to prove the earth was formed by natural processes billions of years ago, are actually evidence of the destructive turbulent mixing in the recent catastrophe, the Flood."

Only if one ignores what science has shown. Another great example of 'creationist science'.
Btw would mixing not give dates which are too young ? Not too old ?

Very disturbing.