Let's see, 8000 year old tree, 6400 years since man was kicked out of the Garden of Eden and 4800 years since the flood that totally remodeled the earth, and this tree has survived? I think not.
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The only true part about this post was the last sentence. I totally agree with deuteronlmy232. He thinks,,,, NOT!
Aha, when I heard this on the news I KNEW it would upset fundies.
The tree is actually 9000 years old, I believe, and it's awesome in that it punches a huge hole in the whole young-earth hypothesis. Since carbon-14 dating is accurate within, at the least, 1000 years, it means that if the tree isn't exactly 9000 it's definitely older than 6000, so it essentially disproves the young earth hypothesis. What more proof do they need?
If only trees could talk, it could tell you you're full of shit.
"What fucking flood, man? I've been sitting 8192 years and there hasn't been no flood! How do you think I'm still here!"
Let's see...8,000 year old tree. Check.
Fundie realizes that he has tangible evidence of the true passage of time on Earth (and the total debunking of the Bible myths he holds so close to his heart) staring him in the face. Check.
Fundie claps his hands over his ears, squeezes his eyes shut, and begins humming 'Onward Christian Soldiers'. Check.
It's amazing how willfully blind, deaf, and dumb some of these kooks can be.
More like 9500 years old, and there are bristlecone pines in CA that are over 5000 years old, and Huon pines in Tasmania that may be up to 10,000 years old and ....
Yeah, I think not too. Clearly, that bronze age myth is nothing but bullshit. Thanks, 8000-year-old tree, for setting reality straight!
Bible editing time!!!!
Obviously the tree survived the flood 4800 years ago in the same way that all of the other plants (which Noah didn't take onto the ark) did. By staying underwater and somehow surviving.
This is the living proof that NOTHING will convince Teh Fundiez. We liberals and moderates must do the best to keep them at bay, so they cannot harm normal people.
Fortunely, they haven't reached Argentina, were I live. If they come here, I will waiting them.
With a copy of The origins of species, at least 20 science books, and a copy of the bible so they cannot lie about it.
And a Uzi, just in case.
8000 year old tree vs. Section of ancient book that just about no one takes literally.
Sounds absolutely crazy, but this is typical Fundiethink. This is not a singular weird post in the internet. This has happened numerous times before, done by educated men. (educated in the wrong field: theology...)
Legend says that Galileo Galilei once invited some leading theologians of his time to his home to discuss his new spectacular discovery of the moons of Jupiter.
Galileo asked his guests just to take a look through his telescope, and observe the moons directly. The theologians refused. Their argument: It is unneccessary to look through the telescope. Aristotele proved that none of the planets can have moons, these moons would be an "unnecessary" addition to god's perfect creation, therefore no moons can be seen in the telescope. Ergo: We have no reason to look through the telescope.
The same happened in the 18th century, when the Venus Fly Trap plant was discovered. Their existence was denied strongly by theologians. Argument: As of Genesis, Plants serve as food for man and animal, not the other way round. Meat-eating plants cannot exist, because this would be blasphemous.
Because the thought is too horrible to bear that if the tree is real then (GASP!) the biblical account is crap.
Noooooooooooo. Don't tell me so, it cannot be.
"I think not."
Got that part right.
Let's see: From AIG's "Statement of Faith", Section 4:
"By definition, no apparent, perceived or claimed evidence in any field, including history and chronology, can be valid if it contradicts the scriptural record. Of primary importance is the fact that evidence is always subject to interpretation by fallible people who do not possess all information."
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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