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== Widespread misunderstandings ==

== Widespread misunderstandings ==

Many people believe that carbon dating has proved that the Earth is millions or billions of years old, much older than the biblically-derived date of around 6,000 years. However, as explained above, carbon dating is incapable of providing dates in the range of millions or billions of years, so other forms of dating must be used instead.  

Many people believe that carbon dating has proved that the Earth is millions or billions of years old, much older than the biblically derived date of around 6,000 years. However, as explained above, carbon dating is incapable of providing dates in the range of millions or billions of years, and some atheistic scientists turn to more speculative forms of dating to try to derive such extraordinary time periods.

Some also argue that carbon dating should only be used on samples that fall within the range over which it can measure.

Some also argue that carbon dating should only be used on samples that fall within the range over which it can measure.