Carbon-14 in Fossils?

by Ken Ham

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Many people claim that the earth can’t be just thousands of years old like the Bible teaches. And the number one reason? Carbon-14 dating supposedly gives old ages.

Well, carbon-14 doesn’t last long. It is only used to date things that are thousands of years old. Anything older shouldn’t have any carbon-14 in it.

So imagine scientists’ surprise when they discovered carbon-14 in fossils that were thought to be millions of years old!

If these fossils really were as old as secular geologists think, they shouldn’t find any carbon-14 in them. Perhaps these fossils aren’t millions of years old? When you start with the Bible’s history, this makes sense. We live in a young universe.

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