Evidence for and against Flood theories

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There wasn't any original post that went into details of the shells. In fact, I've never, ever seen any creationists give any details. It turns out that the details are damaging to the idea of a flood and it should be no surprise that I am leading the literalists (d yankee specifically) in that direction.

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Yup. That's been my experience too.In fact, as far as this argument goes the creationists are much, much farther behind the times than they usually are. Leonardo da Vinci figured out that those shells were not the result of any flood, global or local, in the 15^th century, because their arrangement and condition were not compatible with flood transport. See Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and Leonardo da Vinci: genius and precursor.

Well, we think that creationists must propose how corals survived a flood. Almost all corals die if covered by more than a few meters of water, and all corals die if covered in sediment.

Easily. Shallow-water corals form solid reefs; deep-water corals do not. Google is your friend. Coral, Ecosystems, and Climate: Can Ancient Corals Tell the Story?