# Creationism Evidence

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism-evidence/387974>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 14, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism-evidence/387974 "2007-01-14T20:40:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationism-evidence/387974/61 "2007-01-16T14:29:09Z")

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[QUOTE=Cegstar]  
Okay, you guys did a great job of explaining lots. Much appreciated. 🙂  
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Does this mean you concede that all the points raised in your OP have been refuted, and you now recognize that Creationism is in error?

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> I have a question for you. When did the first recorded civilization come into being. Was it really that long ago?

Perhaps about 7000 years ago. What’s your point?

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> Besides I don’t understand how someone can use “carbon dating” to find out when a being made a sharp rock.. that rock has always been around.. besides a rock is not a living thing.. correct me if i am wrong but doesnt carbon dating only work if something was living and then died? i’ve been wondering about this lately… care to enlighten me?

As has been said, stone tools are usually dated by organic material in the layer in which they are found. However, there are many other methods that can be used to date inorganic material, including potassium-argon dating and thermoluminesence.

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> One more thing. Could you please explain how something comes out of nothing?

Can you - including a postulated creator?

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