| Geologists that believe in Noah's Flood, however, know that such an event did happen. Rapid decay theorists say that an event such as Noah's Flood explains these magnetic field reversals in the context of their theory.
This is religio-political interferance of science at its worst. The only reason a handful of people accept rapid decay theory is because their religious beliefs do not allow them to believe otherwise.
The other consequence makes even more geologists uneasy. If you use the rapid decay theory to predict what the magnetic field was like in earth's past, you find out that the earth had to have been formed less than 10,000 years ago.
Which falsifies rapid decay theory. Seperate dating techniques show the Earth's age to be in the 4.5 billion year range. Dozens of dataing techniques show the Earth is older than 100,000 years. This "10,000" year old earth prediction by rapid decay theory is not a stunning revelation, but rather a stunning blow to the theory.
Scientists whose preconceived notions rule out Noah's Flood and a young earth refuse to believe the most scientifically valid theory for the earth's magnetic field.
Scientists only have pre-conceived notions of an old earth because the evidence shows it to be true. The evidence is incompatible with a young earth.
and thus most of the scientists who believe the rapid decay model are Bible-believing Christians.
Or more specifically young earth creationists. Plenty of Chrisitan theistic evolutionists and old earth creationists do not accept the rapid decay model.
I wonder, can anyone other than young earth creationists be found who subscribe to this rapid decay model?
This brings me to one of the most important points you will ever learn when it comes to science: There is no such thing as an unbiased scientist.
There is no bias like faith based bias
Instead, they rely on a theory that has been demonstrated to go against one of the major observables related to a planet's magnetic field!
Dr. Jay L. Wile is commiting a fallacy in his argument by claiming that because the dynamo theory is not bullet-proof, the earth is young.
This is not a "my theory or yours" situation, both can be wrong and regardless of the shortfalls of the dynamo theory, the rapid decay theory is far worse because one of its consequences is a young earth, which disagrees with tons of evidence and possibly common sense. |