Essays on Origins
Dr. David Menton, 1996
Essay #16: The Dating Game
Excerpt: "The most widely-used method for determining the age of fossils is to date them by the "known age" of the rock strata in which they are found. On the other hand, the most widely-used method for determining the age of the rock strata is to date them by the "known age" of the fossils they contain. ... The problem with all radiometric "clocks" is that their accuracy critically depends on several starting assumptions which are largely unknowable."