Posted: Aug 30, 2013 3:56 pm
First off can we call a spade a spade here. Therese claims derive from creationist misconceptions of actual facts.
For one the claim that C14 was found in dinosaur bones derives from Hugh Miller's fiasco to prove dinosaurs didn't live millions of years ago. To do so he sent several samples of dinosaur bones to labs for testing and then ignored the fact that the lab reported that there was no collagen to test in the bones but there was a lot of what appeared to be shellac used for preservation. In other words yeah the C14 was from the preservative not the bone.
Other then that yeah contamination by bacteria radioactive elements in the surrounding material turning N14 back to C14 and other contaminants that are checked for before dating methods are used account for coal and carbon minerals like diamonds.
For one the claim that C14 was found in dinosaur bones derives from Hugh Miller's fiasco to prove dinosaurs didn't live millions of years ago. To do so he sent several samples of dinosaur bones to labs for testing and then ignored the fact that the lab reported that there was no collagen to test in the bones but there was a lot of what appeared to be shellac used for preservation. In other words yeah the C14 was from the preservative not the bone.
Other then that yeah contamination by bacteria radioactive elements in the surrounding material turning N14 back to C14 and other contaminants that are checked for before dating methods are used account for coal and carbon minerals like diamonds.