Theology in the Raw S2 Ep1072: Dinosaurs, the Bible, and the Age of the Earth: Dr. Jordan Mallon
10 snips
May 1, 2023 AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
We Date Dinosaurs By Ash Layers Not Bones
- Dinosaur ages come from dating surrounding rocks and volcanic ash, not the bones themselves.
- Radiometric dates on ash layers (e.g., Alberta beds) bracket fossils to precisions of tens to hundreds of thousands of years.
Radiometric Errors Are Small Relative To Ages
- Radiometric dating precision is far smaller than claimed ages; error margins of 10^4–10^5 years are trivial against 10^7–10^8 year ages.
- Example: Liaoning beds dated within hundreds of thousands around 125 million years.
Avoid Forcing Scripture Into Scientific Claims
- Don’t force the Bible to answer scientific questions it never intended to address.
- Read Genesis as theological literature about God and redemption, not as a scientific account of Earth's age.