Tiberius
Well-Known Member
As usual dad, you do not understand how radioactive decay proves you wrong. If the laws were different in the past, then there is no reason why two different materials should decay at the same rate relative to each other in a DSP. Thus, we should see ratios between parent and daughter materials that are different to what the current rates of decay should indicate.
Now, at this point, you usually try to argue that there was already some of the daughter material present, but this fails on two counts.
First, the daughter material decays as well in many cases, so even if there was a certain amount present, it would no longer be in the right amounts. You can argue that there was more of the daughter material, but then we should be finding more of what the daughter material decays into, and that is not what we find.
Secondly, even if we discount the previous point, what are the chances that EVERY SINGLE place where we find radioactive decay has EXACTLY THE RIGHT AMOUNT of daughter material to make it look like all the decay happened in a present state? Such an amazing coincidence!
Now, at this point, you usually try to argue that there was already some of the daughter material present, but this fails on two counts.
First, the daughter material decays as well in many cases, so even if there was a certain amount present, it would no longer be in the right amounts. You can argue that there was more of the daughter material, but then we should be finding more of what the daughter material decays into, and that is not what we find.
Secondly, even if we discount the previous point, what are the chances that EVERY SINGLE place where we find radioactive decay has EXACTLY THE RIGHT AMOUNT of daughter material to make it look like all the decay happened in a present state? Such an amazing coincidence!