Zakuska Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 So I was bored tonight so I watched some History Channel on demand. Ancient Aliens S12 Ep 6 The Science Wars What does this have to do with Mormonism? Mormon Apologists and theists in general are routinely lambasted online by supposed "Imperical Scientific Facts" proposed by Atheists and intelectuals of all walks. So perhaps we can talk about a few things from this episode that peaked my interest and reminded my of several discussions I had years ago on this board. 1) What do we do when Carbon Dating gives us "Future Dates"? This episode gives several examples of recent Carbon Dating from core samples that give us future dates using the current and most recent scientific methods for obtaining these Dates. Here is a couple more examples of future Carbon Dates. (Please... I know this is a creationists site but the Scientific Peer reviewed emails these guys are getting back from the accredited labs... Science doesn't lie. http://creation.com/carbon-dating-into-the-future It is explained that volcanic eruptions as well as exposure to radiation can scew Catbon Dating results. If that's the case... how can we trust/know for sure that ANY of the carbon dates that scientists have given us so are aren't subject to suspicion? 2) Georgio "ALIENS" guy... has one of the elongated skulls DNA tested. The providence of the skull is Paracus, South America, by the Museum who loaned the skull to be DNA tested. Now... I'm not claiming the Skull is "Alien" and neither is Georgio ("Alien" guy). It comes out that the DNA most closely matches Scottish ancestory. So... what is a 14000 year old Scottish man doing buired in South America?
Robert F. Smith Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Zakuska said: .................................................. .............. how can we trust/know for sure that ANY of the carbon dates that scientists have given us so are aren't subject to suspicion?.................................................. There are many dating techniques available to scientists, so that one does not have to depend on only one unverified system. For example, C14 dating has always been subject to cross-checking and recalibration with dendrochronological dating (which is an absolute, sequential dating technique), as well as by comparison with ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland (which are also absolute and sequential, but have the additional value of including chemical traces from the exact year layers). Many other relative dating systems are also available, including stratigraphic geological sequence dating techniques. All must be brought to bear in order to verify or dispute any individual results. 3
Popular Post clarkgoble Posted June 15, 2017 Popular Post Posted June 15, 2017 In general I wouldn't get your science from a show called ancient aliens on cable tv. There's a crazy chance that just maybe they aren't representing the evidence fairly. 7
USU78 Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 7 hours ago, Zakuska said: So I was bored tonight so I watched some History Channel on demand. Ancient Aliens S12 Ep 6 The Science Wars What does this have to do with Mormonism? Mormon Apologists and theists in general are routinely lambasted online by supposed "Imperical Scientific Facts" proposed by Atheists and intelectuals of all walks. So perhaps we can talk about a few things from this episode that peaked my interest and reminded my of several discussions I had years ago on this board. 1) What do we do when Carbon Dating gives us "Future Dates"? This episode gives several examples of recent Carbon Dating from core samples that give us future dates using the current and most recent scientific methods for obtaining these Dates. Here is a couple more examples of future Carbon Dates. (Please... I know this is a creationists site but the Scientific Peer reviewed emails these guys are getting back from the accredited labs... Science doesn't lie. http://creation.com/carbon-dating-into-the-future It is explained that volcanic eruptions as well as exposure to radiation can scew Catbon Dating results. If that's the case... how can we trust/know for sure that ANY of the carbon dates that scientists have given us so are aren't subject to suspicion? 2) Georgio "ALIENS" guy... has one of the elongated skulls DNA tested. The providence of the skull is Paracus, South America, by the Museum who loaned the skull to be DNA tested. Now... I'm not claiming the Skull is "Alien" and neither is Georgio ("Alien" guy). It comes out that the DNA most closely matches Scottish ancestory. So... what is a 14000 year old Scottish man doing buired in South America? Dinna ye ken? A Scot gaes whither he will, but dies whithersoever the Sassanach Usurper decrees. In other words, it's an English plot
The Nehor Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 So your argument is that since creationists and alien visitation enthusiasts say it we have to take it seriously? Watch those shows for a laugh if you want but do not sucked into taking anything they say seriously. Carbon dating does not work that way. You cannot get future dates from it. 2
CV75 Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Zakuska said: So... what is a 14000 year old Scottish man doing buired in South America? Edited June 15, 2017 by CV75
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