Toppling the Timescale
Part III: Madness in the Methods
John K. Reed
The chronology of the geologic timescale’s stratigraphic
units has been defined by a variety of methods. Over the decades many
have waxed and waned in popularity, but at present the most important
ones are: (1) radiometric dating, (2) astronomical “tuning,”
(3) magnetostratigraphy, and (4) biostratigraphy. Each of these methods
assumes deep time and uniformitarianism rather than demonstrating them.
Each also exhibits other specific flaws. These are commonly masked by
the “shotgun approach” or the selective use of individual
methods. But contrary to popular perception, the “shotgun approach”
does not demonstrate the strength of overlapping independent, scientific
methods, but instead exhibits a critical weakness—after decades
of searching, no single absolute chronometer has been found. The frequent
selective shuffling of methods, therefore, demonstrates the failure
to attain a real chronology. Thus the absolute timescale (and its stages)
rests on quicksand. It is not the concrete empirical history commonly
presented; it is instead the unverified historical saga of the worldview
of Naturalism, supported more by the faith of its adherents than by
factual demonstration.
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Unification of Fundamental Forces
at High Radiation Temperature
in the Creator, “The Consuming Fire”
James R. Powell
Unification of the fundamental forces–gravity, electromagnetism,
and the strong and weak nuclear forces, possibly at the quantum level–has
been the highest quest of modern physics but has not been found in a
set of field equations or “theory of everything.” These
diverse forces of widely varying strengths using different constants
and units are not reducible to a single phenomenon at the current low
temperature state of the universe. An evolutionary, big bang origin
of the universe is not advocated. Nevertheless, radiation temperature
is shown to be a parameter of unification, and although introduction
of this concept does not end in a comprehensive unified theory, it points
to unification in the Creator, the God of the universe, in His singularity
conditions, beyond natural law and quantification.
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Where Is the Pre-Flood/Flood Boundary?
Michael Oard and Carl Froede, Jr.
Five discontinuity criteria have been proposed as tools
in an effort to locate the pre-Flood/Flood boundary. On the basis of
these criteria, a boundary has been proposed high in the Precambrian
section for the eastern Grand Canyon and about midway in the Precambrian
section of the eastern Mojave Desert. Examination of these criteria,
based on certain assumptions of the pre-Flood world, suggests that changes
should be considered for both the criteria and previously proposed boundaries.
In general, the pre-Flood/Flood boundary is likely to occur lower in
the strata—probably close to the top of the igneous/metamorphic
basement.
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A Realistic Simulation Model for
Uranium Series Geochronological Dating
Cheng Yeng Hung
This paper presents a simulation model for uranium series geochronological
dating employed in adjusting the age of the earth claimed by evolutionary
scientists. The model assumes that decay half-lives have been constant
throughout earth history, but introduces detailed equations to simulate
diffusion and migration of radionuclide through a porous medium. Theoretically,
a radiometric-dating model should be developed based on the solute transport
theory, which involves tedious numerical computation. However, the traditional
model imposes two crude assumptions to simplify the computational processes,
even though it is known that inevitable errors may result. They are:
(1) mineral deposits are confined in a closed system and no radionuclide
migration can take place, and (2) the decay chain is in its “ultimate”
equilibrium at the time of dating. On the other hand, the proposed simulation
model calculates the age of minerals based on the solute transport theory.
As such, the errors inherited in the traditional model can be minimized
or avoided. The results of model verification indicate that there are
excellent agreements between the simulation results and the analytical
solutions for two cases: radioactive decay and diffusion. Comparison
of the results indicates that the closed system assumption results in
overestimation of the age of mineral when the age exceeds the “critical
year.” A comparison of an existing study for a rhyolite from the
Cobb Mountain, California and results from the simulation model also
show the same trend.
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