Radiometric Dating is not reliable

The one undeniable FACT with ALL radiometric dates is that they are all based on unprovable assumptions about the past. Any date can be selected depending on the assumptions that are made. This is what geologist do. They make up an assumed geological history for a rock depending on the numbers that come from the geochronology lab. "Before we can calculate the age of a rock from its measured chemical composition, we must assume what radioactive elements were in the rock when it formed.1 And then, depending on the assumptions we make, we can obtain any date we like." http://biblicalgeology.net... "What would our geologist think if the date from the lab were less than 30 million years, say 10.1 ± 1.8 million years? No problem. Would he query the dating method, the chronometer? No. He would again say that the calculated age did not represent the time when the rock solidified. He may suggest that some of the chemicals in the rock had been disturbed by groundwater or weathering.4 Or he may decide that the rock had been affected by a localized heating event—one strong enough to disturb the chemicals, but not strong enough to be visible in the field." "No matter what the radiometric date turned out to be, our geologist would always be able to ‘interpret’ it. He would simply change his assumptions about the history of the rock to explain the result in a plausible way. G. Wasserburg, who received the 1986 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences, said, ‘There are no bad chronometers, only bad interpretations of them!’5 In fact, there is a whole range of standard explanations that geologists use to ‘interpret’ radiometric dating results." http://biblicalgeology.net... References and notes In addition to other unprovable assumptions, e.g. that the decay rate has never changed. Evolutionary geologists believe that the rocks are millions of years old because they assume they were formed very slowly. They have worked out their geologic timescale based on this assumption. This timescale deliberately ignores the catastrophic effects of the Biblical Flood, which deposited the rocks very quickly. This argument was used against creationist work that exposed problems with radiometric dating. Laboratory tests on rock formed from the 1980 eruption of Mt St Helens gave ‘ages’ of millions of years. Critics claimed that ‘old’ crystals contained in the rock contaminated the result. However, careful measurements by Dr Steve Austin showed this criticism to be wrong. See Swenson, K., Radio-dating in rubble, Creation23(3):23–25, 2001. This argument was used against creationist work done on a piece of wood found in sandstone near Sydney, Australia, that was supposed to be 230 million years old. Critics claimed that the carbon-14 results were ‘too young’ because the wood had been contaminated by weathering. However, careful measurements of the carbon-13 isotope refuted this criticism. See Snelling, A.A., Dating dilemma: fossil wood in ‘ancient’ sandstone,Creation21(3):39–41, 1999. Wasserburg, G.J., Isotopic abundances: inferences on solar system and planetary evolution,Earth and Planetary Sciences Letters86:129–173, 150, 1987. Here are some synonyms for "RELIABLE" Synonyms trusty, authentic, consistent. Reliable, infallible, trustworthy apply topersons, objects, ideas, or information that can be depended upon with confident certainty. Reliable suggests consistent dependability ofjudgment, character, performance, or result: a reliable formula, judge,car, meteorologist. Infallible suggests the complete absence of error,breakdown, or poor performance: an infallible test, system, marksman.Trustworthy emphasizes the steady and honest dependability which encourages one's confidence, belief, or trust: trustworthy and accuratereports. Based on arguments that I have provided It can not be said that radiometric dating meets this standard of reliability. It is not "infallible", it is not "consistent." it is not "steady" and is therefore literally un-reliable. perhaps your standard of reliable is too low.-WD 40 is reliable- Duct tape is reliable- Jesus Christ is reliable- radiometric dating is un-reliable. "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief."- Timothy