Radioactive dating and uniformitarianism
This article defends the biblical account of creation and the Flood against secular scientific conclusions about earth's age, specifically critiquing radioactive dating methods and the uniformitarian assumption that natural processes have operated unchanged since creation. The author argues that 2 Peter 3:3-4 biblically refutes uniformitarianism and demonstrates how the Flood invalidates scientific conclusions based on this flawed assumption, providing a Reformed apologetic response to attacks on Scripture's authority regarding origins.
Previous article in this series: October 1, 2018, p. 16. In our previous article we learned that 14C atoms transform into more stable atoms (14N) by giving off a form of radiation called beta radiation. And since the rate of transformation (rate of decay) is a known value, scientists use the amount of 14C still remaining in a substance to determine its age. This method is one of many types of radioactive-dating techniques. Using radioactive-decay techniques, unbelieving scientists draw...
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