Young Earth Creation Science Argument Index
G1213: Living snails were C-14 dated at 2,300 and 27,000 years old.
Edited by Greg Neyman
Argument:
Hovind claims that living snails were carbon dated at 2,300 and 27,000 years old
Source: Hovind,
Kent, n.d. Doesn't carbon dating or potassium argon dating prove the Earth
is millions of years old? drdino.com/QandA/index.jsp?varFolder=CreationEvolution&varPage=CarbonPotassiumargondating.jsp
Response:
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Both samples come from instances where "dead carbon" has been incorporated into the shells by the snails. The snails lived in an environment where ancient limestones contributed dead carbon. There is nothing wrong with the carbon dating method...it has to do with the material being dated
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Scientists know about this problem, and test for it. In cases where corrections for dead carbon cannot be made, the dates are recognized as erroneous and discarded
To learn more on this topic, read the TalkOrigins.org rebuttal.
Radiocarbon Dating (Wikipedia)
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