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Reappraisal of the Geologic Time Scale: Evidence for a 6,001-year-old Earth (jabde.com)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

Take that creationists, 6001 proves God couldn't have done it

[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How soon before someone is citing this article as evidence? 😩

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The earth is only 6001 years old [1]!

1: https://szmer.info/post/7985802

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

😩

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

This evidence is certainly in contrast to those who believe, based on the writings of Charles Dickens alone, that the Earth is around 4.5 billion years old.

🀣 this writer is genius

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

I read through that entire thing, saw Charles, and just skipped right over it. That's perfect though.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I first went about the humane capture of the wildlife of C-100. A few peacocks were caught with bear traps, an iguana was captured via a falling piano, and a peacock bass was shot in the face with a shotgun, all in line with the standards set by the Florida Constitution [3].

Truly gold.

Edit: Didn't realize this was Immaterial Science - my favorite is the FUPLC-NMR-CE6-GC-IR-ICP-MS-MS-MS-MS (pdf warning)

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So this is obviously satire but reading this it just sounded way too close to current reality for comfort.

I know that parts of the document are acme levels over the top but other parts sincerely read as if written by your average Maga idiot

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

Poe’s Law.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago

At first I thought it was satire, but when I saw the writer had the scientific PokΓ©dex entries I knew it was legit

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

I was tired of being a Darwinist. Now I follow the writings of Dickens; I'm a Dickhead.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We’re expected to believe that the peacocks personally recounted their lineage? In English? I feel like the author is just making things up at that point.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Well after these peacocks were crushed by a piano, they might have been unable to recount anything at all.

I dunno, but I feel like the author might have taken some creative liberties here...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You got me. This one is too good.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The first tell was the author using the first person, and the next tell was the piano falling.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago

2 Miami-Dade College, Kendall, FL, USA Department of Fictional Geology

Thankful I saw that first, very relieved.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I only read the abstract. So I missed the piano falling part entirely.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There are pokΓ©dex entry # for fossils!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

That is exactly what clued me in.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

β€œI first went about the humane capture of the wildlife of C-100. A few peacocks were caught with bear traps, an iguana was captured via a falling piano,Β  and a peacock bass was shot in the face with a shotgun, all in line with the standards set by the Florida Constitution [3].”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

You missed the pokedex entries too!

[–] Semjaza 2 points 2 days ago

My fave part was the expired crispr kits, arbitrarily cut off at desired date.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The inclusion of PokΓ©dex Entry numbers is great.
Also, I like the sources cited for the paper. One of them is "Pigeon-Elephant Theory: the real origin of humans – Journal of Astrological Big Data Ecology by B McGraw"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Is there money in writing crap "research" papers like this?

I would be fine doing this under a pseudonym. But I know UFO researchers really have to hustle a ton. So maybe not?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People also do this to take the piss out of a junk journal. Usually ones that let anything through

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Ooooohhhh... That's a thing? Let me guess, I have to pay to publish my ChatGPT-authored "research" proving that cats are actually aliens?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I have no idea, but I am guessing the religious right pays handsomely for anything "scientific" which supports their absolutely asinine beliefs.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Clicked thinking it was legit. Good find OP!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Thanks!

[–] Semjaza 5 points 2 days ago

Only a few bites because people, understandably, aren't biting that headline.

Share a screenshot of the article instead and they'll be all over it.