Yeah, but it's "just a theory", right? LOL
While it's true that the 4.54 by age of the earth is determined by (several independent methods of) radiometric dating, it's also important to understand that it isn't the only method used.
* Solar seismology dates the sun to 4.6 by. While this doesn't directly date the earth, it does place a maximum limit on it's age, and given what we know about formation of planetary systems, the data agrees with the radiometric findings.
* Loess deposits date the earth to no less than a few million years and place no limit on the maxim age.
* The above is also true of varves.
* There is dendrological (tree ring) history going back uninterrupted for 10 ky, establishing another lower limit in the earth's age.
These are only the lines of evidence I can think off off the top of my head, and there are others. None of the evidence supports a young earth hypothesis.
While old earth critics may have bullshit criticisms of radiometric methods, in the case of dendrochronology, varves, and Loess deposits, scientists employ a sophisticated technique known as "counting", which as any kindergarten student can tell you, is pretty fucking accurate.
Therefore, I can only conclude that someone claiming the earth to be less than millions of years old is woefully ignorant.
While it's true that the 4.54 by age of the earth is determined by (several independent methods of) radiometric dating, it's also important to understand that it isn't the only method used.
* Solar seismology dates the sun to 4.6 by. While this doesn't directly date the earth, it does place a maximum limit on it's age, and given what we know about formation of planetary systems, the data agrees with the radiometric findings.
* Loess deposits date the earth to no less than a few million years and place no limit on the maxim age.
* The above is also true of varves.
* There is dendrological (tree ring) history going back uninterrupted for 10 ky, establishing another lower limit in the earth's age.
These are only the lines of evidence I can think off off the top of my head, and there are others. None of the evidence supports a young earth hypothesis.
While old earth critics may have bullshit criticisms of radiometric methods, in the case of dendrochronology, varves, and Loess deposits, scientists employ a sophisticated technique known as "counting", which as any kindergarten student can tell you, is pretty fucking accurate.
Therefore, I can only conclude that someone claiming the earth to be less than millions of years old is woefully ignorant.
