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Recently, a sample of wood found in rock classified as “middle Triassic,” supposedly some 230 million
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years old, gave a C date of 33,720 years, plus or minus 430 years. 143 It is an unsolved mystery to
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evolutionists as to why coal has C in it, or wood supposedly millions of years old still has C present,
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but it makes perfect sense in a creationist world view.
Using the Potassium-Argon Method of dating rocks, recent or young volcanic rocks have been dated (ie.,
we know when the volcanic rock was formed. The Kilauea Iki basalt rock in Hawaii was formed in 1959,
but tested 8.5 million years old! The Hualalai basalt formation in Hawaii, known to have formed in 1800,
tested at 22.8 million years old! Medicine Lake Highland Obsidian formed in Glass Mountains, California
less than 500 years ago, but gives a date of 12.6 Million Years old!

"As much as 80 percent of the potassium in a small sample of an iron meteorite can be removed by
distilled water in 4.5 hours." 144

Using the Argon-Argon Method, the obsidian in Glass Mountain gave a date between -30,000 to -
130,000 years. Mt. Mihara was formed in 1961, but gave a date of -79,000 years. Sakurajima was
formed in 1946 but gave a date of -200,000 years. 145

Based on the measured helium retention, a statistical analysis gives an estimated age for the zircons of
6,000 ± 2,000 years. This age agrees with literal biblical history and is about 250,000 times shorter than
the conventional age of 1.5 billion years for zircons. The conclusion is that helium diffusion data strongly
supports the young-earth view of history.

The best way to learn about history and the age of the earth is to consult the history book of the
universe—the Bible. Many scientists and theologians accept a straightforward reading of Scripture and
agree that the earth is about 6,000 years old. It is better to use the infallible Word of God for our
scientific assumptions than to change His Word in order to compromise with “science” that is based
upon man’s fallible assumptions. True science will always support God’s Word

It must also be concluded, therefore, that because nuclear decay has been shown to have occurred at
grossly accelerated rates when molten rocks were forming, crystallizing and cooling, the radiometric
methods cannot possibly date these rocks accurately based on the false assumption of constant decay
through earth history at today’s slow rates. Thus the radiometric dating methods are highly unreliable
and don’t prove the earth is old.

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Natural diamonds are believed to have been formed deep underground in the
upper mantle of the earth’s crust. Under extreme temperature and pressure,
pure carbon is formed into the diamond’s crystalline form. Over time, the
diamond is moved upwards by rising magma. Natural diamonds are
commonly believed to have been formed millions of years ago.

143 Ibid.
144 L.A. Rancitelli and D.E. Fisher, "Potassium-Argon Ages of Iron Meteorites," in Planetary Science Abstracts, 48th
Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (1967), p. 167.
145 For more information of errors in dating methods, go to Creationwiki and look for Radiometric dating methods
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