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Talk:Counterexamples to an Old Earth (view source)
Revision as of 21:32, February 13, 2013
, 21:32, February 13, 2013→An increase in the frequency of large earthquakes is not a counterexample to an old Earth
== An increase in the frequency of large earthquakes is not a counterexample to an old Earth ==
== An increase in the frequency of large earthquakes is not a counterexample to an old Earth ==
If large earthquakes are getting more frequent then there will be more of them in the future, and there were fewer of them in the past. This suggests that the Earth cannot exist for much longer in the future. But it doesn't say anything about how long the Earth has existed in the past. So this is clearly a bad example. I'll remove it if no-one objects. -- [[User:Occultations|Occultations]] 22:45, 11 February 2013 (EST)
If large earthquakes are getting more frequent then there will be more of them in the future, and there were fewer of them in the past. This suggests that the Earth cannot exist for much longer in the future. But it doesn't say anything about how long the Earth has existed in the past. So this is clearly a bad example. I'll remove it if no-one objects. --[[User:Occultations|Occultations]] 22:45, 11 February 2013 (EST)
I've removed the counterexample based on the growing number of large earthquakes. If we compare it with some of the other counterexamples:
* The intelligence of humans is rapidly '''declining''', therefore the Earth is young.
* The age of onset of graying of hair or balding is rapidly '''decreasing''', therefore the Earth is young.
* The age of onset of cancer is '''decreasing''', therefore the Earth is young.
* The number of natural, pure-bred dogs is '''decreasing''', therefore the Earth is young.
* The strength of the Earth's magnetic field is '''decreasing''', therefore the Earth is young.
* The flow of water in the Colorado River is '''decreasing''', therefore the Earth is young.
* The frequency of large earthquakes is '''increasing''', therefore the Earth is young.
it's clear that it doesn't fit the patterm. It looks like it was just a mistake. --[[User:Occultations|Occultations]] 16:32, 13 February 2013 (EST)