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Their assertions appear to be the usual bad science expected from creationists. I have provided some links below (Talk.Origins to the rescue again).
This is interesting. The Institute for
creation studies. Their website is http://www.icr.org/. They have
a list of "peer reviewed" research studies that they have done. There is
a lot of geological stuff on there. It looks like they are also offering
graduate degrees in "science." I would like to hear some commentary from
you geology folks on here about these assertions. My area is
biomechanics so there are a few of these assertions that are beyond my
scope.
November RATE conference.
A sell-out crowd of around 2,300 people gathered at
Shadow Mountain Community Church in San Diego on Saturday, November 5, 2005,
to hear about the groundbreaking discoveries from the RATE research team (Radioisotopes and the Age of The Earth). The conference featured four of the
eight RATE scientists (all of whom were present) who presented some of their
most noteworthy findings, including Project Manager Dr. Larry Vardiman, who
summarized the incredible results and implications from this monumental eight-year project.
Dr. Henry Morris, Founder and President Emeritus of
ICR, opened up the conference in prayer, followed by ICR's President Dr. John
Morris, who offered a few words of praise and encouragement about this
historic breakthrough in creation science. Dr. John recognized the RATE project as the most significant and successful research project in ICR's 36-year history, and expressed his thanks to God for bringing this enormous
victory!
Dr. Russell Humphreys, Professor of Physics,
was the first scientist to present his discoveries, sharing highlights from
his research on helium diffusion that indicate that the age of the earth is
only about 6,000 years, and explaining that the helium in radioactive crystals
supports this contention.
Helium
Diffusion
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/helium/zircons.html
Dr. Andrew Snelling, Professor of Geology,
followed Dr. Humphreys, revealing his close study of radiohalos. His research
showed that polonium radiohalos had to have formed rapidly under catastrophic
conditions and that their formation is strong evidence for accelerated decay
in different periods during earth's history.
Polonium
halos.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/po-halos/
Perhaps one of the most amazing
and surprising discoveries was presented by Dr. John Baumgardner, Professor of
Geophysics, as he reported that large amounts of carbon-14 found in coal and
diamonds supports a young earth and the Biblical account of Noah's Flood. Carbon-14 is a short-lived isotope used for dating organic materials like
fossils and has a half-life of only 5,730 years, so finding C-14 in diamonds
(as much as one hundred times the detection threshold) is very compelling evidence for a young earth.
C14 in coal
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/c14.html
C14 in diamonds
Couldn't find anything on this one, but since C14 is
produced in a variety of ways I don't see any problem finding it in old
diamonds.
Regards
Paul Blake
Dr. Larry Vardiman, Professor of Atmospheric
Science, recapped the results of the RATE research project with the following
summary points and implications.
Main summary points:
- A large amount of radioactive decay has occurred.
- Conventional radioisotope dates differ radically.
- Nuclear processes were accelerated during
certain periods of earth's history.
- Helium diffusion and carbon-14 in diamonds is
strong evidence for a young earth.
Implications:
- Creation and the Flood are genuine historic
events.
- The Bible is scientifically reliable—the
Scriptures mean exactly what they say!
The conference culminated with the long awaited
premiere showing of ICR's new "docudrama," entitled Thousands . . . Not
Billions, a two-year video project (just recently completed) which combines drama, scientists summary reports, animations, and illustrations to
tell the remarkable story of the RATE research project. The conference ended
with a lively question and answer session, and a time of book signing.
The San Diego conference set the stage for future
RATE conferences across the country in 2006 and beyond. Plans are already in
place for conferences in the Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia, and Houston areas
with others to follow. ICR would like to encourage pastors and Christian leaders to collaborate with us to bring this faith-building message to as many
churches as possible. For more information on hosting a conference in your
area, please contact ICR's Director of Event Planning, Dave Evans, at
619/448-0900, ext. 6021.
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