Comments on: Evolution and geology http://www.starchamber.com/2008/03/evolution-and-geology.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:10:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike O http://www.starchamber.com/2008/03/evolution-and-geology.html#comment-67120 Mike O Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:24:54 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/03/evolution-and-geology.html#comment-67120 Follow-up: This was posted to MadSci, yesterday. Subject: How accurate is radiometric dating Grade level: 7-9 School: Meredith Middle School City: Middletown State/Province: DE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: I looked on the internet and saw that one of the reasons that evolutionist say that the earth is 4.5 billion years old is because of radiometric dating. I was wondering how accurate that is because i know that there are some assumptions that are made when it's being done. Follow-up:

This was posted to MadSci, yesterday.

Subject: How accurate is radiometric dating
Grade level: 7-9 School: Meredith Middle School
City: Middletown State/Province: DE
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Message:

I looked on the internet and saw that one of the reasons that evolutionist say
that the earth is 4.5 billion years old is because of radiometric dating. I was
wondering how accurate that is because i know that there are some assumptions
that are made when it’s being done.

]]> By: Mike O http://www.starchamber.com/2008/03/evolution-and-geology.html#comment-65081 Mike O Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:18:30 +0000 http://www.starchamber.com/2008/03/evolution-and-geology.html#comment-65081 Ned wrote: "But it seems that a serious and consistent creationist ought to stick those little "this is only a theory" labels in every science book on the shelf. The astronomy book, the geology book, the physics book, they should all be thrown out the window along with The Origin of Species. Why is poor old Darwin always taking the heat?" They do, and because it's his fault. The serious "Young-Earth" Creationists see scientific thought as an offshoot of theology, which must then follow the same rules as theology. Creationism is based on the whole of the Bible being a single scientific theory; therefore, any other scientic theory must be all-encompassing. Listening to Christian radio, I've heard many times the Big Bang, radiodating, plate tectonics, and black holes decried as "Evolutionism". To them evolution goes against (some part of) Creationism and Creation explains everything, so Evolutionism must explain everything, too. They see Darwin as our Martin Luther, and let me tell you, they go on and on about Martin Luther... Ned wrote:
“But it seems that a serious and consistent creationist ought to stick those little “this is only a theory” labels in every science book on the shelf. The astronomy book, the geology book, the physics book, they should all be thrown out the window along with The Origin of Species. Why is poor old Darwin always taking the heat?”

They do, and because it’s his fault.

The serious “Young-Earth” Creationists see scientific thought as an offshoot of theology, which must then follow the same rules as theology. Creationism is based on the whole of the Bible being a single scientific theory; therefore, any other scientic theory must be all-encompassing. Listening to Christian radio, I’ve heard many times the Big Bang, radiodating, plate tectonics, and black holes decried as “Evolutionism”. To them evolution goes against (some part of) Creationism and Creation explains everything, so Evolutionism must explain everything, too. They see Darwin as our Martin Luther, and let me tell you, they go on and on about Martin Luther…

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