Evidence for God from Science

I don't know if this is old news but I found this article extremely interesting.

If radioactive decay is affected by the sun as the article claims to be a possibility, wouldn't this have huge ramifications of carbon dating etc... ?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg2 ... heart.html?

Dan

It could. It would more likely have ramifications for archaeology and human-made artifacts, as opposed to fossils and the like, because sunlight would rarely, if ever, impact things that have been underground for millions of years. Same goes for testing different layers of rock or sediment. But if you wanted to talk about artifacts that may have have long-term exposure outdoors (like tapestries that hung outside or something), then carbon-14 dating might be affected. I don't know the extent to which sunlight and other factors impact decay, though.

Ivellious wrote:It could. It would more likely have ramifications for archaeology and human-made artifacts, as opposed to fossils and the like, because sunlight would rarely, if ever, impact things that have been underground for millions of years. Same goes for testing different layers of rock or sediment. But if you wanted to talk about artifacts that may have have long-term exposure outdoors (like tapestries that hung outside or something), then carbon-14 dating might be affected. I don't know the extent to which sunlight and other factors impact decay, though.

Ivellious, if you read the article it goes on to talk about unknown particle similar to neutrinos that can pass through the Earth, so it would affect everything.


Dan

so you mean the earth is after all 6000 years old.

lol I doubt that, but it would throw a spanner in the works for a lot scientific theory's.

lol I doubt that, but it would throw a spanner in the works for a lot scientific theory's.

No, it won't there are many other dating methods, employed. Even if we throw out carbon dating, check out this:
http://thenaturalhistorian.com/2012/11/ ... eationism/

neo-x wrote:so you mean the earth is after all 6000 years old.

Can somebody ban this neo-x guy? There's never a mod around when you need one!

Can somebody ban this neo-x guy? There's never a mod around when you need one!

neo-x wrote:

lol I doubt that, but it would throw a spanner in the works for a lot scientific theory's.

No, it won't there are many other dating methods, employed. Even if we throw out carbon dating, check out this:
http://thenaturalhistorian.com/2012/11/ ... eationism/

What I more meant was like the dating of the shroud of Turin could be wrong etc.....

Danieltwotwenty wrote:lol I doubt that, but it would throw a spanner in the works for a lot scientific theory's.

IF carbon dating was the only method used, maybe.