[DannyTN]

Physics marches on.

But I still am skeptical about the use of carbon-14 ever since some creation scientists measured the carbon 14 in fossils supposed to be truly ancient and found more carbon 14 than there was supposed to be.

Evo’s responded that what they were measuring was groundwater contamination. But that just raises the question, if carbon 14 can seep into a fossil through ground water, can’t it seep out as well. How do you know how much seepage has occurred?

[tacticalogic]

Evo’s responded that what they were measuring was groundwater contamination. But that just raises the question, if carbon 14 can seep into a fossil through ground water, can’t it seep out as well. How do you know how much seepage has occurred?

Bone is porous, so when it fossilizes there will be pores in the fossil. Water and contaminants can seep into the pores, but the fossil is not going to seep out throught the pores.

[SunkenCiv]

I’ve been skeptical about the term “creation scientists” since I started hanging out on FR, as I saw what amateurish political hacks they for the most part are.

OTOH, back in the late 1990s I read “Darwin’s Black Box” by Michael Behe, and found it compelling, and recommend that title to anyone. Local man Del Ratzsch’ “Science and Its Limits: The Natural Sciences in Christian Perspective” is *probably* around here somewhere, but regardless I’ve read some of that and it’s probably a good read overall.

Radiometric Dating: A Christian Perspective
Dr. Roger C. Wiens
http://www.evcforum.net/RefLib/RadiometricDatingEvo3.html

[Oztrich Boy]

some creation scientists measured

I never thought I would see those words arranged like that.