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''On the contrary, that last link mentions some anomalous dates that could be explained by allowing for the effects of the flood.  Further, every test for C14 in coal and diamonds shows that they still have C14, which they should not if they were as old as supposed.  Again, empirical, repeatable, tests, arranged by creationary scientists, but usually rejected solely because they support a YEC age, usually with various ''ad hoc'' explanations that are only invoked in these cases (i.e. special pleading), and ones that often don't stand scrutiny (for example, you can't get contaminant C14 into the crystal structure of a diamond).''

''On the contrary, that last link mentions some anomalous dates that could be explained by allowing for the effects of the flood.  Further, every test for C14 in coal and diamonds shows that they still have C14, which they should not if they were as old as supposed.  Again, empirical, repeatable, tests, arranged by creationary scientists, but usually rejected solely because they support a YEC age, usually with various ''ad hoc'' explanations that are only invoked in these cases (i.e. special pleading), and ones that often don't stand scrutiny (for example, you can't get contaminant C14 into the crystal structure of a diamond).''

I am not familiar with this... I'm going to examine the issue a little and reply further on this point... thanks :)--[[User:TomMoore|TomMoore]] 13:43, 28 April 2008 (EDT)

I am not familiar with this... I'm going to examine the issue a little and reply further on this point... thanks :)

 

Wow, didn't take long.  A researcher in accelerator mass spectronomy, Dr. Harry Grove, states that "the 14C in coal is probably produced de novo by radioactive decay of the uranium-thorium isotope series that is naturally found in rocks (and which is found in varying concentrations in different rocks, hence the variation in 14C content in different coals). Research is ongoing at this very moment.

 

"The fungi/bacteria hypothesis that 14C in coal is produced by modern microorganisms currently living there may also be plausible, but would probably only contribute to inflation of 14C values if coal sits in warm damp conditions exposed to ambient air. There is also growing evidence that bacteria are widespread in deep rocks, but it is not clear that they could contribute to 14C levels. But they may contribute to 13C.)"[http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/c14.html]