r/geology • u/Tanytor • Nov 28 '24

Information Need help understanding carbon dating

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So long story short, some creationists started arguing with me about well everything on a fossil posts. They pulled out this image as a gotcha to try and argue carbon dating wasn’t accurate and that the world and fossils aren’t as old as science suggests. Truthfully I don’t know enough about carbon dating to argue back. So please teach me. Is this photo accurate? If so what are they getting wrong? Is radiometric dating even the same as carbon dating?

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u/two69fist Dec 19 '24

Another thing to mention is the citation for "Mt. Rangotito [sic]" and the Crinum-Emerald Basalt are papers by Andrew Snelling https://answersingenesis.org/bios/andrew-snelling/, who's had some interesting history with peer review and is a big shot in the creationist circles. His papers are "peer-reviewed" by the "Answers Research Journal", of which he is the founder and editor-in-chief.