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From: jgpo@iwu1c.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.physics,net.religion
Subject: Unconstant constant?
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Date: Mon, 17-Oct-83 17:25:08 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 17 17:25:08 1983
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>From an announcement of a Creation "Science" seminar:

> Are you aware that the rapidly decreasing speed of light may change
> what scientists believe to be the estimated age of the earth?

That's a new one on me.  I was always under the impression that `c' was
just about the *only* thing we could count on.  Anybody know where they
dug up this little tidbit?  Is there any experimental evidence?  Or is
this just an example of the logical fallacy of "complex question," akin
to "are you still beating your wife?"