Re: Study Re-evaluates Evolution of Mammals

On Mar 29, 9:07 am, "derdag" <der...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mar 29, 2:32 am, Cory Albrecht <coryalbrecht+n...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

derdag wrote, On 2007/03/28 23:49:

I learned enough about it to see that my position on C14 hasn't
changed in substance. It looks like a load of horse nuggets. Plenty
of other people who did know more about it than myself feel the same.
Just look at how well C14 results that were "concrete" have just been
screwed by this new study here. They must need to recalibrate their
C14 dating due to this, aye? lol

Obviously you didn't learn enough. If you had, you'd realize that
radiocarbon dating is no good beyond 50 000. And nor can it be applied
to fossils where all the carbon has been replace by other minerals.

But you're still probably claiming that all the C-14 on earth was
created in the supernova which created dust from which our solar system
coalesced and that no new C-14 is being created. Or that neutrinos are
responsible for the creation of C-14.

You didn't learn squat.

derdag so stipulates that derdag isn't accurate about methods of C14
in numerous posts. derdag stipulates that derdag isn't ever going to
be correct about a lot in C14 science.

At least you are right about that. Except you exaggerate your
accuracy in the numerous posts and should leave out the "a lot in" in
the second sentence.

Having read many posts, informing me, it is my hope that billions of
tax dollars have not been wasted on this technique.

Probably less than even one billion, over 50 or so years. And they
have not been wasted dollars at all.

The value of the
data collected by C14 dating is questionable value. The accuracy of
C14 is barely within a statistically significant range,

Did you read the article that I suggested to Ray Martinez? It was
written by a member of the American Scientific Affiliate, an openly
and avowedly Christian organization. Figure 9 is of particular
interest, because it show the precision of 14C dating and how it
compares to dates gathered by other independent ways of measuring
ages. Needless to say, the accuracy of 14C dating is well within the
statistically significant range.

because they
have to plug in assumed C14 levels for the atmosphere in surrounding
materials etc.

It might be helpful for something.

Yes. It is very useful for dating carbonaceous materials whose carbon
came from atmospheric CO2 (directly or indirectly) between the period
of a hundred ybp to about 40-50,000 ybp.

Possibly, an alter should be fashioned in the shape of a C and burnt
offerings delivered on it to impart faith in nothing.

Perhaps we should get a branding iron in the shape of a C and see if
burning the brand on will keep the information from falling out from
between your ears.

Let's just agree that it is like wetting a finger and holding it up to
get a general direction of the breeze. That is what seems to have
been posted as the consensus. I'm fine with that.

And where in the bloody hell did you get that idea? Did you just make
it up? Perhaps that is the concensus among ignoramuses who don't know
anything but what Preacher Billy Bob Joe, with his degree from East
South Mississippi Bible College, teaches, but not from anyone who
actually is capable of reading and understanding science.


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