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Talk:Counterexamples to an Old Earth (view source)
Revision as of 14:39, May 18, 2010
, 14:39, May 18, 2010→The massive Great Lakes are receding in volume too rapidly to have existed millions of years ago: detailed reply
::BTW, what do you think of the three basic properties of a counterexample which I mentioned above?
::BTW, what do you think of the three basic properties of a counterexample which I mentioned above?
::[[User:FrankC|FrankC aka ComedyFan]] 08:45, 18 May 2010 (EDT)
::[[User:FrankC|FrankC aka ComedyFan]] 08:45, 18 May 2010 (EDT)
::: Well, then, the freshwater lakes that were not formed by the (implausible) "ice age" theory serve as a counterexample.
::: As to your suggestion of three basis properties of a counterexample, I comment on each here:
::::1. it should not be easily - or even obviously - be reconciled or explained within the theory of an Old Earth.
:::::This would work if you include a requirement of plausibility.
::::2. it should be at least as well be explained within the concurring theory of a Young Earth and finally:
:::::No, this is not required, but illustrates a basic flaw in Old-Earth-thinking. Do you think mathematicians accept the validity of a hypothesis as long as no competing hypothesis has been proven? Of course not.
::::3. the negation of the counterexample should be even more obviously and more easily be reconciled or explained within the theory of an Old Earth.
:::::This is incoherent, but illustrates the contorted logic of Old-Earth advocates.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:39, 18 May 2010 (EDT)
=== The existence of inland saltwater lakes, such as Mono Lake and the Great Salt Lake, suggest a recent global flood ===
=== The existence of inland saltwater lakes, such as Mono Lake and the Great Salt Lake, suggest a recent global flood ===