[IGotTheCottons]

I do have a good question. How does a pole switch keep the magnetic field from decaying? Just because it changes sides doesn't mean that it's not deteriorating. That first site (haven't gotten to the second one yet) actually does more to prove my point than yours.

Here are a few examples:

"According to generally accepted theory -- the dynamo theory -- interactions between the churning, twisting flow of molten material in the outer core and the magnetic field generate electrical current that, in turn, creates new magnetic energy that sustains the field. 'The typical lifetime of a magnetic field like Earth's,' says Glatzmaier, 'is several tens of thousands of years. The fact that it's existed for billions of years means something must be regenerating it all the time.'"

The part I want to point out is where it says "The typical lifetime of a magnetic field like Earth's is several tens of thousands of years. The fact that it's existed for billions of years means someting must be regenerating it all the time."

Here is where the problem lies. They assume the earth is billions of years old, and in doing this, must assume that there's something maintaining the magnetic field because otherwise we'd all be dead right now and the earth would be barren. They have to fit the facts to their theory instead of making their theory fit the facts. No where on that site was given hard scientific evidence that can explain why the earth's magnetic field has lasted for billions of years. Also, it's been observed that the earth's magnetic field IS decaying, not just simply reversing the polarity. Pole reverses don't make the field stronger.

Next:

"For that matter, why is it that instead of quietly fading away, as magnetic fields do when left to their own devices, Earth's magnetic field is still going strong after billions of years?"

Well, how is the earth different from any other planet? If evolution is true, and all the inner planets were formed by the same process, why is it that our planet has something special that none of the other planets has that causes our magnetic field to keep itself sustained over billions of years?

And by the way, when's anyone going to try to explain to me why evolution goes against the second law of thermodynamics? And also, can someone please explain to me how we get full fossils out of a jawbone and some teeth, and call it evidence that people evolved from an ape-like ancestor?

I remember someone mentioning that evolution happened by mutations. Can someone please give me one example of a beneficial genetic mutation? I'd really like to see it, because good genetic mutations have never been observed to happen. The only genetic mutations that have been observed have all hurt the organism, either causing it to die, or to not beable to reproduce and pass that mutation on to its offspring.

Those of you who were quite articulate in the "Why the Bible is wrong" thread sure don't seem to have much to say in defense of your own religion... And yes, evolution is a religion. It takes faith to believe that everything we have here today evolved out of literally nothing. It actually takes more faith to believe that something came out of nothing, then over billions of years went against known scientific laws and evolved in to a more complex, more organized system, and then life came from non-life, and moved its way up to higher forms of complexity (which has NEVER been observed to happen, and is statistically impossible) into what we now call human beings, than to believe simply that God created it. Either way you have to believe in something that's eternal (matter, or God), so don't go with the "who created God?" excuse. Either your matter was eternal, or God was eternal. Either way... something had to have been eternal. Unless you go with the branch of evolution that says matter just appeared one day.

That's all for now. I'd be interested to see some of your responses explaining some of the problems with evolution I've discussed. And don't worry. I have PLEANTY more where all this came from.