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Other isotopes with longer half-lives can also be used to date objects.  However, each method has its own drawbacks.

Other isotopes with longer half-lives can also be used to date objects.  However, each method has its own drawbacks.

[[Young Earth Creationism|Young-Earth creationists]] point out that the atmospheric ratio of carbon-12 to carbon-14 would have been affected by the [[Great Flood|global flood]], as the flood buried massive quantities of living things,<ref>Batten 2007, p. 71.</ref> thus invalidating dating results from that era as secular science does not allow for this.  As such dating results ''presume'' that there was no flood, the resulting dates are not ''proof'' that there was no flood, as anti-creationists often charge.

[[Young Earth Creationism|Young-Earth creationists]] point out that the atmospheric ratio of carbon-12 to carbon-14 would have been affected by the [[Great Flood|global flood]], as the flood buried massive quantities of living things,<nowiki><ref>Batten 2007, p. 71.</ref></nowiki> thus invalidating dating results from that era as secular science does not allow for this.  As such dating results ''presume'' that there was no flood, the resulting dates are not ''proof'' that there was no flood, as anti-creationists often charge.

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: The entire thing is important...-'''<font color="#007FFF">Ames</font><font color="#FF0000">G</font>'''_{[http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:AmesG yo!]} 11:48, 6 May 2007 (EDT)