Deposition and Erosion of Sediments

Just want you to know I am reading through the thread, taking some time with the information at the various links, still have work to do outside EvC, am trying to avoid the seduction of other threads, and will get to this soon I hope.I don't know yet to what extent I want to do it quite as you outline. My original and continuing perspective is that the long ages explanation for the building of each layer and certainly the whole stack is untenable, and mustering reasons for that view is what I want to try to stay focused on. The erosion factor is one of those reasons. While I hope to be able to follow geologists' arguments for the most part, I still think it's more a matter of logic and visualization than sophisticated science. We'll see.This message has been edited by Faith, 08-05-2005 06:43 AM

Just for the record, I continue to come back to this thread and read through various posts and links, which often take me off on long chains of related investigations, not always relevant to this topic. I appreciate that the thread remains open.Just one comment. I much prefer my first topic to the ones later added by the admins:As Moose put it in Message 1: The general focus substituted here brings in too many purely geological factors that are beyond my focus or knowledge. My focus is on the TIME factor, and that does require me to get into some of the geological issues opponents bring up, but I don't think they should be the centerpiece of this thread.Percy in Message 79 defined the topic as: Again, the topic that concerns me is my original, Objections to Evo Time Frame Deposition of Strata. The young-earth viewpoint enters in from time to time, and the flood explanation too, but my thinking is all about what's wrong with the geo time scale, and alternative models are side issues.

You can't discuss geologic time frames without geological issues being the centerpiece.The change in title was only a minor clarification, since geological strata both deposit *and* erode. All Moose did was change "Deposition of Strata" to "Deposition and Erosion of Sediments". The deleted "Objections to" portion was mere window dressing, since it is assumed you object. I don't see the change of title as modifying the thread's focus.When you think it's okay to discuss Christianity without the Bible being the centerpiece then let me know and I'll reexamine my opinion that you can't discuss geologic time frames without geology being the centerpiece.What you're actually struggling against is your unwillingness to confront the fact that one can't debate issues one is uninformed about. You want your naive ideas given as much consideration and respect as those of people who have studied for years. As long as you continue to hold such unreasonable expectations you will continue to struggle here.By the way, it's also okay, at least in my opinion, to learn while you debate, as long as you understand that your preconceptions may turn out to be wrong. Persistent insistance that your preconceptions are right when there's an absence of supporting evidence and the presence of contradictory evidence is looked on as being unconstructive by the moderators. That doesn't mean you're wrong. It just means you can't keep arguing if you can't support your point of view with evidence and/or reasoned argumentation. Arguing just to argue doesn't play well here. Find what you need to support your views, then post. Reversing the order will only bring you grief.

---

--	Percy
	EvC Forum Director

In fact, Faith, sedimentation and sedimentary rock formation is sophisticated science and "logic and visualization" is not really going to get you very far, particularly if colored by creationist dogma.

This is a great debate thread deerbreh, not open to you.

Well I am getting in and the "Great Debate" header says
"Replies: All registered users may post replies."

Once a thread is moved into the GD forum participation is limited to the two posters. In this case it's Faith and Jazz IIRC (it's been so long I may have forgotten).Do not post anymore replies here.