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Carbon Dating… about as accurate as online dating profiles

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Carbon-14 Dating: An Unlikely Young Earth Apologist?

Carbon-14 Dating: An Unlikely Young Earth Apologist?

From ChatGPT

Salt water can potentially affect carbon dating accuracy by introducing contaminants that can interfere with the dating process. Salt water can contain dissolved minerals and organic matter that may mix with the sample being tested, leading to inaccuracies in the carbon dating results. It is important to ensure that the sample being tested is properly cleaned and processed to minimize any potential impact of salt water or other contaminants on the accuracy of the carbon dating method.

Q: what significant variances have been recorded with carbon dating?

Carbon dating, like any scientific method, is subject to limitations and potential sources of error. Some significant variances that have been recorded with carbon dating include:

  1. Contamination: If the sample being tested is contaminated with modern carbon, it can skew the results and lead to inaccuracies in the dating.
  2. Volatile or unstable elements: Some samples may contain volatile or unstable elements that can lead to incorrect dating results.
  3. Calibration curve inaccuracies: Carbon dating relies on calibration curves to convert radiocarbon ages into calendar ages. Variations in these calibration curves can lead to discrepancies in the dating results.
  4. Sample size and quality: The size and quality of the sample being tested can also impact the accuracy of carbon dating results. Smaller or lower-quality samples may yield less reliable dating outcomes.
  5. Environmental factors: Changes in the environment, such as fluctuations in atmospheric carbon-14 levels, can also affect the accuracy of carbon dating results.

It is important to consider these factors when interpreting carbon dating results and to use multiple dating methods or techniques to corroborate findings and ensure accuracy.

Q: list examples

Here are some specific examples of variances or challenges that have been observed in carbon dating:

  1. Old wood effect: In some cases, samples taken from old wooden artifacts may appear to be younger than they actually are due to the “old wood effect.” This occurs when the wood used for the artifact comes from older trees or recycled wood, leading to inaccuracies in the dating.
  2. Reservoir effects: Reservoir effects can occur when the carbon source for an organism is not directly from the atmosphere, such as in marine organisms that incorporate carbon from the ocean reservoir. This can lead to discrepancies in dating results, especially for samples from marine environments.
  3. Radiocarbon plateaus: Radiocarbon plateaus refer to periods in the past where the atmospheric carbon-14 levels remained relatively constant for extended periods, making it difficult to distinguish the age of samples from within that timeframe.
  4. Contamination: Contamination from modern carbon sources, such as handling or storage materials, can introduce inaccuracies in carbon dating results. It is crucial to carefully clean and process samples to avoid contamination.
  5. Sample size limitations: Carbon dating requires a sufficient amount of sample material for analysis. In some cases, limited sample sizes or poor sample quality can impact the accuracy of the dating results.

These examples highlight some of the challenges and variances that researchers encounter when using carbon dating and emphasize the importance of considering multiple factors and using appropriate controls to ensure the accuracy of dating results.

Q: can you list specific examples where inaccuracies have been reported?

While carbon dating is a valuable tool for determining the age of organic materials, there have been instances where inaccuracies have been reported. Here are a few specific examples:

  1. Shroud of Turin: The dating of the Shroud of Turin, a linen cloth that some believe to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ, has been a subject of controversy. In 1988, radiocarbon dating tests were conducted on a sample taken from the shroud, dating it to the Middle Ages. However, some researchers have questioned the accuracy of the dating due to possible contamination and other factors.
  2. Megalithic structures: Dating megalithic structures, such as Stonehenge, can be challenging due to the potential for inaccuracies in the dating of the materials used in construction. Variations in sample composition, exposure to environmental factors, and other variables can lead to discrepancies in dating results.
  3. Marine reservoir effects: Dating marine organisms can be complicated by reservoir effects, where the carbon source is influenced by marine reservoirs with different carbon-14 levels than the atmosphere. This can lead to inaccuracies in dating marine samples, especially those from coastal or estuarine environments.
  4. Hydrothermal vent organisms: Organisms living near hydrothermal vents can incorporate carbon from sources that do not follow the typical atmospheric carbon-14 levels, leading to challenges in accurately dating these samples.

These examples illustrate some of the specific cases where inaccuracies or challenges have been reported in carbon dating, highlighting the importance of considering various factors and potential sources of error when interpreting dating results.

Booker T. Washington – 16 Powerful Quotes

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My Pondering

Upon listening to this book, I was greatly inspired by this great man.

What a superb attitude, work ethic, Christian, character, and heritage did this man Booker T Washington possess.

How many men can have came from such humble beginnings and done so much for others? Very few.

How many men have been born a slave and selected their own sir name? Very few

How many men not only represented the African-American race but but the human race? None but Booker T Washington.

From here to El Real

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This is my mother’s book (Mitzi Aia Garcia).

She has a unique story to share: https://a.co/d/akssqvM

It’s available on Amazon Kindle for less than $ 7.

From Here to El Real is an autobiography narrated by the many homes of Mitzi Aida Garcia. In this migrant narrative, Mitzi gives voice to the houses and institutes where she lived, relating life in pre-Castro Cuba, the emigration as a teenager to the United States during the Cuban revolution, forming a family in the United States and eventually moving to El Real, a small beach town on the Pacific coast in Mexico. Along the way she finds her true calling in therapeutic service, working as a chiropractor and holistic healer.
It is the residential houses that tell us the story and are the witnesses that detail the mischief of childhood, lessons learned and maturity of the years, in the same tone, always with joviality, humor and optimism. In essence she is a character who loves life.

Slavery (and abortion) -Abraham Lincoln

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My Pondering

In the 1700’s (18th Century) – Independence as a country; the rights of Americans.

In the 1800’s (19th Century) – Independence a person from indentured slavery; the rights of slaves to be free.

In the 1900’s (20th Century) – Independence from discrimination; the rights of women to vote and the African-American to be equal.

In the 2000’s (21st Century) – Independence from abortion; the rights of the pre-born.

The original name is Israel NOT Palestine

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The land of Israel has been populated by the Jewish people since 2000 BC. Here’s the timeline, in case you didn’t realize that it is their homeland, as designated by Lord Jesus Christ.


1900 BC: Abraham chosen by God as the Father of the Jewish Nation.
1900 BC: Isaac, Abraham’s son, rules over Israel.
1850 BC: Jacob, son of Issac, rules over Israel.
1400 BC: Moses leads the people out of Egypt and back to Israel.
1010 BC: King David unites the 12 tribes into one nation.
970 BC: King Solomon, son of David, builds the first temple structure in Jerusalem
930 BC: Israel is divided into two kingdoms, the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah.
800s BC: The rise of the prophets, God’s messengers.
722 BC: Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrians.
605 BC: Kingdom Judah is conquered by the Babylonians.
586 BC: Solomon’s Temple is destroyed by the Babylonians.
539 BC: Persians conquer the Babylonians and take control of Israel.
538 BC: The Jews return to Israel from exile.
520 BC: The Temple is rebuilt.
450 BC: Reforms made by Ezra and Nehemiah.
433 BC: Malachi is the end of the prophetic age.
432 BC: The last group of Jews return from exile.
333 BC: The Greeks conquer the Persian empire.
323 BC: The Egyptian and Syrian empire take over Israel.
167 BC: Hasmonean’s recapture Israel, and the Jews are ruled independently.
70 BC: Romans conquer Israel.
20 BC: King Herod builds the “second” temple
6 BC: Jesus Christ is born in Bethlehem
70 AD: Romans destroy the temple


After that, the people were captives to the Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, and Crusaders. Through all of these events, the Jewish people continued to live in Israel. There were more or less of them, depending on the centuries, but there was never a time when the Jews didn’t live in the land. They stayed, they built their communities, they raised their families, practiced their faith and they suffered at the hands of many outside rulers, but they always kept their faith. It is what sustains them, even now.


In 1948, the UN established the State of Israel, the nation of Jews. Don’t buy the Palestinian lies that they are entitled to the land. It simply is not true. God will also provide a way for his chosen people to live in Israel, as He has for thousands of years.

Pray for the people of Israel.

I am a part of history…

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“I am a part of history & history is a part of me.
The best part to to share His story.”
– Kirk A. Booher

My Pondering

We each have an opportunity to play a role in history which I contend is a valid assumption in that you are reading this now in the very present which will be a part of history in a moment as I click ‘PUBLISH’ and then your eyes help your brain read and comprehend this blog.

Amazing huh? Well yes and no, but I again contend it’s mostly yes.

It’s amazing that we can even comprehend in the first place. Just think of everything that has to happen just so to have existence, life, comprehension, vision, knowledge, understanding, choice and an opportunity to really know God.

God gave us a lot of choice but not everything. For we didn’t choose to be born. We didn’t choose when. We didn’t choose where. We didn’t choose to whom are parents are. We didn’t choose at the time.

This is why both acts of abortion and suicide are both travesties. Because it’s an act of human’s usurping their free will of choice into areas which are sanctimonious.

Yes, we have plenty of choice after we are born. While we live in the little dash ( – ). The dash ( – ) between physical life – death.

Jesus lived 33 years a God-man. His story is the essence of history; from BC – AD. His story, the story of the Gospel is like no other because He was and remains like no other.

It’s an amazing thing to have life. It’s more amazing to fathom all the choices we have. Yet we do not have the power to re-write history. We don’t have the power to choose the consequences of said choices either.

We do however have the opportunity to make the most of history, the most of our dash. We we die, God will judge each of is and will be somewhere between -100x -0- +100x.

5“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

6Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.

8Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.”

As Jesus said this, He called out,
“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Jesus, Luke 8:5-8

I reckon Satan will be a -100x and Jesus being a +100x x infinity. If you are saved and born again, you my brother / sister are no,less than a 1x. No don’t be a fool and bury your 1x. Share, invest and grow your 1x more and more by living His story, the story of Jesus Christ, the abundant life.

The thief comes only that he might steal
and might kill and might destroy.

I came that they may have life,
and may have it abundantly.

Jesus, John 10:10

History is about the past which we are a part of. It’s never to late while we are in the dash. Now let’s go write the next chapter of our abundant life.