Carbon dating, also known as radioactive dating, can be used to detect the decay of the radioisotope Carbon 14 and measure it and its ratio to the constant, Carbon 12. It's similar to learning the age of a cut tree through its many rings. However, once the limits of carbon decay are reached, the age of the geological layer the fossil was discovered in must will be used to derive an age range for it. Just because you weren't around to observe something doesn't mean it's impossible to glean an understanding of it.
How do they know it works if they cant check to see if the numbers it gives are true or not? Sure they have a theory... but if they cant check their approximations with true known dates its just a compete guess
How do they know it works if they cant check to see if the numbers it gives are true or not?
Yes, occasionally there is only one chain of evidence that implies a particular result, but usually there are two or three theories that back each other up.
its just a compete guess
Not a complete guess, that book of myths written by stone age ragheads that you admire so much was a complete guess.
Always gotta attack Jesus. You trannies... God bless you
I coud say i have something that ages rocks. I can tell you the age is 50 billion years. K now prove me wrong.
The solar system is ~4.5B years old and the universe is 13.799B years old with a deviation of 21M years. You're just making yourself look like a fool by behaving like a sophist bullshitter.
Those numbers were pulled out of some tranny's asshole one day
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