By now you have been told the story about how one asteroid was the cause of the mass elimination of the dinosaur. It is been a topic that has been studied continuously since the 1970s.
First, we will look at some of the so-called evidence used by different researchers who have claimed to prove their idea that an asteroid killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
It was tens of miles wide and forever changed history when it crashed into Earth about 66 million years ago.
The Chicxulub impactor, as it’s known, was a plummeting asteroid or comet that left behind a crater off the coast of Mexico that spans 93 miles and goes 12 miles deep. Its devastating impact brought the reign of the dinosaurs to an abrupt and calamitous end, scientists say, by triggering their sudden mass extinction, along with the end of almost three-quarters of the plant and animal species then living on Earth (source)
The first problem that arises with this statement is how can they be sure it took place 66 million years ago? There are no ancient records to confirm this and nothing to use as a marker.
The scientist cannot use the mass extinction as a marker because they have not made any realistic or rational connection between the two events. Then, there are no other markers they can use to determine when that supposed asteroid hit the earth.
In fact, scientists cannot even rule out that the alternative that the so-called crater was formed naturally. Nor can they rule out the idea that the so-called crater was formed by Noah’s Flood.
Now the original researchers studying the crater have used the discovery of a rare metal as proof an asteroid hit the area.
The Alvarez team found that it contained a high amount of iridium, a rare metal. One of the few places in which Iridium is found in similar quantities is in asteroids.
Because of this, the Alvarez team suggested that around 65 million years ago Earth was struck by a large asteroid. They calculated that such as asteroid would have been between 10 and 15 kilometres (6 and 9 miles) across: around the size of Manhattan. (source)
That is quite a leap to a conclusion. The presence of iridium in asteroids and different places on earth does not mean that asteroids deposited that rare metal. The Iridium could easily have been placed on earth without the assistance of an asteroid.
Until anyone finds a connection it is not evidence that the crater was formed by and the dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid. Having another asteroid hit the earth and make a deposit does not prove that pocket of Iridium came from an asteroid.
Then notice the word ‘suggested’ in the quote above. In other words, they do not know and why pick a date of 65 million years? There is no evidence of when that so-called asteroid hit the earth. They are merely guessing and cannot state for a fact that their scenario is even close to correct.
While scientists are confident a large asteroid crashed into Earth approximately 65 million years ago, leading to the extinction of dinosaurs and some other life forms on our planet, they do not know exactly where the asteroid came from or how it made its way to Earth (source)
How would they know? This supposed event took place 65 million years ago. How would they be able to trace the asteroid back to its original starting point? Scientists have a hard enough time finding evidence for events that took place 2000 years ago, 200 years ago and even 20 years ago, how can it be expected that they would find evidence for something that took place 65 million years ago?
How would they recognize it as evidence? Asteroids fly through space and leave no trail behind. Given the fact that there are billions of asteroids in space, how would they be able to trace it at all? They would not know if they picked the right trail.
According to that theory, Baptistina crashed into another asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter about 160 million years ago. The collision sent shattered pieces as big as mountains flying. One of those pieces was believed to have impacted Earth, causing the dinosaurs’ extinction. (Ibid)
Anyone can create a theory but proving it true and the correct one is another thing. We will say that they have no hope in proving this theory true.
One way in which scientists date the history of the world is by using the geological time scale. In this system, each geological period correspond to a particular layer of rock. The deeper a layer of rock is found, the earlier it was formed.
Due to a lack of dinosaur fossils occurring in rocks formed after the Cretaceous period, palaeontologists realised that at the end of this period, the Earth had undergone a mass extinction event. (source)
This is another problem for scientists. One thing is for sure, the fossil record is incomplete and does not go in linear order. Nor is it a process every life form participates in. In fact, fossilization is rare and many animals and other life forms could have been excluded yet lived at the same time.
A lack of dinosaur fossils does not mean nor can be connected to an asteroid hitting the earth. No scientist can tell when that mass extinction took place nor can they tell when the asteroid hit, if it did at all. Nor can they say that all dinosaurs fossilized.
As for the layer of rock ‘evidence’, that is a man-made theory that has not been verified either. It is a large assumption and it is not evidence for time. Labeling the rock formations from different time periods is merely a guessing game and what geologists would like the past to be.
There is no objective independent evidence verifying the geologists’ claims. Everything about this asteroid is pure speculation (source) You can read one whopping tale at that link.
- The iridium excess in the 65 My-old soil layer has been confirmed at many points around the world.
- The same soil layer contains grains of quartz that were deformed by high shock pressures, as would occur in a giant explosion. (The deformation is a microscopic structure called “twinning,” in the crystals).
- The same soil layer contains enough soot to correspond to burnding down all of the forests of the world. This suggests that massive fires were touched off at the time of impact.
- The same soil layer, especially around the Gulf of Mexico, contains massive deposits of tumbled boulders, as would be generated in a large tsunami, or “tidal wave.” The geographic distribution of tsunami deposits suggest the impact was in the Caribbean area.
- After a decade of searching, scientists in 1990 identified the crater associated with this material. It is no longer visible on the surface of the Earth, but is buried under sediments. It straddles the coast of Yucatan. It is revealed by mapping the strength of the gravity field over that area, and by drilling; it has been dated to 65 My old.
- Astronomers have charted numerous asteroids that cross Earth’s orbit. From studies of orbit statistics, it is estimated that asteroids of 10 km size can hit the earth roughly every 100 My or so — which fits with the idea that we actually did get hit 65 My ago by an object this size. (Smaller hits are much more common). (source)
This list is the so-called evidence used to state that an asteroid hit the earth and killed the dinosaurs. The first thing you should notice is that there is no connection between the two events. The second thing you should notice is that alternatives are legitimate sources for these pieces of evidence.
One of the alternatives that explain most of these pieces of evidence in a more logical and rational manner is Noah’s Flood. Noah’s Flood had volcanoes firing, high waves, water reduction currents, and even lots of pressure.
Point number 5 is a bit of a concern as any evidence would be corrupted by the sediment covering this so-called crater as well as the water level. What criteria did the scientists use to date those drilled samples?
None are listed and none really can be used as markers to say when something happened as none of the criteria have been proven to be true markers of time. It is only evidence because secular scientists say it is evidence.
They have yet to prove that planets formed by smacking into each other. Usually, when two heavy objects collide, they disintegrate not integrate. or one heavily damages the other, not form a perfect planet.
Number 6 is ruined by the word ‘can’. Just because it can does not mean it did. 100million years is a safe estimate to avoid being told to produce real evidence to support that experiment.
We already know that a mass extinction took place in our history. It only happened once and it did not affect the dinosaurs only. It affected all life forms including humans.
This mass extinction took place roughly 5000 years ago and the reason you do not see dinosaurs in the fossil record is that everything changed at the Flood. The lifespans changed for all life forms so the different lizards, etc., we see today will not grow as big as their pre-flood relatives.
If they happen to fossilize 4000 years ago, those fossils would only show the animals’ current size, not their pre-flood size. There can be little connection made between the two types of fossils as the creatures are not the same size.
It is impossible for an asteroid to wipe out any life form 65 million years ago and the scientists are without the tools to prove otherwise. They are merely using their own invented evidence and time scales to prove their own theories.
Science is not objective but very subjective and very biased. It does not use objectivity to prove its point but its own pre-determined ideas and pre-drawn conclusions.
They have no objective source for anything they consider evidence. It all comes from the secular mind which does not have the truth. Without the truth, they cannot know what took place in the past.
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