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Old 08-25-2011, 12:21 PM
 
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So then, really...you are accepting it on faith that they are correct in their assessment that it's 160 million years old.
Are you a creationbot, or what? Or just a plain idiot?

Field trip. Well?
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Old 08-25-2011, 12:23 PM
 
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Are you a creationbot, or what? Or just a plain idiot?

Field trip. Well?
I think it's a valid question. You appear to be accepting it without validation.

As for field trip? As I mentioned...I am in school until December...so no traveling before then. We live a ways away from each other, but I wouldn't rule out meeting if I got to Kentucky. I am applying for jobs in Kentucky, so it's possible.
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Old 08-25-2011, 12:28 PM
 
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I think it's a valid question. You appear to be accepting it without validation.

As for field trip? As I mentioned...I am in school until December...so no traveling before then. We live a ways away from each other, but I wouldn't rule out meeting if I got to Kentucky. I am applying for jobs in Kentucky, so it's possible.
If you are in school, then by all means go too the friggin library and look up that paper and then, guess what? You too will know how they dated that fossil. And take a science class whil you are at it. Got it?

By the way, I am a geologist. I don't need to validate someone else's work. That's their job.
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Old 08-25-2011, 12:41 PM
 
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From what I understand, it's a lot less than 160 million years.
Yes, carbon dating is, but that is one of the examples of what entails Science. Now when you say carbon dating can't be used for something that far back, how exactly do you know that? Is it Science telling/showing you that?
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Old 08-25-2011, 03:19 PM
 
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Yes, carbon dating is, but that is one of the examples of what entails Science. Now when you say carbon dating can't be used for something that far back, how exactly do you know that? Is it Science telling/showing you that?
Does science tell us that? From what I know of it, yes--it does tell us that it isn't valid that far back. But then, I question how scientific it was to suggest that the fossil was 160 million years old if we don't really know.
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Old 08-25-2011, 03:43 PM
 
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Does science tell us that? From what I know of it, yes--it does tell us that it isn't valid that far back. But then, I question how scientific it was to suggest that the fossil was 160 million years old if we don't really know.
We do know. And you would too if only you had a real education.
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Old 08-25-2011, 03:49 PM
 
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We do know. And you would too if only you had a real education.
How do we know?
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Old 08-25-2011, 03:57 PM
 
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How do we know?
Do you honestly believe that repeatedly asking that question after it has been answered makes you look smart?
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Old 08-25-2011, 04:01 PM
 
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Here is supplimentary material on the animal that they've released. Enjoy:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal...re10291-s1.pdf

Discussion of the age of the animal is found starting on page five.
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Old 08-25-2011, 04:01 PM
 
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Do you honestly believe that repeatedly asking that question after it has been answered makes you look smart?
I'm curious why you believe it.
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