Carbon dating doesn’t work — debunked

Potholer54debunks asked:


Live snails that carbon-dated to 2300 years, a living seal that was carbon-dated at 1300 years, and penguins live 8000 years. Not to mention dinosaur bones that dated to 20,000 years ago. Carbon dating obviously doesn 't work, unless you understand. Here 's the explanation that even a 5th-grader can understand. See also "The age of our world made Easy" in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5369-OobM4 for reference.

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25 Responses to “Carbon dating doesn’t work — debunked”

  1. gaiyabum says:

    I love it…”Hey Hovind, there’s no ******* carbon in this!” Classic. Perfect to go with spicy chicken masala.

  2. zippydebrain says:

    As for the actual story of Noah it is debatable WHICH story is more ridiculous, the story of the Garden of Eden or The Story of Noah. Neither makes any sense and suggests a god with serious personality disorders.

    Since any actual GOD would not be quite so insane, I am more inclined to believe that the BIBLE is wrong in places where it completely fails to make sense.

  3. zippydebrain says:

    =. there are stories outside of the bible telling about a great flood.=

    Yes there are, most notably the story it was most likely plagiarized from, either Gilgamesh or a similar story from Sumeria I think. There are many flood stories from 1000 to 3000 BC, and there is evidence of SOME kinds of floods, but nothing to cover the whole planet as described in the Bible.

    When was the whole world covered in water again? I missed that part of history / geology. There isn’t enough water to do that…

  4. FSAthe1st says:

    “you are the sort of fool who keeps contradicting himself back and forth, saying that carbon dating WORKS, then you say WHY IT DOESN’T WORK”

    Look up the definition of the word “Contradiction”. Stating that Carbon dating works, then stating that MISUSING CARBON DATING GIVES INACCURATE RESULTS, most decidedly IS NOT CONTRADICTORY.

    Buy a clue.

  5. FSAthe1st says:

    “ok ever considered the great flood?”

    Myth.

    “dont tell me that its not true.”

    It’s not true.

    “marine enviroments dont have accurate carbon dating.”

    Someone didn’t watch this video.

    “the whole fucking world was water. ever think about tha? ”

    Yes. your blind assertion has no evidence.

  6. Potholer54debunks says:

    the whole world was underwater

    If it was, wed see the sediment it left. See my video Noahs Flood debunked.

  7. Morlawnical says:

    Its like saying that helicopters don’t work because they can’t fly in space.

  8. Morlawnical says:

    The maker of the video does not contradict himself, because he is saying that carbon dating only works under specific circumstances. There is a requirement or carbon to exist in the sample, the sample must not be contaminated and the carbon must have an atmospheric source. Marine carbon is recycled through the marine food chain. Carbon dating works well on trees and pants because their carbon is obtained directly from the atmosphere. Carbon dating is slightly less accurate on what eats them.

  9. Morlawnical says:

    You cannot date marine organisms because the carbon does not have an atmospheric origin. You clearly do not know about the reservoir effect. The carbon it marine organisms has been recycled many times though the oceanic upwelling of nutrients.

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  11. AVENGEDgunslinger says:

    ok ever considered the great flood?
    dont tell me that its not true. there are stories outside of the bible telling about a great flood. marine enviroments dont have accurate carbon dating. so think about that, the whole world was underwater, even if you deny the flood several peroids of earth were covered in water. carbon 14 is recycled because of the sun. water was in great amounts, the sun was around, the whole fucking world was water. ever think about tha? this would throw all results off…

  12. 30shekels says:

    lmao. There’s no f***in carbon it it!

  13. bennude10 says:

    “Because there’s no fucking carbon in it!”

  14. 89CaptainTurd says:

    I love Jesus so much, I shove Crucifix´s up my damn ass!
    Repent damn Atheists!
    (Numbers 31:17-18)

  15. Palifiox says:

    OK, other preservatives. You did say it.

    Happy caving.

  16. Potholer54debunks says:

    =saying that carbon dating WORKS, then you say? WHY IT DOESN’T WORK=

    Fingerprinting doesnt work if fingerprints are smudged, or left on absorbant material. DNA matching doesnt work in the case of identical twins. Potassium-argon dating doesnt work on fresh lava. Does that mean these tests dont work? No, it means they dont work under certain conditions, just as I explained that carbon dating doesn’t work under certain conditions. Its not that hard to understand.

  17. Potholer54debunks says:

    =how did the shellac show an age of 20,000 years=

    Shellac and other preservatives.

  18. Palifiox says:

    Potholer, how did the shellac show an age of 20,000 years? Shellac is an insect product ultimately derived from plant resins so should be modern. Possibly the solvent, likely to be denatured ethanol was derived from petroleum, but if not, where does the 20k years come from? Hovind and Miller are liars but you have not answered the obvious question that rises from this and there are enough smart creationists around to spot it.

  19. viharsarok says:

    Yeah, I read that Wikipedia article, too. Since non-accredited institutions are not allowed to give a diploma, Hovind does not have a diploma. His highest level of education is highschool.

    The US government is not ATHEIST, fucktard. It’s secular, which is a completely different thing. It’s full of religious people.

    Numerous Christian universities have been accredited, like Oklahoma Christian University, South Houston Bible Institute, Abilene Christian University, just to name a few, idiot.

  20. garith21 says:

    “AND WHERE EXACTLY IS THAT TREE WITH 10000 MM RADIUS???”

    It’s the simple concept that trees in the same geological area will have appropriate tree ring characteristics for any given year, several layers are lined up with older dead trees of the same species to achieve appropriate dating.

  21. garith21 says:

    “like it makes sense that ATHEIST government wouldn’t “accredit” christian school :-)
    1) it’s suppose to be a secular government
    2) There are many Christian based schools that are accredited as long as they meet appropriate educational standards and requirements.

    “saying that carbon dating WORKS, then you say WHY IT DOESN’T WORK: e.g animals in antarctica.”

    He’s listing the known limitations that aren’t used because of those known limitations.

  22. 7olusegun says:

    This video is kinda unserious and bizarre.

  23. preachersaredumb says:

    Fantastic video!

  24. PawelKolasa says:

    Wikipedia: From 1972 until 1974 Hovind attended the non-accredited Midwestern Baptist College and received a Bachelor of Religious Education (B.R.E.).[6] In 1988 and 1991 respectively, Hovind was awarded a master’s degree and doctorate in Christian Education through correspondence from the non-accredited Patriot University in Colorado Springs, Colorado (now Patriot Bible University in Del Norte, Colorado

    like it makes sense that ATHEIST government wouldn’t “accredit” christian school :-)

  25. PawelKolasa says:

    you are the sort of fool who keeps contradicting himself back and forth, saying that carbon dating WORKS, then you say WHY IT DOESN’T WORK: e.g animals in antarctica.

    Hovind gave examples like 1 year old seal given age of 1300 and it’s all over the world. It’s common. Only fools are actually believing what you believe: because it’s THE FOOLS KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT DEPTH.

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