Strata Data Axes Asteroid Dinosaur Demise

ICR ^ | May 14, 2009 | Brian Thomas, M.S.

[GodGunsGuts]

Strata Data Axes Asteroid Dinosaur Demise

by Brian Thomas, M.S.*

In 1980, a theory was proposed that an asteroid or comet impact was primarily responsible for the mass dinosaur extinctions that were observed in the fossil record. But while the impact tale has become widely accepted in popular culture, critical questions remain unanswered. Further scientific investigations have revealed geological and fossil evidence that is inconsistent with a single-impact extermination.[1,2] And recently, geologists catalogued even more data that is incompatible with the asteroid story...

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[PJBankard]

I can see it now: (Place Name Of Stupid Hard Lining Leftist Here) sends forth to Congress a plan to fund a ridiculous amount of money to research the extinction of the dinosaurs.

[Argus]

The dinosaurs didn’t have Obama around to give them a stimulus plan, so they died.

[mnehring]

This goes with a lot of evidence people have been looking at for about the past fifty years.. An asteroid was just part of a greater series of events, from the asteroid, to volcano’s, to an ice age.

[AbeKrieger]

They excavated the remains of a God-fearing conservative who developed an internal-combustion time travel device. It had a Bush-Cheney ‘04 bumper sticker.

[tumblindice]

http://www.mst3k.com/
Tune in again soon for another exciting Mystery Science Theater 3000 thread.

[dirtboy]

Ah, so because a few dinosaur species possibly lasted a million years or so past the Cretaceous impact, that proves that the Earth is 6,000 years old.

Gotcha.

[Travis T. OJustice]

LMAO!

[mewzilla]

The real reason dinosaurs went extinct

[BillT]

Hmmm, I thing there is some evidence of a world wide flood and all (most) the dinosaurs drowned.

[qam1]

The accepted date for the Permian extinction supposedly caused by the incident is 65 million years ago.

LOL! - The fact that the author blows that simple fact shows how really clueless he is on the subject

Keller reported in 2006 that comparison of accepted dates for area rock layers shows “that Chicxulub hit Earth 300,000 years before the mass extinction.”

So the fact that Chicxulub hit Earth 300,000 years before the mass extinction proves the earth is 6,000 years old.

HUH?

[Natufian]

Another winner from the absurdist polymath, Brain Thomas MS*. lol!

[Wacka]

For the fifth time:

If the dating of the rocks is bad, explain how they date rocks and why their methodology is bad. Then explain the correct methodology and how it would give a young age for the rocks. Do not use your CREtin magazine articles. Use legitimate scientific papers.

[wow]

If most dinosaurs drowned, many leaving fossil remains at elevations of 4,000 to 6,000 feet, why don't you tell us where all the water went when the flood was over. While you are cogitating an answer, it might pay to remember the worst Al Gore is suggesting might come from Global Warming melting all polar ice is maybe 10 meters rise in sea level.

And also, why don't you tell us about Brian Thomas, MS, frequent author of links you tack up here. Noting that an MS is the typical terminal degree for folks that prove not smart enough to continue on to a scientific Ph.D at reputable schools, what discipline is Mr. Thomas’s MS in and where is it from?

Could it be something like a MS in computer programming from someplace like Abilene Christian College? I made this up because I can not find any information that would suggest loftier credentials. Someone with genuine credentials in science usually does not obscure them as it seems the majority of those that claim to be “scientific” creationists” do.

Here I note that the formula for his typical “Cretin Science” piece references a germ or two of real science from reputable scientists of accomplishment, though usually presented out of context and often misinterpreted, and then spins off a loosely connected Cretin Science yarn. One particularly amusing point is that the “real science” is often breathlessly represented as “breaking news” even though it may represent a 20 year old publication.

The second point of amusement is that each piece is then fluffed up with footnoted references to other outlandish Cretin Science pieces - as if a pseudo-scholarly form of footnoting trash with trash creates credibility.

And the killer is that some as yet incompletely understood set of incomplete scientific data or evidence is somehow de novo support for a cartoon view of the literal Bible.

Anyone that doubts my word should go actually read the pieces and their citations. Nothing exposes the links you post as buffoonery better than examining them.

I really don't care what you want to believe. But I do know two things:

1. Faith that requires this kind of mumbo jumbo to endure appears weak indeed.

2. Whatever your cause, this mumbo jumbo is an embarrassing hindrance to it. Simple faith in something that most well educated people for good reason think is stupid is a lot less embarrassing and a lot more genuine than the same faith illogically supported.

[Vinnie]

It was the invention of the spear, fire and habitat destruction.

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I always thought it was rising expectations.

[Caramelgal]

GGG provided the following background (bolded) on Brian Thomas – Science Writer.

The italicized comments are mine.

Brian Thomas earned his Master of Science in Biotechnology from Stephen F. Austin State University, TX, in December of 1999.

Stephen F. Austin State University is primarily a teacher’s and agricultural college – ranked as a Tier 4 school.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_F._Austin_State_University

He taught Principles of Biology I and II, and General Chemistry I at Navarro College in Waxahachie, TX from 2003-2005. He also taught Undergraduate Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology and Anatomy Lab at Dallas Baptist University from 2005-2008.

He graduated with his MS in 1999 but didn’t get a teaching job until 2003. No recorded of what he did in between.

Navarro College is a small two-year Tier 4 school. But hey, Navarro College was recently named “The Fastest-Growing Public Two-Year College in the Nation” by Community College Week.

http://www.navarrocollege.edu/about.php?id=12&bizgroup=About%20NC

Dallas Baptist University (DBU), formerly known as Dallas Baptist College, is a Christian liberal arts university located in Dallas, Texas…. The university is known for its commitment to a Christ-centered education, focusing on integrating Biblical faith and learning.

Brian Thomas evidently now works full time writing opinion pieces (or satire) for CMI and AIG.