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The so-called "fossil record"

Idolater

Idolater

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Half-life carbon-14 c. 5700 years. So modern organic material has 100% of new carbon-14, and 5700 years from now, it will have 50% of that. In another 5700 years it will have 25%, and another 5700 years would bring it down to 12.5%. Another 5700 years would bring it down to c. 6.3%, and that is about 23,000 years. At about 40,000 years all that's left is 0.8% of the original 100%, but even this is detectable in carbon-14 laboratories.
 
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marke

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Idolater said:
Half-life carbon-14 c. 5700 years. So modern organic material has 100% of new carbon-14, and 5700 years from now, it will have 50% of that. In another 5700 years it will have 25%, and another 5700 years would bring it down to 12.5%. Another 5700 years would bring it down to c. 6.3%, and that is about 23,000 years. At about 40,000 years all that's left is 0.8% of the original 100%, but even this is detectable in carbon-14 laboratories.
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The unknowns in dating include original carbon content of old specimens and the possibility of varying rates of decay due to unknown factors in the ancient past.
 
Idolater

Idolater

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marke said:
The unknowns in dating include original carbon content of old specimens and the possibility of varying rates of decay due to unknown factors in the ancient past.
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Right. idk what factors might accelerate for example radioactive decay of rocks, or carbon for that matter, but it's possible.
 
Derf

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Idolater said:
Right. idk what factors might accelerate for example radioactive decay of rocks, or carbon for that matter, but it's possible.
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Less carbon 14 in the atmosphere when the dinosaurs were alive would skew the results to the older side.
 
Nick M

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SwordOfTruth said:
Radiometric dating shows the age of rocks and fossils and shows that life on Earth has evolved over millions of years. The geological time scale shows the history of life including the advent of major events such as mass extinctions and also the beginning of new species.
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No mention of dating, only the factual observations. Take a view and come back.
 
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