Young Earth Creation Science Argument Index
G12: Radiometric dating gives unreliable results.
Edited by Greg Neyman
Argument:
Radiometric dating gives unreliable results
Source: Brown, Walt,
1995. In the Beginning: Compelling evidence for creation and the Flood.
Phoenix, AZ: Center for Scientific Creation, p. 24.
Response:
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Different measurement techniques validate each other and give consistent results. Consistent results cannot be explained by chance or systematic error in decay rates
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Radiometric dates are consistent with nonradiometric dating methods (see TalkOrigins link below for details)
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The young earth creationist claim comes from a few bad dates. They ignore the hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of good dates
To learn more on this topic, read the TalkOrigins.org rebuttal.
Radiometric Dating (Wikipedia)
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