Re: Problems with the radio carbon dating of the Newport Tower

On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 05:33:12 -0500, "Steve Marcus"
<smarcus_spamout_@xxxxxxx> wrote:


"Eric Stevens" <eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 09:10:50 +0100, "Peter Alaca"
<p.alaca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Eric Stevens" <eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:10:12 -0500, "Steve Marcus"
<smarcus_spamout_@xxxxxxx> wrote:

[...]

An important diference between us is that you have taken a position
on
the age of the tower and are trying to defend it. I have taken no
position and want to investigate further. I don't know why that
should
worry you so much.


And that is exactly the problem.
The Newport Tower /is/ dated
but you refuse to accept that.
You call that taking no position?
I call it ignoring the evidence.

That last sentence is strange when you consider that you are objecting
to me carefully examing another part of the evidence.

So you would propose to examine a DNA sample that is hopelessly corrupted

Presumably, if I know that it is hopefully corrupted it will be as a
result of a thorough examination of the sample which has already been
carried out.

My point is that the H&J radiocarbon dating appears to be corrupted
but the examination is not yet sufficiently thorough to allow a
decision as to whether it should be accepted, modified or thrown out.

and can yield no results, notwithstanding that fingerprints, motive, means,
opportunity and the security cameras clearly showed who committed the rape
and robbery? Well, I suppose you would if you needed the culprit to be Mr.
X, instead of Mr. Y, just as badly as you need the Newport Tower to be a
Viking artifact rather than a 17th century construction by English colonists
in need of a windwill.


You are hopeless Steve. With every article you write you demonstrate
that you regard personal prejudice and bias as the driving force in
every analysis..



Eric Stevens
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