tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post8296860846722947691..comments2023-11-02T03:08:07.417-07:00Comments on NephiCode: How Old is Old? – Part IDelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982095508142923740noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-4981211642035078862015-03-27T09:05:40.602-07:002015-03-27T09:05:40.602-07:00No problem for the deletes. For whatever it is wor...No problem for the deletes. For whatever it is worth, I have found writing my comment first, then pasting it into the box here works best for me--that way any mistake can be corrected before actually posting it. <br /><br />As for your comment, you have hit on the problem with Carbon-14 dating. Let me explain this in a later response where I will have more room to explain it--but your point is well taken and exposes the entire issue many of us have with C-14 and Libby's "clock," which reads the wrong dates, and does so exponentially as one goes further back in time. That is why we have the early B.C. dates for some of the Nephite ruins covered in the previous several posts covering early Peruvian cultures.Delhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982095508142923740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-13374437655633201852015-03-26T09:01:54.173-07:002015-03-26T09:01:54.173-07:00I apologize for the mess of these posts.
The firs...I apologize for the mess of these posts.<br /><br />The first was a minor their/there error that I probably should have left.<br />The second had the original quote run into my comments which appeared confusing.<br />The final one was a duplicate of the second correction that I somehow double-posted.Michael Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315787162790624190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-13072518052585903142015-03-26T08:56:40.360-07:002015-03-26T08:56:40.360-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michael Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315787162790624190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-26455868156431396622015-03-26T08:56:28.633-07:002015-03-26T08:56:28.633-07:00"if the Earth is not in equilibrium, then whe..."if the Earth is not in equilibrium, then when the living thing dies, additional Carbon-14 will enter the dead animal or plant life"<br /><br />This does not make sense to me. The entire foundation of Carbon-14 date measurement is that once dead, no additional Carbon 14 enters the organism.<br /><br />How does increasing atmospheric Carbon-14, cause an increase in Carbon-14 in non-living organic matter?<br /><br />If you are claiming there is some kind of diffusion because of a differential between the atmosphere and organic remains, then Carbon-14 in organic remains would always receive an increasing influx of new Carbon-14 as the original Carbon-14 decayed.<br /><br />This would totally invalidate any use of Carbon-14 as a dating method regardless of whether atmospheric Carbon-14 is in equilibrium.<br /><br />(Original post deleted to more clearly note the quote)Michael Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315787162790624190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-56331628074643948972015-03-26T08:54:31.260-07:002015-03-26T08:54:31.260-07:00The counter that I have seen most often is that eq...The counter that I have seen most often is that equilibrium has been reached, but that because of fluctuation in cosmic rays, there are natural (though minor) fluctuations in the amount of Carbon 14.<br /><br />(Original post deleted and typo corrected)Michael Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315787162790624190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-21641746722147173732015-03-26T08:53:06.164-07:002015-03-26T08:53:06.164-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michael Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315787162790624190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948352943362975805.post-74087691228110548462015-03-26T08:39:08.615-07:002015-03-26T08:39:08.615-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michael Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315787162790624190noreply@blogger.com