Hi all, I would still suggest that scientific points of debate would be better validated with references, rather than opinion or recollections of fact. A multimedia tool like Arachne is a great platform for presenting and dissecting various topics, including this one. There are so many throw-away computers now, every kiddo in school could have their own Arachne learning machine.
Sam (with his usual flair for interesting facts) gave some nice history, with several specifics that would make for a productive web search. I imagine (although I haven't tried) that there would be enough hits for any interested person to put together all sides of the Usher - "The Young Earth Theory" debate. But, without references for the other items, I'm left to accept those tidbits of science based on (uh, er, um) faith. Does the word "prevailing" mean that different scientists can reach different conclusions based on identical scientific calculations? Enjoying the day, Bob On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 19:33:22 -0500 "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 09:49:07 +0000, Ron Clarke wrote: > > > Hi Folks, > > > On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 18:42:11 +0100 (CET), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard > Menedetter) > > wrote: > > >> PS: C14 ... I know that there is a relatively big error swing. > >> But it is small enough to distinguish between > 1 million years > (claimed by > >> scientists) and < 10.000 years claimed by the bible. (creation of > the earth) > >> And there are other proofs, like distribution of some uran and > oxygen > >> isotopes. > > > Exactly ! > > > However, I know some will choose "faith" over science, so this is > one > > debate that will change nobody's mind. > > > Enjoy ! > > > Regards, > > Ron > > The current prevailing scientific calculations on the age of the > earth have determined that it is about three to four billion years > old. > > Most biblical literalists believe that the earth is just 6009 years > old. This belief is based on the calculations of Bishop James > Usher, > Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland (1581-1636), who deduced through his > interpretations of the Bible that the earth was created in 4004 > BCE. > > To many of those who do not accept the deductions of Bishop Usher, > the belief is known as "The Young Earth Theory". Many folks who > live > in my area believe in the theory of Bishop Usher. I have perused > several books which make a quite serious attempt to support the > theory. > It may greatly surprise many of you to know that some of these > books > were written and published just a very few years ago. Also there > are > some religious organizations that are currently producing > "educational" > films presenting and upholding the Young Earth Theory. The books > and > the films are part of the curricula of some Christian schools in my > area. > Many parents around here send their children to the private > Christian > schools instead of to the public schools because they disagree with > what > is being taught in the public schools, especially with regard to > science. > The Christian schools have developed their own kind of "science". > They > call it "Creation Science". To me, Creation Science is a religious > belief system based on faith, not science. > > Sam Heywood > -- > This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser: > http://browser.arachne.cz/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
