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Dating Fossils and Rocks: Scientific Evidence and the Age of the Earth

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DVD - Dating Fossils And Rocks - Mike Riddle

In this DVD, Mr. Riddle shares the results of his much reading and research in the area of Carbon 14 dating, and explains the importance of Carbon 12 in conjunction with C-14.

He explains in simple terms the molecular breakdown process. He also discusses other dating methods and the underlying assumptions the methods are based on, the correctness of which are brought into question.

Mike is an interesting and dynamic speaker. His visual aids are excellent.

Mike Riddle has degrees in mathematics and education. He's a former Marine, national decathlon champion, former technical specialist and manager for Microsoft, and teacher at ICR's graduate school.

I recommend this DVD for ages 12 and older.

I believe that these reviews demand some sort of summary explaining why I believe this is even worth a minute of your time, and why you should ignore the 1 star reviews of this DVD. Take note of how the people who watch this DVD and rated it 5 stars all heard the information and agreed with it, and all the 1 stars heard the information and didn't agree with it. It doesn't matter whether or not you agree with the information in this video, but rather focus on what the content is (I never got why people give books and Dvds low ratings just because they don't agree with the outcomes). The content of this video is a case against the dating methods for fossils and rocks that are used by evolutionary scientists world wide, and Mike Riddle provides a great summary of the general beliefs of Creationist on these issues.

First, Mike talks about radioactive decay and how carbon 14 is formed in the atmosphere, then he continues to talk about the actual c-14 dating methods before finishing off talking about the dating of rocks. As I said before, it doesn't matter whether or not you agree with the information in this video, but rather focus on what the content is.

This DVD has the true information that you need to hear about dating rocks and fossils using evolutionary methods, regardless of whether or not you agree with his Creationist-like outcome. Mike is also very easy going and uses very general terms so as not to confuse new-comers to the topic. I recommend this for all.

The authors of this DVD use cynical manipulation of words to convince the viewer that the Biblical age of Earth is right. They doubt the carbon dating method, which is acceptable in itself, but they give you nothing instead. Their reasoning goes as following: if the carbon dating is not precise, then the Bible must be right. They provide no plausible scientific alternative whatsoever and ignore obvious geological data and common sense in order to justify the Biblical age of Earth. I found this DVD a complete waste of time and money. I was hoping to learn more about fossils, but learned really nothing, apart from "Earth must be young, because the Bible says so". Don't be confused by the title and the image on the cover, it's NOT about fossils.

Due to the advance in technology and methods, conclusions drawn with scientific methods in the past can be wrong and subject to corrections. Sometimes, it is very hard to challenge them because of political, culture, or economical reasons. Mike Riddle put up this wonderful dvd with 'scientific' and 'logic' evidences to point out the flaws of popular beliefs regarding carbon 14 dating that have been misled us for decades. Keep an open minded attitude, you will learn and cheer Dating Fossils and Rocks: Scientific Evidence and the Age of the Earth .....

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JBURGENSEN,

I appreciate your deference to Christianity, Jesus wants us all but only a few make it. I'm a former evolutionist (educated in science at the university) and for the life of me I could never provide any viable evidence. Please share with me "all the evidence" that points in your direction.

I had some trepidation about how approachable this would be in teaching dating methods, but it turned out to be quite good. I can't understand the problem the one reviewer had, because the teacher never deviates from established scientific principles, such as that we cannot date non-living things with carbon dating. There is no twisting or denying anything in order to support a "christian' view. Each principle he demonstrates can be verified in science text books, such as carbon dating, lead dating, etc.

Since the theory of evolution cannot be proven by any witnesses of the process (a requirement of scientific method) evolution should be categorized for what it is - a philosphy. When the curator of the world's largest fossil museum admits that in the millions of fossils he has there is not ONE missing link, then we need to realize that evolution must be taken on faith - that makes it religion, not science. And don't bother with posts and comments, I have heard the other side most of my life and am just not interested in being lied to anymore.

Yes I was taught and believed nothing but evolution for most of my life, but I have to agree now with the likes of Professor Michael Behe and Dean H. Kenyon, Professor Emeritus of Biology at San Francisco State University (who wrote the major evolution textboks for colleges!) that science does not prove evolution. Get Unlocking the Mystery of Life with this DVD. Neither repeats the other's material, but they support each other well.

The purpose of this production is to cast doubt on scientific method and to promote the nutty, Bible-centered "young earth" view -- which runs counter to all available evidence.