>Life on Earth evolved over millions, perhaps billions of years leading up to the present moment
>the oldest tree on Earth is 4,850 years old
*freeze frame* *VHS tape rewind sound*
>So the oldest tree on the planet is about as old as recorded human history
It's almost as if the Bible was right all along
>inb4 clonal organisms - they don't count as there's not falsifiable
en.wikipedia.org
*they're not
What does that have to do with anything?
There are fossil records of 3,5billion old bacteria.
How do we know those dating methods are accurate?
fuck off protestant
then how do we know whether that tree is 4850 years old
>There are fossil records of 3,5billion old bacteria.
Yeah there are fossils, but why aren't there any trees alive that are older than this? There could be any number of explanations for those fossils but the fact remains that the oldest tree isn't any older than recent recorded human history
Tree ring dating is one of the most reliable methods of dating. How do we know how old it is?
>Another bristlecone specimen, WPN-114, nicknamed "Prometheus", was more than 4,844 years old when cut down in 1964, with an estimated germination date of 2880 BC.
They accidentally killed the oldest tree by dating it
explain yourself atheist
I think you think you are making a good argument but you are actually just making a fool of yourself.
>evolution and religion are mutually exclusive
>everything in the bible is literal
>no room for spiritual interpretation
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hahaha COPE harder faggots
>>evolution and religion are mutually exclusive
>>everything in the bible is literal
>>no room for spiritual interpretation
actually i disagree with the above
however, if evolution were literally true surely there would be older trees around
just think about it for a second
The bible doesn't say the earth is 6 thousand years old, that's just when the white men were made or something.
yeah it's about the age of life on this planet, not the planet
Not even life. Just this instance of Civilization. We've been through this cycle before.
the tree is almost 2 miles above sea level which is probably why it survived the last cataclysm
Exactly. Generally speaking the largest most advanced cities and civilization are close enough to the ocean a cataclysmic event would sink it, and all advances, into the sea.
>trees should live longer then they live because muh feels
Pretty sure OP is a militant atheist trying to strawman religious people
not at all. tell me, you don't find it strange at all that as life supposedly evolved over millions of years on this planet that there are NO trees anywhere on the whole Earth older than recorded human history?
the legends are true while darwinism remains in doubt
i retract my OP. a tree was just found that is 100,000 years old.
just kidding, that tree doesn't exist and evolution is fake & gay
FUCKFUCKFUCK
ITS TIME TO THROW SCIENCE AWAY BOYS
OP'S GRANDFATHER WAS RIGHT
i find your lack of faith disturbing
what about if evolution co-existed with creation?
Maybe true civalization past stone age, ice age ect started a few thousand years ago.