Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugWhy is that? It is all smoke and mirrors. What do you know about the speed of light. That fact disappeared when they made a recent discovery that the speed of light set a new Worlds record. Me, I don't know anything about God or science really. I mean after all how could God make a Woman out of the rib of a man? Pfffff. But then again, how could man clone a female sheep out of the cheek of the same female sheep, Pfffff.
Any scientist that suggests the Universe is 6000 years old should be thrown in the nearest river. From what we know about the speed of light, the light we see from far away stars would not have had time to reach us if the Universe was not Billions of years old.
Originally posted by Sicilian SmaugI know enough to understand what you are trying to say, but I also know enough to know that what was once thought to be the speed of light has increased, meaning once again facts are not always facts. Which also means they are not always truthful. Sorry you don't comprehend. But your accusation that I am arguing is debatable.
You don't have any idea about what the speed of light and the distance of stars shows about the age of the universe but you'll just argue and argue.
Tiresome.😞
Originally posted by mosquitorespectWell please tell me why there is such a discrepancy among those experts who do the carbon dating. It must be their lack of intelligence as well. Are you an expert?
That is because you are not intelligent enough to understand Chemistry and Physics. 😛
The rate of decay of 14C is such that half of an amount will convert back to 14N in 5,730 years (plus or minus 40 years). This is the ‘half-life.’ So, in two half-lives, or 11,460 years, only one-quarter will be left. Thus, if the amount of 14C relative to 12C in a sample is one-quarter of that in living organisms at present, then it has a theoretical age of 11,460 years. Anything over about 50,000 years old, should theoretically have no detectable 14C left. That is why radiocarbon dating cannot give millions of years. In fact, if a sample contains 14C, it is good evidence that it is not millions of years old.
plants discriminate against carbon dioxide containing 14C. That is, they take up less than would be expected and so they test older than they really are. Furthermore, different types of plants discriminate differently. This also has to be corrected for.2
Second, the ratio of 14C/12C in the atmosphere has not been constant—for example, it was higher before the industrial era when the massive burning of fossil fuels released a lot of carbon dioxide that was depleted in 14C. This would make things which died at that time appear older in terms of carbon dating. Then there was a rise in 14CO2 with the advent of atmospheric testing of atomic bombs in the 1950s.3 This would make things carbon-dated from that time appear younger than their true age.
The amount of cosmic rays penetrating the earth’s atmosphere affects the amount of 14C produced and therefore dating the system. The amount of cosmic rays reaching the earth varies with the sun’s activity, and with the earth's passage through magnetic clouds as the solar system travels around the Milky Way galaxy.
The strength of the earth’s magnetic field affects the amount of cosmic rays entering the atmosphere. A stronger magnetic field deflects more cosmic rays away from the earth. Overall, the energy of the earth’s magnetic field has been decreasing,5 so more 14C is being produced now than in the past. This will make old things look older than they really are.
Originally posted by StarrmanI wonder if those who sailed the Beagle study Brownian motion.
Quick lesson in elementary science for you numbnuts: Rain is water falling from the sky. It is not a permanent affair, it comes and goes from time to time. When it stops, if the temperature is high (as it has been recently) and the sun is shining then evaporation starts. Evaporation causes water to leave the ground and float up into the sky again. Evaporation is increased by a light breeze or wind. Hence, no rain on the streets.