[Havoc]

If one assumes that 14c levels are constant. If one assumes radioactive decay rates are constant. If one assumes...

If I may be so bold, It isn't "if" that you don't like. It's the assumptive you don't like. "If" is fine if you like the assumptive. You're a closed minded idealogue - nothing more or less.

[jec41]

If I may be so bold, It isn't "if" that you don't like. It's the assumptive you don't like. "If" is fine if you like the assumptive. You're a closed minded idealogue - nothing more or less.

You've got a long way to go and like many others, when the trend of a debate is not to your liking, brand them with a name. Means nothing except a way to avoid issues. Using If to define a position on previously tested data is accepted by both philosophy and science, That would suppose that the data or evidence or proof would meet the criteria required by said position either scientific or philosophical. If as a opinion lacking either empirical or logical deduction to presuppose a thought or position is just that, a if. Like if the world was shaped like a pretzel or square its diameter could be known. If God or the ID could build a rock so big they could not lift it. Logical deduction would suggest that both are not possible so at least part of the position is false.