[Coyoteman]

There were some inaccurate statements made about radiocarbon dating earlier on this thread. Some have been removed, as have been some of my previous responses.

Here are some links which may help the lurkers see where the accuracy of any statements on this subject lie:

ReligiousTolerance.org Carbon-14 Dating (C-14): Beliefs of New-Earth Creationists

The American Scientific Affiliation: Science in Christian Perspective Radiometric Dating: A Christian Perspective by Dr. Roger C. Wiens.

This site, BiblicalChronologist.org has a series of good articles on radiocarbon dating.

Are tree-ring chronologies reliable? (The Biblical Chronologist, Vol. 5, No. 1)

How does the radiocarbon dating method work? (The Biblical Chronologist, Vol. 5, No. 1)

How precise is radiocarbon dating?

Is radiocarbon dating based on assumptions?

Has radiocarbon dating been invalidated by unreasonable results?

Tree Ring and C14 Dating

Radiocarbon WEB-info Radiocarbon Laboratory, University of Waikato, New Zealand.

I have done quite a bit of radiocarbon dating, and I would be happy to answer any questions FRers have on the subject.

[andysandmikesmom]

Thanks for all those very useful links...I respect your expertise in this area and appreciate that the links you posted will be full of information, from experts in the field...your effort is much appreciated...