Changing the way you look at the world
The sea-level curve on Wikipedia allows a rough calculation to be made to convert uniformitarian dates into actual dates for the post-Flood period. We use Oard’s estimate for the timing of the post-Flood Ice Age (see figure 9 on the … Continued
Reader Paul G asks: On your thread about the GSA and evidence for the Flood in the Appalachians, I was intrigued by a couple of sentences: “When they speak of 200 million years it’s getting toward the middle of the … Continued
The Townsville Bulletin published on 2 March 2013 an item about the age of Castle Hill, the iconic landmark that overlooks the North Queensland city. Written by journalist Daniel Bateman, the article reported ages calculated by Dr Carl Spandler from … Continued
As part of his BBC Conspiracy Road Trip (shown in October 2012), comedian Andrew Maxwell took his creationist team to visit professor of evolutionary biology Tim White in the US. At around 44:40 Andrew goes on about “evidence” as if … Continued
It is quite simple to understand how radioactive dating works when you think about it. It is impossible to measure the age of anything by making observations and measurements in the present. Before any age can be calculated, unprovable assumptions … Continued
It is often claimed that the Hawaiian Islands provide an impossible problem for biblical geology and the young earth. One skeptic put it this way: The key observation that must be explained away is the linear relationship between the … Continued
A swimming race illustrates the simple principles involved in measuring time. This swimmer is competing in a 1,500 metre race and we have an accurate, calibrated wristwatch. We note that at the instant the swimmer touches the edge of the … Continued
I was fascinated by the material provided for school teachers by the US Geological Society about dating rocks. For a classroom activity they suggest: Have your students look for evidence of date stamps and cornerstones on their walk home. Depending … Continued