Young Earth Creation Science Argument Index
E611: The King Clone Creosote Bush (11,700 years old) is only about 7,500 years old
Edited by Greg Neyman
Argument:
Gary Bates says that although scientists think the King Clone is around 11,700 years old, scientists now speculate it is about 7,500 years old
Source: Gary
Bates in Patriarchs of the Forest (answersingenesis.org/creation/v25/i1/patriarch.asp)
Dec 02
Response:
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Carbon dating of King Clone confirms that it is 11,700 years old.
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"Scientists" in this case is singular! Only one scientist gave this speculation
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An age of 7,500 years is still 3,000 years prior to the young earth global flood
UC-Riverside Newsroom (Palm Springs Creosote Bush)
Radiocarbon Dating (Wikipedia)
Dendrochronology (Wikipedia)
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