Creationist rejects dates of human jawbone discovery in Ethiopia

[KamaAina]

http://www.3aw.com.au/news/creationist-rejects-dates-of-human-jawbone-discovery-in-ethiopia-20150306-13xfe4.html

A creationist has rejected the age of a primitive human jawbone found in Africa believed to be 2.8 million years old.

Dr Tas Walker, a creationist and geologist with Creation Ministries International said he didn't believe the dates.

He believes the flood of Noah wiped out dinosaurs.

"I don't believe the dates, by any means. The only way to reliably know the age of something is by eyewitness reports and the bible gives us an eyewitness report."

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. I'll bet moonbeams delivering the love of God fly out of his ass everytime he farts.

[libodem]

4. good gads yes!

[Orsino]

2. We should be persuaded by the most objective opinion.

Like that of the scientist who hasn't yet had his mind clouded by examination of the evidence.

[libodem]

3. Yes

Creationists refute carbon dating.


Preferring to use a recitation of ancient Hebrew history instead. Very scientific.

Or the book of Revelations as a blueprint for conducting ME negotiations.


Pffft

[KamaAina]

5. Wait'll you hear why

One bogus theory states that carbon dating is inaccurate because -- get this! -- the speed of light has been slowing down over time! This is known as the CDK (c decay) theory.

[libodem]

10. Pick and Choose

Whatever promotes their dumb ass interpretation of reality. Study this and it gives some insight into why, 'The O'Really? Factory', is allowed to perpetrate nightly fraud.

And conservative minds soak it up like a sponge.


I'd try to find enough alphabet letters to spell my gross guttural utterances but I cant spell the groaning and spitting sounds.

[hifiguy]

17. O rly?

How can people be that stupid and still remember which shoe goes on which foot?

[gollygee]

6. "The Bible gives us an eyewitness report" LOL

I don't think they know what "eyewitness" means, and even they can't contradict strong evidence and be believed.

[antiquie]

7. 4000 years old = less history to remember?

Biblical Chronology

[HereSince1628]

8. Nothing suggests biblical narrative give human eye witness accounts to creation of man

Logically there can be no human observers before there are humans

At best biblical accounts could be stories told by a deity to a human who inscribe them.

As far as I can tell, the way this works is a story I write to you based on what was told to me is second hand when you get it.

When a story is based on something someone wrote and other people rewrote, transcribed and edited it's a story well beyond firsthand.

The bible is a seriously long game of 'Chinese telephone'

[NightWatcher]

9. When are they going to get it that "because it's in the bible" isn't a valid answer?

I doubt your religion, which also means that I give no value to your "holy book" either.

"It's in the bible" is not a reasonable counter argument to science.

[libodem]

11. Republicans

Use Revelations to conduct ME policy. Clowns.

Sometimes I wish we could still use the 'R'word to describe the depth of conservative
sub genetic endowment. Because they are. Stupid. And proud of it!

[hifiguy]

15. As a matter of pure logic, citing the bible for the existence of a god

or any historical event is every bit as valid as citing Action Comics for the existence of Superman. And I don't see Superman around anywhere.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. You Better Take That Back!

That geeky guy over there with the horned rim glasses, is looking right at you. Through the wall.

[zappaman]

12. He's right.

Without an eyewitness, how do we know what happened?

[pinboy3niner]

13. We had a 2.8 million-year-old eyewitness but he got hit by a bus on the way to testfy

Damn! Back to square one...

[hifiguy]

14. Just reading that imbecility makes you dumber.

That is the kind of sheer, blithering idiocy that makes your feet leak out the top of your head.

Stupidity, it's not just for breakfast anymore.

[LibertyLover]

16. Whether Dr. (what the hell is he "Doctor" of anyway?) Walker believes

or not, doesn't change the date of the fossil hominid jawbone. And I'd like to point out to "Dr." Walker that the Bible, especially the Old Testament, is not an eye witness account. I wonder if he understands that there are no originally written texts of the Bible?

[antiquie]

20. From his CreationWiki

Dr. Tasman Bruce Walker has a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Queensland. Dr. Walker worked for over twenty years in the electric power station industry in Australia.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

18. Was the eyewitness sober? Did he wear glasses? Was there ample light?

Is he trustworthy? Does he have a criminal record? Work for a living? Any corroborating witnesses? Any corroborating evidence? Did he have a calender at the time? Did the calender have scantily clad ladies on the date?