(July 8, 2012 at 3:42 am)CliveStaples Wrote:(July 8, 2012 at 3:37 am)FallentoReason Wrote: There are 39 other tests apart from the carbon isotope dating test that will show you the earth is 4.5 billion years old.
There's more than enough evidence.
Erm, you still haven't answered the question. How do you know that this "evidence" doesn't depend on the assumption that the universe wasn't created 5 minutes ago with the appearance of age?
You basically just said, "No, you're wrong," without giving any evidence or reason for me to think that you're right. Other than your say-so, which you apparently believe is sufficient to convince people. Don't you have anything more substantive?
Oh, my apologies. I completely missed the more subtle point you were making.
What you're saying basically is how do we know that the decay rates have stayed constant since the beginning of the universe. If they weren't always constant then you're right; the appearance of age doesn't mean anything.
Here's a short article that you might find interesting. It's written by a Christian.
http://www.reasons.org/articles/multiple...ient-earth
The evidence suggests that the decay rates have in fact always been constant.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
