Take radioactive dating; you can measure decay rates and isotope ratios today, but you can’t extrapolate back to some time in the past when you couldn’t measure it.
Just one of the many outmoded and oft-refuted creationist talking points in the article.
I fully believe that the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob created the universe.
However, these young-earth creationists use completely refuted science to fool good people because they claim that anyone who disagrees with their garbage is against God. And who would want to be against God?
Ann Coulter writes about liberals doing the same thing -- fooling otherwise good and well-meaning people -- in her new book.
The quote has to be wrong. Scientists do not extrapolate back in time to a point where radioactive decay can't be measured, they extrapolate back in time to see what the concentration of the original isotope was. Radioactive decay is one of many, many signs that point to an old universe -- and the dates for the decay of each isotope are in excellent agreement with one another.
Of course, the young-earth creationists often argue that God created the universe with isotopes already in a state of decay and light beams from distant galaxies on their way to us. If that were the case, then God is lying to us through his creation.
I believe that God does not lie and that the "heavens declare his glory." If someone believes that God does not lie, then they cannot in good faith be a young-earth creationist. That's why I'm mystified when I get accused of believing in "atheist science" and siding with Satan.
Newton is spinning in his grave.