Peanut gallery for Great Debate?

True, but you're addressing the analogy, not the point I was making. The Internet is a much richer environment (in some ways) than the live debate before an audience, and there any many more channels of feedback available. I think what you're saying is that you believe some of that feedback affects the debate in material ways. I agree. Viva la differance!--Percy

I have long struggled on where to use "effect" and where to use "affect". I think I long just used "effect" for all, and forgot about "affect". Recently it was pointed out to me that "effect" is a verb, and "affect" is a noun.So, I think feedback effects the debate. The change in the debate would be the affect. (I'm a bad) Moose

Let's ask Al Frankin! Both are both. An actor might try to effect an impression of heightened affect, and that might affect the audience with great effect.--Percy

I see that the GD is pretty much over with at this point. In my opinion, while the discussion was interesting, the topic was too general. Debating the entire Grand Canyon as a whole is impossible.Heck, you couldn't do a Ph.D. on the Grand Canyon!Maybe in the future, geologic topics should be much much narrower in scope - if possible. Perhaps discussing a single Formation or Group within the Grand Canyon. Or why a certain rock shows evidence for deposition/formation under specific conditions.YECism gets a hand in geology only when Creationists are able to generalize. When you get down to specifics, YECism loses.This message has been edited by roxrkool, 04-12-2005 11:57 PM

One suggestion I think you made recently to Faith was to take her time. Unless Faith says she's done, it might be too early to conclude she's done.--Percy

Didn't Faith pretty much say she was done when she said "goodbye?" But I understand, Faith has stated many times she was leaving and is still here. I'm not starting a discussion on the GD yet.Anyway, the problem is the scope of the topic. It's much too broad which results in long posts that are frustratingly time-consuming for Faith and jazz to write, read, reply to.Narrowing it way down will help them both. What about only duscussing the Temple Butte Limestone and associated contacts?This message has been edited by roxrkool, 04-13-2005 10:57 AM

From Faith's Message 106: Doesn't sound like finality to me.--Percy

okay. Apparently I did not read enough of the thread. My apologies.

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