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The Strange Case of Solar Flares and Radioactive Decay Rates
DarkKnightRadick writes "Current models for radioactive decay have been challenged by, of all sources, the sun. According to the article, 'On Dec 13, 2006, the sun itself provided a crucial clue, when a solar flare sent a stream of particles and radiation toward Earth. Purdue nuclear engineer Jere Jenkins, while measuring the decay rate of manganese-54, a short-lived isotope used in medical diagnostics, noticed that the rate dropped slightly during the flare, a decrease that started about a day and a half before the flare.' This is important because the rate of decay is very important not just for antique dating, but also for cancer treatment, time keeping, and the generation of random numbers. This isn't a one time measurement, either. 'Checking data collected at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island and the Federal Physical and Technical Institute in Germany, they came across something even more surprising: long-term observation of the decay rate of silicon-32 and radium-226 seemed to show a small seasonal variation. The decay rate was ever so slightly faster in winter than in summer.'"
Just about all evolutionists only believe evolution explains history. It's most trivial prediction, that every species (including humans) will exhaust any amount of resources*, so any society will eventually return to the kill or be killed resource wars. (you don't have to kill in these wars, but you have to commit actions that cause others to starve).
The only reason we're (currently) not doing that is the exponential rise in available resources, during which peace is possible. Given finite resources, this period must end (and quite frankly, oil is the reason we're not doing this right now). This evident consequence of evolutionary theory, properly adjusted for groups (small groups) ... is not believed by any evolutionists. I wonder what replaces it ?
* and obviously birth control or even any natural form of having less children lasts exactly until another group decides to have more, said group will take over in short order, no matter how small they are. If a 1% subgroup of society has 10% more children (and generally we're talking 200% or so), they will be a 99% majority in a mere about 20 generations.
So really you have ... also don't believe in evolution. They just think this word explains how they're right and a) is wrong. Evolution is little more than a 9-letter sequence that "proves" how smart they are. But don't mention any content of the theory (esp. not the death part)
a) people who don't believe in evolution
b) people who