A: Carbon-14 (or radiocarbon) is a radioactive form of carbon that scientists use to date fossils. But it decays so quickly—with a half-life of only 5,730 years—that none is expected to remain in fossils after only a few hundred thousand years. Yet
carbon-14 has been detected in "ancient" fossils—supposedly up to hundreds of millions of years old—ever since the earliest days of radiocarbon dating.
Even if every atom in the whole earth were carbon-14, they would decay so quickly that no carbon-14 would be left on earth after only 1 million years. Contrary to expectations, between 1984 and 1998 alone, the scientific literature reported carbon-14 in 70 samples that came from fossils, coal, oil, natural gas, and marble representing the fossil-bearing portion of the geologic record, supposedly spanning more than 500 million years. All contained radiocarbon.
Read more to see how these radiocarbon findings line up with the biblical account. Ancestral grazing: Did "human ancestors" come down from the trees to graze?
Age of the earth?: Untestable age of the earth becomes contestable political litmus test.
Bug type: Bowel bug type tied to common ape-like ancestry.
Ancient weaponry: Common ancestor of Neanderthals and
Homo sapiens said to have made spears.
Fruit fly psychology: Larval adversity affects genetically-mediated behavior in adult fruit flies.
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The Lie: Evolution/Millions of Years with Study Guide
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