Do posters familiar with geology find mindspawns statements about the Mississippi just as ridiculous as I find his nuclear chemistry?
Yes, and I'm not sure about how to attack this.
I find mindspawn's objections to radiocarbon dating probably even more ridiculous than you find his comments in your fields.
When one has no clue about a scientific matter it is not wise to try to fake it as there are a lot of people out there who know these particular subjects.
Mindspawn claims he doesn't get his information from creationist websites, and I believe him! Most of them, as bad as they are, are a good deal more rational than he is.
I can't imagine that mindspawn thinks he can fool anyone with the arguments he has come up with. It is clear that he is fooling himself, somehow, but I can't believe he's fooling anyone else -- and perhaps he doesn't really need to. Most likely he just needs to fool himself.
Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
Belief gets in the way of learning--Robert A. Heinlein
How can I possibly put a new idea into your heads, if I do not first remove your delusions?--Robert A. Heinlein
It's not what we don't know that hurts, it's what we know that ain't so--Will Rogers