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Talk:Counterexamples to an Old Earth (view source)
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, 01:29, June 4, 2011→The flow of water in the Colorado River has been declining since the early 20th century, even after usage is considered, and the man-made Lake Mead is at risk of drying up on the next decade
:::::Similar inferences are drawn in other contexts without objection. For example, if there are puddles of water on the ground in the morning, then it is reasonably inferred that it rained the night before, not every night for the last seven days.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 11:04, 3 June 2011 (EDT)
:::::Similar inferences are drawn in other contexts without objection. For example, if there are puddles of water on the ground in the morning, then it is reasonably inferred that it rained the night before, not every night for the last seven days.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 11:04, 3 June 2011 (EDT)
::::::I agree with the analogy. Saying that the earth is young because one river dries up is a lot like saying you believe that it rained because you saw one puddle. Do you also infer that new rivers imply that the earth is young? [[User:BradB|BradB]] 21:29, 3 June 2011 (EDT)
When it next rains one might reasonably expect that a puddle will form in the same place and will once again dry up afterwards. How then can we possibly draw any conclusions about the age of the earth from looking at just one wet-dry cycle? We can't. Looking at one cycle doesn't tell us how many cycles there have been. The decreasing discharge of the river has absolutely no relevance whatsoever to the question of the age of the earth. [[User:WilliamB1|WilliamB1]] 11:16, 3 June 2011 (EDT)
When it next rains one might reasonably expect that a puddle will form in the same place and will once again dry up afterwards. How then can we possibly draw any conclusions about the age of the earth from looking at just one wet-dry cycle? We can't. Looking at one cycle doesn't tell us how many cycles there have been. The decreasing discharge of the river has absolutely no relevance whatsoever to the question of the age of the earth. [[User:WilliamB1|WilliamB1]] 11:16, 3 June 2011 (EDT)