I’ve heard some Creationists on a podcast claim that carbon dating is bad science.
“I’ve heard some Creationists on a podcast claim that carbon dating is bad science.”
It has always been an argument. But they now also simultaneously use another dating method called Luminescence Dating. From what I understand, it tells them the last time the object or stone last saw daylight before it was covered up.
https://www.thoughtco.com/luminescence-dating-cosmic-method-171538
For one, it's not very accurate.
Also, it's predicated on carbon 14 isotopes decaying at a steady, known rate - not provable.
We know the current rate, but cannot know it's rate ages ago. Heck, we know that light doesn't flow at the same rate - space/time is affected by large gravitational fields.
If we cannot be sure of our measuring standard, how can we be certain of the age of anything?
Carbon dating may or may not be accurate, depending on how it’s used, so I’ve heard. There are some factors that can lead to incorrect results, such as additional processes which can replenish C-14 in an organism after its dead.