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Originally posted by Tranquility Base:
Why is it that you think the tectonic changes were always so slow?
1. They're slow now[/quote]
Not at all. In fact some rates are quite high. However, there is no evidence that they were ever as extreme as you suggest. If virtually all Paleozoic and Mesozoic volcanism occurred within one year, this would be clearly documented in the geological record.
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2. You presume that sediments alwyas collect at today's rates
No. I do not. That is a creationist assumption as far as I know.
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3. You assume that radioisotopic decay has been constant
Not an assumption.
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So we're really down to radiodating. Apart from radiodecay there are no real reasons that these processes couldn't have happened much more quickly than you assume. And on the radiodecay front we have evidence of excess helium retention suggesting accelerated decay.
TB, be aware of what is happening around you. This idea is turning out to be an embarrassment. See the other thread on this.
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For us of course we even have the Bible telling us in plain language that the doubters will 'willing forget' that the flood occurred.
I have some Heinlein that I really think we should all take literally, too. So, are you telling me that this is all that you have for your scientific foundation?
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I completely understand your point of view. If there was no flood, no accelerated decay then of course it happened over millions of years.
Wrong again. Since there is absolutely no evidence of accelerated decay and plenty of evidence that the geological record represents millions of years of depostion, then we can assume that no biblical flood laid down the geological record. (You have it backwards.)
We're simply sharing an alternative way of looking at it that is unashamedly Bible inspired.[/B][/QUOTE]