60,000 year old Ancient Underwater Forest off Alabama Coast

[malaise]

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/unveiling-ancient-underwater-forest-alabama-coast-n804496
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— Deep beneath the surface, off the coast of Alabama, lies a hidden treasure not known to man for thousands of years: an ancient underwater forest.

Long concealed and preserved under a thick layer of sediment are clusters of cypress trees, which scientists believe was uncovered by Hurricane Ivan back in 2004.

The exact spot of the forest was unknown for years until local fishermen happened upon it, just by noticing something odd on the sonar.

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One more nail in the coffin of the Fundie 6,000 year fake news.

[Vogon_Glory]

1. I wonder If They Could Get Tree Rings?

I wonder if the old tree rings are readable? It would be interesting to find out what weather conditions were long the Gulf back then.

[malaise]

2. Great idea

[gratuitous]

3. No, they have an all-purpose answer

God, see, is a real cut-up, a trickster that Loki or the Fox could only envy. Their God purposely put trees that looked like they were 60,000 years old in that Alabama sediment just to fake out the eggheads. But the true believers are a lot smarter than any of those so-called scientists and their alleged scientific method.

Of course, you can always have lots of fun with these nitwits by saying, "You're totally wrong! God created the heavens and the earth last Thursday. Any of your so-called evidence are just fake memories and created artifacts to make you think you've been alive for longer than that. You can't prove me wrong, because all I have to say is that God did it that way to fool you."

[malaise]

6. Getting up off the floor

because they really are that fugging stupid

[Lee-Lee]

4. I bet the underwater salvage loggers are already moving in

Custom furniture from 60,000 year old wood will bring huge $$$

[madokie]

5. I lost my religion 50 plus years ago

and haven't missed it one iota.

Peace

[malaise]

7. Lost mine around the same time

Peace to you too brother