Stalagmite Notable Quotable:Stalagmites are the calcite growth on the cave floor under dripping stalactites. Stalagmites are the ones you might trip over. Most researchers concentrate on measuring the slow growth of the mites and tites to bolster old earth claims. New growth rate claims for mites makes interesting reading:“The annual average laminated stalagmite vertical growth […]
Tag: time
Missing Billion Years May Be Found
Missing billion years may be found, claim scientists, according to reports in ScienceDaily and UC Santa Barbara News, 7 May 2020, and PNAS published online 27 April 2020, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1913131117. The rock layers covering the earth are considered to be a record of the evolution of life over many millions of years, but the record […]
Fossils Made in a Day
Fossils made in a day, claim scientists in articles in Science (AAAS) News 14 August 2018 and Palaeontology 25 July 2018 doi: 10.1111/pala.12386. Some fossils of animals and birds include outlines of soft tissues, such as skin and feathers, as well as preserved bones. As part of research into the preservation of soft tissues two […]
Quote: Age of Earth
”All the above methods for dating the age of the earth, its various strata, and its fossils are questionable, because the rates are likely to have fluctuated widely over earth history … It is obvious that radiometric techniques may not be the absolute dating methods that they are claimed to be. Age estimates on a […]
Quote: Darwin on Lyell’s Time
Darwin on Lyell’s Time: Darwin’s complete dependence on Lyell shows in his comment in the Origin of Species: “He who can read Sir Charles Lyell’s grand work on the Principles of Geology, which the future historian will recognise as having produced a revolution in natural science, yet does not admit how incomprehensibly vast have been […]
How old are stalactites?
“I’m an electrician in a hospital that must be 1,500 years old. Well, the stalactites that are growing in the plant room are 15″ (37.5cm) long”. Submitted by Rod Leffley, Bowenfels, Australia. Editorial Comment: The oldest permanent buildings in Australia were built in the 1790s. Were you helped by this item? If so, consider making […]
Hugh Ross
“Almost nobody agrees with Hugh Ross” writes William Lobdell in the Los Angeles Times, 23 Jun, 2001. “ Armed with the latest discoveries in astronomy, physics and biology and backed by a small army of scholars, Ross is on a quest to scientifically prove that the Scriptures are true and that the God of the […]