Originally Posted by Ringman
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It is a scientific fact that the earth is billions of years old, and to blatantly deny facts because they threaten your belief system doesn't lend much credence to 'your' belief system.
It is a scientific fact that the earth is billions of years old, and to blatantly deny facts because they threaten your belief system doesn't lend much credence to 'your' belief system.



Based on what science?! If you accept scientific facts, why don�t you accept the fact of the earth�s magnetic field deteriorating with a half life of 1,400 years. When I corresponded with Dr. Thomas Barnes about it, he was considered the world�s leading expert on it. He told me if the earth was only 20,000 years old it would be liquefied by the heat generated by the magnetic action. If you accept scientific facts why don�t you accept the new information about the amount of helium in deep crustal rocks? The helium would have leached out millions of years ago.

You don�t hesitate to accept dating rocks of unknown ages, but reject dating rocks of known ages. No! You�re the one not accepting scientific facts.

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Then why do you insist that the earth is only 6,000 years old...?


See above.


First, Thomas Barnes isn't a real PHD. His PHD is Honorary.

Second, contrary to his hypothesis, there is no exponential decay:

Year Dipole Moment
(� 1022 amp-meter2)
1835 8.558
1845 8.488
1880 8.363
1880 8.336
1885 8.347
1885 8.375
1905 8.291
1915 8.225
1922 8.165
1925 8.149
1935 8.088
1942.5 8.009
1945 8.065
1945 8.010
1945 8.066
1945 8.090
1955 8.035
1955 8.067
1958.5 8.038
1959 8.086
1960 8.053
1960 8.037
1960 8.025
1965 8.013
1965 8.017


You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.

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