Isochron Dating

The Radiometric Dating Game Radiometric dating methods estimate the age of rocks using calculations based on the decay rates of radioactive elements such as uranium, strontium, and potassium. On the surface, radiometric dating methods appear to give powerful support to the statement that life has existed on the earth for hundreds of millions, even billions, of years.

We are told that these methods are accurate to a few percent, and that there are many different methods.

Scandal of the Evangelical Mind: A Biblical and Scientific Critique of Young-Earth Creationism by Bruce L. Gordon. History and Philosophy of Science, Houston Baptist University, USA & Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, USA.

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