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To: kimtom
kimtom: "Although evolutionist will poo poo the implications, soft tissue argues a more “recent” event. (supports that hypothesis better)."

How did Sherlock Holmes say it?

Minute amounts of some types of soft organic tissues surviving under certain circumstances for millions of years has not been, and cannot be, eliminated as "impossible."

Therefore, your conclusions are, well, unwarranted.

kimtom: "It is Bias to assumme a fossil is millions and hundreds of millions of yrs old."

No fossils are "assumed" to be any age until their age is scientifically established by examining their geological strata, by comparing them to other known fossils, and/or by radio-metric dating techniques.

kimtom: "evoulutionist scientist have been known to alter, fabricate, or destroy evidence that contradicts their beliefs. (notice I did not say all)"

The basic idea of science is: you start with evidence and work up from there to form hypotheses which can be tested and confirmed into theories.
Because humans are imperfect and sinful (surprise! the Bible is right about that), we sometimes do the wrong thing.
But science tries to prevent wrong ideas from being accepted by requiring especially controversial findings to be repeated and confirmed.

As of today there are no repeated & confirmed findings to justify a "young earth" hypothesis.

130 posted on 04/30/2013 6:06:54 AM PDT by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective....)
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To: BroJoeK
“..Therefore, your conclusions are, well, unwarranted...”

Okay, claim as you will, the Father of Lies remains.

“..examining their geological strata, by comparing them to other known fossils, and/or by radio-metric dating techniques....”

Why do you use erroneous proof??? Determining the conditions present when a rock first formed can only be studied through historical science. Determining how the environment might have affected a rock also falls under historical science. Neither condition is directly observable. Since radioisotope dating uses both types of science, we can’t directly measure the age of something. We can use scientific techniques in the present, combined with assumptions about historical events, to estimate the age. Therefore, there are several assumptions that must be made in radioisotope dating. Three critical assumptions can affect the results during radioisotope dating:

1.The initial conditions of the rock sample are accurately known. 2.The amount of parent or daughter elements in a sample has not been altered by processes other than radioactive decay. 3.The decay rate (or half-life) of the parent isotope has remained constant since the rock was formed.

-M. Riddle

"...But science tries to prevent wrong ideas from being accepted by requiring especially controversial findings to be repeated and confirmed...."

Only the Honest ones, but Fraud does exist.The motives have to do with rejection of God, not proving evolution.

"....As of today there are no repeated & confirmed findings to justify a "young earth" hypothesis...."

That is not a Fact, but opinion (your opinion)

131 posted on 04/30/2013 6:30:53 AM PDT by kimtom (USA ; Freedom is not Free)
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