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[–] Erasmus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah this doesn’t do squat to prove or disprove anything to these nutters.

I’ve done the same with a variety of other things and you will get told the same thing:

God put it here.

Thing is you cannot argue with the above statement because it falls into that sort of argument you used to have when you were a child when the other kid would say ‘Nyah! Last word!!’ or ‘I can’t hear you!!’

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 5 points 4 weeks ago

I'm not siding with the 4000 year old earth argument, but that is a weak counterargument.

Lead was created by dying stars that long predate the Earth.

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

The correct answer would have been: "Why should I? You're an idiot."

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

"Whatever! Pssshhh!"

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If uranium-238 can be Fused in a star why couldn’t lead be Fused directly and in tern all the elements in between.

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[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The tragedy is that humans aren't convinced to change their minds by facts like this. They're convinced by good stories from their friends and family.

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[–] mindaika@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There’s bread from 14,000 years ago

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Look I don't like them either, but you can't refer to crusty bishops that way

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