Do creationists try to find and study fossils?

You are wrong from the start. Fossils have nothing to do with your great flood. Biblical scholars place the flood about 4,350 years ago. The fossils you are talking about are generally millions to hundreds of millions of years old.The flood involved people--modern humans--with a spoken and written language. That fits with the 4,350 year date, but not with fossil beds millions of years ago.Further, in all of those ancient fossil beds there are no remains of humans. That's because humans weren't around at the time.And no, you can't just hand-wave the dating issue away. Are you really silly enough to think that scientists can mistake Permian Period fossils for modern ones from just 4,350 years ago? And that all dating methods are off by a factor of about 5,500x?You have no evidence for this, you just cling to your belief system and assume (hope) that everything that contradicts it is wrong. For about the same reason few witch doctors apply to medical school. In other words, you just ignore any evidence that doesn't fit your belief system. That's pretty sad. YEC "science" is an oxymoron. First, any science run by YECs would, just as you do, ignore evidence that didn't fit you belief system. Right there you have ceased to do science. Second, YEC science would be nothing but apologetics. The goal would not be to learn, but to convince themselves and others that their belief system is correct.This is the exact opposite of science.You were born with a big and wonderful brain, the culmination of millions of years of evolution. It is sad that you don't use it.(And see signature block.)

But some interpretations fit the data better than others, and, most importantly, are not contradicted by any significant data. This is true of the scientific interpretation of the geological record, but not true of the genesis-based interpretation. The latter is just wishful thinking permitted by fingers-in-the-ears and heads-in-the-sand sullen and self-imposed ignorance. But it doesn't matter what you think! You have admitted proudly that you wouldn't accept any evidence that contradicted the bible, so when it comes to science you're out of the game. You're just preaching, with a mind so closed it's rusted shut.When it comes to science we'd do better to listen to four-year-old children. They, at least, can still see the world around them without the blinders you have willingly donned.Sorry to be so blunt, but I don't think I have ever met someone as close-minded as you seem to be. That is not a trait I respect.

Again, you are ignoring the dating. Those layers were deposited over a long period of time, not a single year.We have clear evidence of evolution in the distribution of the various species. And a great time depth is clearly demonstrated by the various layers.Here is an article which lays this out clearly enough even you could understand:http://www.chem.tufts.edu/science/franksteiger/grandcyn.htmBut then I don't expect you will accept any evidence that goes against your beliefs.You shouldn't even pretend to be doing science, as what you are doing is the exact opposite--religious apologetics.