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[split] Radiometric Dating
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[split] Radiometric Dating
By my name you probably know my position, but I have a little bit of a beef with radio metric dating because of its presuppositions. Basically there are three:
1) you have to assume the absence of the daughter isotope at the start of process.
2) you have to assume constant decay rates. We have only been able to observe their rates for the past 100-150 years. Before that we can reasonably guess the affects of the earth's magnetic field and other factors would have on decay, but that is all they will ever be: an educated guess.
3) no parent or daughter isotopes were lost or added during the process.
I'm going to leave it at that and see where the replies take it. Hope to here from you guys soon.
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[split] Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 1:30 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Minimalist - November 24, 2014 at 2:32 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 2:37 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Cyberman - November 24, 2014 at 11:02 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Whateverist - November 24, 2014 at 11:57 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Losty - November 24, 2014 at 1:18 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by downbeatplumb - November 24, 2014 at 2:47 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Losty - November 24, 2014 at 3:18 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Mister Agenda - November 24, 2014 at 5:28 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Losty - November 24, 2014 at 8:44 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Jackalope - November 24, 2014 at 8:49 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Minimalist - November 24, 2014 at 2:43 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 2:48 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Tonus - November 24, 2014 at 6:36 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Lemonvariable72 - November 24, 2014 at 1:20 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by TubbyTubby - November 24, 2014 at 3:30 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 11:14 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 24, 2014 at 11:28 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Thumpalumpacus - November 24, 2014 at 11:34 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Mister Agenda - November 24, 2014 at 5:34 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Exian - November 24, 2014 at 6:18 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by abaris - November 24, 2014 at 6:22 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Anomalocaris - November 24, 2014 at 7:34 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Jackalope - November 24, 2014 at 7:45 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Exian - November 24, 2014 at 3:42 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 11:40 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Whateverist - November 24, 2014 at 3:48 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 12:03 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Minimalist - November 24, 2014 at 12:19 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Esquilax - November 24, 2014 at 12:27 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by pocaracas - November 24, 2014 at 12:33 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 2:02 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Esquilax - November 24, 2014 at 5:11 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Thumpalumpacus - November 24, 2014 at 4:13 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 24, 2014 at 4:40 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 24, 2014 at 4:56 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by pocaracas - November 24, 2014 at 6:22 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 24, 2014 at 6:39 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 12:58 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Anomalocaris - November 24, 2014 at 1:10 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by pocaracas - November 24, 2014 at 1:26 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by popeyespappy - November 24, 2014 at 1:31 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Thumpalumpacus - November 24, 2014 at 3:56 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Brakeman - November 24, 2014 at 8:17 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by popeyespappy - November 24, 2014 at 8:45 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by vorlon13 - November 24, 2014 at 11:17 am
Re: RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by TubbyTubby - November 24, 2014 at 11:26 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by pocaracas - November 24, 2014 at 11:40 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Minimalist - November 24, 2014 at 11:59 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by coldwx - November 24, 2014 at 12:15 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 1:30 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by coldwx - November 24, 2014 at 1:32 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Anomalocaris - November 24, 2014 at 12:39 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 1:23 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 24, 2014 at 1:02 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by LastPoet - November 24, 2014 at 1:25 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by FatAndFaithless - November 24, 2014 at 1:26 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Surgenator - November 24, 2014 at 3:38 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by LostLocke - November 24, 2014 at 4:30 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by FatAndFaithless - November 24, 2014 at 5:23 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 24, 2014 at 5:29 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 24, 2014 at 6:28 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by The Grand Nudger - November 24, 2014 at 7:59 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Jackalope - November 24, 2014 at 8:08 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Tonus - November 25, 2014 at 7:07 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by LastPoet - November 25, 2014 at 4:47 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 25, 2014 at 6:33 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by LastPoet - November 25, 2014 at 7:17 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Thumpalumpacus - November 25, 2014 at 11:41 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Losty - November 25, 2014 at 7:20 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Aractus - November 25, 2014 at 9:36 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Anomalocaris - November 25, 2014 at 10:22 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 25, 2014 at 10:26 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Anomalocaris - November 25, 2014 at 10:31 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 25, 2014 at 10:35 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Esquilax - November 25, 2014 at 12:08 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 25, 2014 at 1:17 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Lemonvariable72 - November 25, 2014 at 10:51 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by LostLocke - November 25, 2014 at 11:52 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Thumpalumpacus - November 25, 2014 at 1:45 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Whateverist - November 25, 2014 at 10:58 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Lemonvariable72 - November 25, 2014 at 11:00 pm
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Jackalope - November 26, 2014 at 12:32 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 26, 2014 at 3:18 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Cyberman - November 26, 2014 at 8:15 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 26, 2014 at 8:37 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Cyberman - November 26, 2014 at 8:40 am
RE: Radiometric Dating - by Alex K - November 24, 2014 at 1:46 am
RE: Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 1:49 am
RE: Radiometric Dating - by Jackalope - November 24, 2014 at 1:51 am
RE: Radiometric Dating - by Exian - November 24, 2014 at 2:03 am
RE: Radiometric Dating - by Creatard - November 24, 2014 at 2:19 am
RE: [split] Radiometric Dating - by Jackalope - November 24, 2014 at 5:30 pm

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