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 about the past are needed.
After an age is calculated, we cannot know if the number means [...]
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 measured ages of these islands (more than 100 independent measurements) and their distance from the volcanic hotspot. [...]
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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 pool our wristwatch reads 7:41 and 53 seconds. How long has the [...]
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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 upon your area, there may be quite a few.
Duh! Building stones may have date stamps but rocks [...]
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