posted on May, 24 2014 @ 02:41 PM
originally posted by: Quadrivium
a reply to: Krazysh0t
I believe that the Earth is very old, yet I have a slight problem with the link you posted (and many others like it)
It is basically a circular argument.
They date the strata by the type of fossils it contains.
They then date the fossils by the strata it is found in.
That isn't how fossil dating works and that's essentially a Hovind argument. The rocks are dated by isotope decay rates that give a very good
estimate of when the rocks first formed. Fossils are not bones, they are outlines of bones that used to be there that have since been replaced by
rock over time. If you date a strata, logic would say that the fossils within couldn't possibly be younger than the rocks themselves. Of course
that's assuming you understand the process of sedimentary layers and how most rocks are formed over time. When a strata is dated, they date the rock.
When a fossil is dated they date the rock. It is possible for some fossils to form more quickly than others, but that is a gross exaggeration and
simplification of the fossilization process and how rocks are dated using multiple methods.
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