Re: It's no joke!

George,

A situation has arisen which questions a basic tenet of that which is widely held to be a _scientific theory_. I suggest that if this were to occur in respect of any other theory, the matter would be addressed with far less complacency; indeed, following a thorough investigation, the original assumption would be quickly jettisoned in favour of the newly established _fact_ - and the theory modified accordingly. I detect a marked reluctance among members of this forum (and elsewhere) to follow this path - which suggests that evolution is no _scientific theory_, but something else. And I've already expressed a view on what that might be.

Shalom,

Vernon

----- Original Message -----
  From: George Murphy
  To: Vernon Jenkins ; asa@calvin.edu
  Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 2:10 AM
  Subject: Re: It's no joke!

  "Shed much light" or convince you? I.e., if no C-14 is found will you agree that the age of the material is at least ~50,000 years old. (I think that's about the limit for straightforward carbon dating but someone else may have a better number.) Or will you waffle?

  Shalom
  George
  http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Vernon Jenkins
    To: asa@calvin.edu
    Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 5:01 PM
    Subject: Re: It's no joke!

    Regardless of whether or not there are still traces of blood vessels and cells in these T.Rex bones, it is certainly remarkable that they are not completely fossilised after spending ' 70 million years' entombed in sandstone. All things considered, an impartial skeptic might reasonably inquire whether this generous estimate of burial time makes any sense. However, it is now evident that the situation offers a rare opportunity for 'old earth' proponents to justify this much-quoted feature of the geologic column. Thus, a simple C14 test on a sample of the material and/or associated bone - openly conducted and properly monitored - would certainly shed some much needed light on the matter, and in the interests of truth would surely be hard to deny.

    Vernon
Received on Tue Mar 29 15:46:01 2005