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To: UCANSEE2
Wonder what happens if you carbon date the lava?

You'll get varying readings depeding on whether or not that particular bit of lava settled over some organic matter and cooked it while the lava solidified.

Radiometric dating is an atomic-level measurement. Melting and re-solidifying it doesn't change it's atomic structure. They're playing an apples-and-oranges game.

124 posted on 12/15/2010 7:53:30 AM PST by tacticalogic
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To: tacticalogic
They're playing an apples-and-oranges game.

Which seems to be a very popular game. The mind grasping for 'any' answer to explain something currently beyond our comprehension.

138 posted on 12/15/2010 8:28:08 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed postpThey're playing an apples-and-oranges game.)
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