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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.
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.
However, as explained above, carbon dating is incapable of providing dates in the range of millions or billions of years.
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.