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If C-14 dating supports evolutionary theories then we put it in main text. If C-14 doesn't entirely disagree with evolutionary teachings we put it in a footnote. If C-14 is completely out of date compared to evolutioanry teachings then we just drop it. (Not very scientific, is it?).

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  • 1 decade ago
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    C-14 referes to a specific carbon isotope test (molecular weight 14). Scientists use it to date stuff. Its not too exact and it does not assumethat the substance could have been subjected to forces generated by a creator God, a Flood, etc.

    >>>>>In the Proceedings of the Symposium on Radiocarbon

    Variations and Absolute Chronology held at Uppsala

    in 1969, T. Säve-Söderbergh and I. U. Olsson introduce

    their report with these words:

    "C-14 dating was being discussed at a symposium on the

    prehistory of the Nile Valley. A famous American

    colleague, Professor Brew, briefly summarized a common

    attitude among archaeologists towards it, as

    follows: If a C-14 date supports our theories, we put

    it in the main text. If it does not entirely contradict

    them, we put it in a footnote. And if it is

    completely out of date we just drop it. Few

    archaeologists who have concerned themselves with

    absolute chronology are innocent of having

    sometimes applied this method. . ."(11)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Where did you get the quote?

  • spanky
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    what is c14

  • 1 decade ago

    umm. huh?

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