On 2001-10-30 01:55, Chief Engineer Scott wrote:
Another bulletin board I visit has had a post from a creation "scientist", I know that his statements can be disproved but would like some specifics to reply with, the points are as follows :-
a) Claims that at the rate Sol is shrinking it cannot be as old as claimed, and that at the shrinking rate even 100,000 would have been too large to allow life to exist on Earth.
b) Moon Dust, claim is that not enough has fallen for the Moon to be as old as claimed.
c) Moon, claim that Moon is receding (orbit expanding) and that rate of recession means Moon cannot be as old as claimed.
d) Moon, claim that Moon contains large amounts of isotopes U236 and Th230, both short lived isotopes.
e) Saturn, claims that ring system is unstable, therefore cannot be old.
f) Jupiter and Saturn, claim that both radiate more heat than receive from Sol, therefore in old system would have cooled further than they have done by now.