eurybislineata
haiii, I'm Valentene.
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I find this comment really ironic. The age of this tree was discovered using radiocarbon dating. But… you’re a creationist. Which is fine, not hatin’. BUT. How can you believe this instance of radiocarbon dating to be accurate, when the same protocol that you are denying is what was used to determine that the Earth is BILLIONS OF YEARS OLD.

Major fail.

 I find this comment really ironic. The age of this tree was discovered using radiocarbon dating. But… you’re a creationist. Which is fine, not hatin’. BUT. How can you believe this instance of radiocarbon dating to be accurate, when the same protocol that you are denying is what was used to determine that the Earth is BILLIONS OF YEARS OLD. Major fail.

Meet Methuselah.

The oldest living tree in the world.

Species: Great Basin Bristlecone Pine
Location: White Mountains, CA 
Age: 4,842 years (estimated germination of 2832 BC)

When the Egyptian Pyramids were being built, this tree was a seedling.

 Meet Methuselah. The oldest living tree in the world. Species: Great Basin Bristlecone PineLocation: White Mountains, CA Age: 4,842 years (estimated germination of 2832 BC) When the Egyptian Pyramids were being built, this tree was a seedling.