Kim, I didn't rise to your joke because it's so incredibly wrong -- the age of the Earth is not 6,000 years!!! According to the web site albatros.org, "Creation Week" was 3,987 B.C., which makes it only 5,994 years old! Give or take a few days. Actually, that reminds me of a funny story. My Mom told me that her father didn't believe the Earth was very old, I suppose because of just such calculations. He had a great explanation for dinosaur fossils (or, by extension, butt-prints). He contended they never belonged to animals, that God just made the fossils and put them in the ground to confuse humans for having the temerity to poke around looking for such things. -- Joe
Kim,
I don't think we are losing our sense of humor, but I for one didn't get your message from yesterday. Anybody else still having problems? I checked the list's messages at: http://mailman.xmission.com/lurker/list/utah-astronomy.en.html and did see it listed.
Ken
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+killerken=killerken.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+killerken=killerken.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Kim Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 9:28 AM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] Dino article
As I wrote yesterday, everyone who even passes through St. George should stop and see the tracks at the Johnson farm. I believe that there is now an official UDOT sign on the freeway to mark the exit.
I understand that dinosaur (or other large animal) tracks or footprints are fairly common in coal seams. I recall seeing a number of prints and coal casts at the natural history museum in Price. If I remember correctly, one of them was identified as a T-Rex print. Does anyone know more about dino tracks in coal?
My remark yesterday about the age of the earth didn't even get a rise from anyone. Either y'all are losing your sense of humor, or I've misjudged mine.
Kim
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