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Why I'm not a young earth creationist...

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You really really should learn the basics of science.

Optimistic, I know.

Maybe he's a nihilist since he doesn't believe in any aspect of scientifically determined reality.
 
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Could you detail how Argon methods have more problems than C-14 dating?

What I see in that article is people who understand the limitations of the method they are using.

LOL - you didn't read their conclusions did you?
 
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You want another article about "carbon 14 dating" - well here you go.

Dating Rocks and Fossils Using Geologic Methods | Learn Science at Scitable

How long do you want to play this game:

 
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Are you just spamming links you havent read or understood?

Please explain your (imagined) point(s).

Why should I explain when you don't believe me anyways? That's why I post the articles. You can read them yourselves.
 
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Why should I explain when you don't believe me anyways? That's why I post the articles. You can read them yourselves.

I have. Now explain the points (with citations) you think they make that agree with you.
 
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LOL - you didn't read their conclusions did you?

THere was no section labeled conclusions or similar in the Ar dating article.

In summary, this creationist is not a reasonable interlocutor. He is either badly misinformed, sloppy, or dishonest.
 
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THere was no section labeled conclusions or similar in the Ar dating article.

In summary, this creationist is not a reasonable interlocutor. He is either badly misinformed, sloppy, or dishonest.

And/or.
 
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How long do you want to play this game:

LOL - and what game is that? All I'm doing is throwing you articles that refute your presupposition that the earth is billions of years old.

There's no reliable evidence for the methods of dating. Scientists admit this.

So.... don't get mad at me.
 
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THere was no section labeled conclusions or similar in the Ar dating article.

In summary, this creationist is not a reasonable interlocutor. He is either badly misinformed, sloppy, or dishonest.

A creationist didn't write that article. Read it. It didn't take me long to find the information and I just skimmed it.
 
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LOL - and what game is that? All I'm doing is throwing you articles that refute your presupposition that the earth is billions of years old.

There's no reliable evidence for the methods of dating. Scientists admit this.

So.... don't get mad at me.

The age of the earth is very well supported by data and observations (i.e. science).
 
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LOL - and what game is that? All I'm doing is throwing you articles that refute your presupposition that the earth is billions of years old.

There's no reliable evidence for the methods of dating. Scientists admit this.

So.... don't get mad at me.

Throwing articles, that part I believe. A sequence of articles about dating techniques do not refute those methods, they explain them. If you could understand them you might realize that. (I think you have demonstrated that you don't understand them and may be incapable of such.)
 
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The age of the earth is very well supported by data and observations (i.e. science).

How do you "observe" something that allegedly happened billions of years ago?

At best; the only thing scientists can say is "We don't know." Seeing how they've already acknowledged that the dating methods used are inconsistent.
 
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Then quote it.

"Because the K/Ar dating technique relies on the determining the absolute abundances of both 40Ar and potassium, there is not a reliable way to determine if the assumptions are valid. Argon loss and excess argon are two common problems that may cause erroneous ages to be determined."
 
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