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To: GodGunsGuts
do you find Humphrey’s conclusion reasonable, given his prediction?:

If you are speaking of the reference to Psalms 19:1, yes. I'm not sure what other conclusion you are referring to among those he presents.

What I see as his "theory" is that the magnetic moment of a celestial body is related to its mass. His assumption is that it is related directly to the equivalent mass of water and the alignment of the hydrogen nuclei(single protons). Oxygen nuclei, and the electrons all cancel, but aligning the hydrogen nuclei together will result in a residual moment.(he does not mention deuterium) Taking that assumption he develops an equation which calculates the moment for a mass of water so aligned equivalent to the mass of the body. This moment is the initial moment given at the creation of the body. He then uses the measured moments of the individual bodies to calculate a decay time assuming a 6,000 year old creation. So far nothing special, since there is a lot of fudge factor. The thing that supports his theory is that the measured decay rate of the earth's magnetic moment is in line with his equations. What is not is the fact that Jupiter has to be fudged in since it would show an increase in magnetic moment using the same k factor as the other bodies. Plus you can see that Mercury is anomolous in decay rate.

64 posted on 08/27/2009 11:38:39 PM PDT by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC
What I see as his "theory" is that the magnetic moment of a celestial body is related to its mass... What is not is the fact that Jupiter has to be fudged in since it would show an increase in magnetic moment using the same k factor as the other bodies. Plus you can see that Mercury is anomolous in decay rate.

Is this the polite fellow-creationist way of saying you feel Humphrey's is a nutter? I'm not trying to be coy, I'm serious. Several creationists (Hugh Ross, notably) have called out Humphreys for bringing mockery to creationism.
75 posted on 08/28/2009 11:51:55 AM PDT by whattajoke (Let's keep Conservatism real.)
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