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Otherwise, calibration consists of comparing results with ages determined by other radiometric dating methods.
 
Otherwise, calibration consists of comparing results with ages determined by other radiometric dating methods.
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However, tests of radiometric dating methods have often shown that they do ''not'' agree with known ages of rocks that have been seen to form from volcanic eruptions in recent and historic times, while there are a few examples of radiometric dating methods not agreeing with each other, the vast majority of dating results are accurate within the margin of error for that method.<ref>addref</ref> www.nature.com
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However, tests of radiometric dating methods have often shown that they do ''not'' agree with known ages of rocks that have been seen to form from volcanic eruptions in recent and historic times, while there are a few examples of radiometric dating methods not agreeing with each other, the vast majority of dating results are accurate within the margin of error for that method.
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Young-Earth creationists therefore claim that radiometric dating methods are not reliable and can therefore not be used to disprove Biblical chronology.
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However, [[young earth creationist]]s claim that the margin of error for radiometric dating methods is so great that they are unreliable and can therefore not be used to disprove Biblical chronology.
    
==Some major methods of radiometric dating==
 
==Some major methods of radiometric dating==
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