> AR: I am just proposing that just because we have "A" sedimentary process
>which results in depositions that seem to match what we find in a certain
>sedimentary rock formation, does that mean it is the "ONLY" sedimentary
>process that can do so? I am not convinced.
>
> >As a Creationary Catastrophist I am convinced that there are catastrophic
>means by which even supposed 'quite' and 'slow' deposits can occur.
The difficulty is that you need to show that a catastrophe can produce all
the features that seem readily explainable by ordinary geologic processes.
Even then, it would be necessary to show that the catastrophe is a better
explanation, because if the two are equally good explanations, why invoke
the catastrophe? Trying to show everything as rapidly formed is more
difficult, because a single slow process disproves it, whereas innumerable
rapidly-formed structures can occur within an old framework.
Of course, one could claim that the geologic structures were miraculously
produced and happen to resemble what would have formed slowly. However,
this claim means that the appearance does not support a catastrophic
origin. It also raises the question of why things would be created with a
misleading appearance. To show what would have happened had they existed
for millions of years is the best answer I know of.
Another difficulty is sorting out all the different Flood geology claims
that are not overly constrained by reality nor each other. Having some
experience in the field, you probably know that dead logs normally loose
branches and bark readily. Also, trees in an old-growth forest have very
tall trunks without branches. Thus, you are unlikely to claim that the
frequent occurrence of fossil logs without bark and branches is proof of a
violent catastrophe. However, armchair Flood theorists have made that
claim. (At least I hope the apparent ignorance is the honest result of
inexperience.) A coherent model is needed, excluding contradictiry claims,
in order to be able to compare a Flood geology scenario to conventional
geology.
David C.
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