Post by rgrove on Jun 7, 2005 11:42:46 GMT -5
Here's an excerpt from the excellent "Answers Book" from Answers in Genesis about carbon dating.
What about carbon dating?
It answers some of these questions:
"How does the carbon ‘clock’ work? Is it reliable? What does carbon dating really show? What about other radiometric dating methods? Is there evidence that the earth is young?
The article also discusses radiometric dating which is where they get the extremely long dates (millions and billions of years...). I like they're articles because they try to keep it understandable for those of us without scientific backgrounds.
Since this is such a common question I also carry around their Gospel tract on the topic. I have several tracts that I carry in case of conversation and leave in restaurants all the time. This is one of my favorite tracts. Here's the blurb on what it says:
This little booklet provides solid, Biblically-based answers to the most-asked questions about carbon dating:
- Is the Earth really billions of years old?
- What about other dating methods?
- What is the evidence for a young planet? Does it stack up?
- What does carbon dating prove?
With a simple plan of salvation included, this resource makes a great witnessing tool.
Yours In Christ,
Ron
What about carbon dating?
It answers some of these questions:
"How does the carbon ‘clock’ work? Is it reliable? What does carbon dating really show? What about other radiometric dating methods? Is there evidence that the earth is young?
The article also discusses radiometric dating which is where they get the extremely long dates (millions and billions of years...). I like they're articles because they try to keep it understandable for those of us without scientific backgrounds.
Since this is such a common question I also carry around their Gospel tract on the topic. I have several tracts that I carry in case of conversation and leave in restaurants all the time. This is one of my favorite tracts. Here's the blurb on what it says:This little booklet provides solid, Biblically-based answers to the most-asked questions about carbon dating:
- Is the Earth really billions of years old?
- What about other dating methods?
- What is the evidence for a young planet? Does it stack up?
- What does carbon dating prove?
With a simple plan of salvation included, this resource makes a great witnessing tool.
Yours In Christ,
Ron