I Have A Question

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Originally Posted by FAX

My real trouble is this; whenever an archaeological find is made that appears to be outside the "traditional and generally accepted views", those discoveries are treated like pseudoarchaeology right off the bat.

There are established cases, for example, (wish I had the links handy) of digs that have turned up ceramic artifacts whose rehydroxylation and thermoluminescence dating have placed them at well over 200,000 years old. That's, of course, impossible according to the accepted timeline of human cultural development. Every time this has happened (so far as I can tell), those results are deemed erroneous and peer-reviewed journals refuse to publish.

It appears to me that there is almost a conspiracy or something ... if the shoe don't fit, chop off their legs kind of deal.

FAX

Sometimes, its obviously a battle between biblical beliefs and modern science, and all the politics in between.

Some go to quite the extreme, as you mention, to continue to support "their" beliefs and/or theories. Some reputable scientists have presented bogus or misguided information to bolster more support for their beliefs and this applies to misguided religious beliefs also, but at some point though, a rational person will have to call a spade a spade and ask for a better explanation, or come to an acceptable logical conclusion on their own.

My only debate might be the accuracy of the artifact dating process, but certainly not the findings.