Back to the fundamentals

moose:
My personal opinion mirrors that of the vast majority of those trained in geology. That is, that a vast part of the geologic column could be from a short time period, single flood event, is plainly absurd.John Paul:
And if it were just a single flood event I would agree with you. However it wasn't 'just a single flood event'. It was a continent splitting up and then some of the pieces crashing into each other forming the mountain ranges we observe today. Also the ocean basins sank and that is where the water went to causing erosion.What is the data that shows mountain peaks can be formed by the slow & steady plate movements we observe today? Wouldn't the rock layers just flop over one another? Try it. You can see the difference when a car crashes into a stationary object at high speeds as opposed to 1-2 mph. Why would mountain making be any different?Here is a link on the Creationists' PoV on the GUC:Assessing Creationist Stratigraphy with Evidence from the Gulf of Mexico------------------
John Paul

Percy:
The extinction of the dinosaurs was thought to be caused by a comet or asteroid less than 10 kilometers across.John Paul:
I thought Chixclub was refuted. ?Percy:
Continents splitting up and crashing about to form entire mountain ranges all around the globe and sea floors dropping would be a major extinction event, possibly the last one.John Paul:
That was the point. Wipe it out and start over.Percy:
Such events would also leave huge amounts of extremely obvious evidence.John Paul:
How so? What would we look for and reference it to? Don't forget that an intelligent agent is also capable of making an intentional act look un-intentional.Percy:
Can your scenario be adjusted to be consistent with what we already know about geology and the behavior of physical materials?John Paul:
I believe Dr. Walt Brown has modeled such a scenario.Center for Scientific CreationIn the right hand column scroll down to Part II and read the overview of his 'Hydroplate Theory'.------------------
John Paul