And how did these people come up with carbon dating millions of years old? How could they tell?
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They went to school and studied radioactive decay.
And because they did that, they know better than to try and use carbon dating for anything that is "millions of years old."
You won't understand that comment, because you don't know the basics of radiometric dating and that's ok. There's so much to know you can't know everything. However, if you are going to criticize a scientific concept, then you do need to understand it first.
"And then he took a rib and created a fully grown buxom woman!"
Another F in quantum mechanics.
Look up the half-life of Carbon 14 next time you feel the urge to share your stupidity. I'll help you, it's 5730 years. Do the math dipshit.
carbon 14 dating is only good to around 35000 years give or take.
there are several radiometric dating methods that go to millions.
If you do 2 or 3 different methods and get the same date you can be fairly sure its right.
I know a guy who has a thermometer.thermometer! f'chrissakes.
"And how did these people come up with carbon dating millions of years old? "
They didn't, you fucking moron.
They didn't; carbon dating only works to about 60 000 years ago.
Among other thing, they can tell from growth rings in fossilized trees, check for damages from known forrest fires and count backwards from there.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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