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Carbon Dating

https://www.labmate-online.com/news/news-and-views/5/breaking-news/how-accurate-is-carbon-dating/30144 excerpt: "Essentially, this means that carbon dating, though a useful tool, is not 100% reliable. For example, recently science teams at the British Antarctic Survey and Reading University unearthed the discovery that samples of moss could be brought back to life after being frozen in ice. The kicker? That carbon dating deemed the moss… Continue reading Carbon Dating

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Young Earth vs Scientific age calculations of the Universe

excerpt:"One of AIG’s (a fundamentalist organization known as "Answers in Genesis") most important arguments is that the Earth and the universe are both only 6,000 years old. This age was arrived at using the chronology given in the Bible. According to recent creationism, the creation story in Genesis is to be taken literally. Thus, God… Continue reading Young Earth vs Scientific age calculations of the Universe

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History of Glaciation in Southern Saskatchewan

excerpt:"Today, much of the present landscape of Saskatchewan owes its origin to glacial erosion and Glacial Deposition of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. The effects of this glacier can be conveniently separated between the north and south of the province using the edge of the Precambrian Shield as a boundary. The hard exposed bedrock of the… Continue reading History of Glaciation in Southern Saskatchewan