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| (...) This is a rather large subject that I could only cover here in the briefest possible manner. In part, a number of techniques may be combined as double-checks: Known decay rates of radiactivity - Carbon-14 is the best known but there are a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | Re: Geology from Outer Space
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| (...) Bruce (or anyone else, really :-), I have a question related to this, it's something I've pondered on but no teacher I've had could answer to my satisfaction, and it's one that I am honestly curious about and will welcome any answer that I can (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | Re: Geology from Outer Space
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| (...) Basic bad science. Unwarranted extrapolation of evidence over a very brief period. It's kind of like watching the tide going out, walking away, and declaring the seas will dry up in a year, without any understanding of the ocean's (or sun's) (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | Re: Alien races
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| (...) Indeed. I wish that I could remember the date, but I have a Scientific American that deals with the topic of alien contact, and how it may be to our peril if and when it happens. If the predator/prey relationship is universal, then we may be a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | Re: Alien races
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| (...) Ryan: I don't know that I should weigh in on this issue, but here goes: I also am a Christian. I consider myself orthodox insofar as orthodox is not solely an institution of past precedent, but an on-going function of the body of believers to (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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