Enoch2021 Posted February 16, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 11 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,396 Content Per Day: 0.91 Reputation: 730 Days Won: 4 Joined: 12/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/26/1963 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Over the past month or so, we have traveled through the "Mysteries" of "Divining" the Age of the Earth/Universe. I will attempt, in this "Unbiased" review, to list each postulate from their respective camp and provide a brief snippet if you will and the "Status". Bear in Mind, that we are looking @ the past so there is no "Scientific Evidence".....because it can not be tested; Heretofore, VALIDATED. OEC: 1.) Radiometric Dating: All based on Assumptions: 1. When the rock forms (hardens) there should only be parent radioactive atoms in the rock and no daughter radiogenic (derived by radioactive decay of another element) atoms; 2. After hardening, the rock must remain a closed system, that is, no parent or daughter atoms should be added to or removed from the rock by external influences such as percolating groundwaters. 3. The radioactive decay rate must remain constant. Mt Ngauruhoe (et al) in New Zealand: Rocks of KNOWN AGE.... 42 Years Old dated @ 3.5 Million!! "No matter how 'useful' it is, though, the radiocarbon method is still not capable of yielding accurate and reliable results. There are gross discrepancies, the chronology is uneven and relative, and the accepted dates are actually selected dates. This whole bless thing is nothing but 13th-century alchemy, and it all depends upon which funny paper you read." Robert E. Lee, "Radiocarbon: ages in error", Anthropological Journal of Canada, vol.19(3), 1981, pp.9-29. Status: Debunked 2.) Geologic Column: What more really needs to be said.... unless you believe Trees can grow for Millions and Millions of years without decay all the while sediment is building about around them. Status: Debunked 3.) Speed of Light "Light Years" The main premise is that the furthest "Stars" are Millions/Billions of "Light Years" away based on the CURRENT Speed of Light. Using the current Speed of Light and extrapolating this back to Creation/past to justify/predict the Age of the Universe is a "begging the question" Fallacy and is stating unequivocally that the Speed of Light and other Constants or Laws have always been the same. However, Our position is that during Creation Week the LAWS of Physics/Chemistry/Biochemistry weren't fixed as we know them today. How can we make such a statement? Is there Precedence?The Whole First Chapter Of Genesis is the WITNESS!...one for Example (expanded on in Genesis 2:7....Forming Adam). Forming Adam from the dust of the Ground VIOLATES all Current Known Laws of Physics/Chemistry/Biochemistry and Myriads of others. Furthermore: GOD SAYS the LIGHT from The Stars was INSTANTANEOUS...... (Genesis 1:14-19) "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: {15} And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. {16} And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. {17} And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, {18} And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. {19} And the evening and the morning were the fourth day." "Give Light" .... "and it was so". Why would GOD make those lights for signs and seasons, days, and years; if Adam and people following Adam COULDN'T SEE THEM?? It's absolute nonsense to conclude otherwise, IMHO. Status: Debunked 4.) Local vs Global "World Wide" Flood If you hold the position of an OLD Earth: You must have a "Local Flood" ..... one of their "proofs" is that all the rocks and fossils were laid down by slow gradual processes with an occasional local rapid deposition. If there were a Global Flood, it's sayonara to that "a priori" assumption. You then have to ask yourself these questions: 1. If the flood wasn't the WHOLE EARTH then why did Noah have to take the animals on the Ark? Wasn't there animals some place else? 2. Or why build the Ark....why not just tell Noah to move? 3. Why build an Ark over 400 feet long if it was only a local Flood? 4. If the Flood was local then did God break his promise not to Flood the world again? Hasn’t the Mesopotamian Valley been flooded many times since Noah? 5. If the Flood was local, why would birds have been sent on board? These could simply have winged across to a nearby mountain range. Then What GOD SAID: (Genesis 7:19) "And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered." See also Genesis: (6:7, 6:13, 6:17, 7:17, 7:18, 7:20, 7:21, 7:22, 7:23, 7:24) Status: Debunked 5.) Bristle-cone Pines "Tree Rings" and Ice Cores I put these two together due to the impact of Weather/Climate on their respective "divination"...which render both a pure guess @ best. If you believe that weather patterns and climate on the planet have remained the same for thousands of years then . If you would like more information concerning specifics....don't hesitate to ask Status: Debunked 6.) Day Age Theory and Gap Theory The word "Theory" is all you really need to know with these two and: For the Gap "Theory": (Genesis 1:1-5) "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. {2} And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. {3} And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. {4} And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. {5} And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day." ?? And.....? For the Day Age "Theory": (Exodus 20:11) "For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it." ** Special Note ** GOD Wrote this with HIS FINGER......IN STONE! Status: Debunked =========================================================================== YEC: 1.) If there were Millions and Billions of years with Death/Disease/Thorns (Fossils) the Clear result of Sin before Adam Sinned, why the need for a KINSMEN REDEEMER?? (Jesus Christ) ....The Whole of SALVATION DOCTRINE! Preposterous!! Status: are ya Kidding Me? 2.) No Gap between Genesis 1:1 (or Before) and Genesis 1:2 or anywhere else in the First Chapter of Genesis. (See Genesis 1:1-5 above, #6 OEC) Status: Affirmative 3.) Six Literal Days. (See Exodus 20:11 above, #6 OEC). ** Special Note ** GOD Wrote this with HIS FINGER......IN STONE! Status: Affirmative 4.) Global Flood (See #4 OEC) Polystrate Fossils and ALL FOSSILS. Status: Affirmative 5.) Speed of Light "Light Years". (See Genesis 1:14-19, OEC #3) Status: Affirmative 6.) Geologic Column (Young) ....(See Polystrate Fossils, OEC #2) Status: Affirmative 7.) Dino Soft Tissue/ Fossils Soft Tissue/Dino's and Humans This is a Tripple Whammy.....Confirms YEC Invalidates Old Earth: Dino Soft Tissue: T-Rex Soft Tissue Above Fossil Soft Tissue: Source: http://www.kolbecenter.org/question-of-time/ Examples include: Exoskeleton remnants discovered in 417 million year old eurypterid and 310 million year old scorpion (February 2011)[17] Dark colored, soft tissue melanocytes found in 120 million year old dinosaurs[18] (May 2010) Preserved ink sac from 150 million year old squid[19] (August 2009) Original shell preserved from 189-199 million year old lobster[20] (September 2010) Organic molecules preserved in 66 million year old hadrosaur[21] (July 2009) Preservation of scaly soft tissue in 36 million year old penguin[22] (September 2010) Remains of 50 million year old insects found preserved in amber[23] (November 2010) Blood and eye tissues, skin and cartilage preserved in two 80 million year old mosasaurs[24],[25] (March, October 2010) and one 70 million year-old mosasaur[26](May 2011) Bone marrow found in 10 million year old frog[27] (July 2006) Muscle tissue found in 18 million year old salamander[28] (November 2009) Original feather material found in 150 million year old archaeopteryx[29] (May 2010)' Of Particular Note was the 150 Million Year Old squid ink..... "It's fossilized so beautifully well that you can actually still write with it. It still looks as if it is modern squid ink." "We felt that drawing the animal with it would be the ultimate self-portrait." "I can dissect them as if they are living animals. You can even tell whether it was a fast or slow swimmer, by looking at all the muscle fibres." Source: http://www.archaeologydaily.com/news/200908181954/The-150-million-year-old-squid-fossil-so-perfectly-preserved-that-scientists-can-make-ink-from-its-i.html Dino's and Humans: Status (All Three): Affirmative Others of note: * Jupiter gives off twice as much heat as it receives from the sun...if it were Billions of years old it would be an Icicle!! * Dr. Russ Humphries predicted the magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune based on 6,000 years timescale ...Voyager 2 Space Craft confirmed them. * Recession of the Moon...it would have been touching the Earth @ 1.4-1.5 Billion Years Ago * Helium in Zircons: http://creation.com/helium-evidence-for-a-young-world-continues-to-confound-critics * The Early Faint Sun Paradox: Hydrogen/ Helium Ratio and Luminosity. The average Temp of the Earth today is 15C (59 degrees F) so the average temperature 3.5 billion years ago would have been -2C (28 degrees F). The Entire Planet would've been engulfed with ICE!!!! * Young Spiral Galaxies * Recorded History * 101 More Reasons: http://creation.com/age-of-the-earth Thank You for your patience and attention Praise The LORD!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euroclydon Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 15 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/16/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) PART 1 I like the way people throw the word "debunked" around. It's like seeing those vids on YouTube that say "The TRUTH about this..." and "The TRUTH about that..." In most cases, they might have some good ideas, and partial truth, but they've got quite a bold statement about what they've accomplished. Radiometric Dating I haven't studied the Radiometric Dating angle. Nothing that I say about it would be valid. Geologic Column Insufficient sample size. Invalid.Speed of Light "Light Years" From Genesis 1:3 onward, the primary word used is "asaw", which has a wide variety of applications (to do, make, or APPOINT) and not "bara" (create). Is that conclusive? NO. Is it possible? YES. Local vs Global "World Wide" Flood Here is an article. "Facts & Fictions Regarding Noah's Flood"http://www.orange-street-church.org/text/noah-flood.htm Firstly, The idea that the flood of Noah's day was "global" is NOT Logically Conclusive, since the "face of the whole earth" (Genesis 8:9) is also used of a localized plague (Exo 10:5, 14-15). Second, since the Text specifies "ha Adam" (Gen 6:1-2), the targets of the Nephilim were the decedents of Eth ha Adam of Genesis 2:10-14, 18-19, and NOT the Sixth Day creation. This might limit the geography even further. Third, eretz, rendered "earth", is also rendered "land" "country" "ground". One would be hard-pressed, therefore, to PROVE that the flood was "global". 1. If the flood wasn't the WHOLE EARTH then why did Noah have to take the animals on the Ark? Wasn't there animals some place else? Birds are animals. (Question #5 below) Therefore, this is actually a generalization of the 5th question, giving the illusion of a meaty, 5-point argument, when there are actually only 4 points. 2. Or why build the Ark....why not just tell Noah to move? Where would our "schoolmaster" of the flood of the end times be? How would people know that they can overcome the waters of peoples, nations, and tongues, instead of rupturing out? 3. Why build an Ark over 400 feet long if it was only a local Flood? To live in. Please elaborate why this is a problem. 4. If the Flood was local then did God break his promise not to Flood the world again? Hasn’t the Mesopotamian Valley been flooded many times since Noah? Uh, oh! Genesis 9:11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. God sent a flood to destroy the earth. He hasn't since. But nature does, welcome to it. 5. If the Flood was local, why would birds have been sent on board? These could simply have winged across to a nearby mountain range. You mean, the birds could have gone "someplace else"? (Question 1 above) You already asked that! A bird in the hand is worth two on the mountain. (I thought everybody knew that.) What you are asking Noah to do, essentially, is to go scroounging around looking for animals and doves (e.g. for sacrifice, "seven clean", 7:2) instead of having some on hand. This is efficient in what manner? I missed that part. Edited February 17, 2014 by euroclydon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euroclydon Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 15 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/16/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) I went and did some reading on polystrate fossils. The word polystrate is not a standard geological term.http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/polystrate/trees.html PART 2 Bristle-cone Pines "Tree Rings" and Ice Cores This is not something that I have studied either. I can not comment.Day Age Theory and Gap Theory I don't know what that other stuff is. I will concentrate on the verse. Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them made = to do or make, not bara or create. Edited February 17, 2014 by euroclydon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch2021 Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 11 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,396 Content Per Day: 0.91 Reputation: 730 Days Won: 4 Joined: 12/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/26/1963 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 PART 1 I like the way people throw the word "debunked" around. It's like seeing those vids on YouTube that say "The TRUTH about this..." and "The TRUTH about that..." In most cases, they might have some good ideas, and partial truth, but they've got quite a bold statement about what they've accomplished. Radiometric Dating I haven't studied the Radiometric Dating angle. Nothing that I say about it would be valid. Geologic Column Insufficient sample size. Invalid. Speed of Light "Light Years" From Genesis 1:3 onward, the primary word used is "asaw", which has a wide variety of applications (to do, make, or APPOINT) and not "bara" (create). Is that conclusive? NO. Is it possible? YES. Local vs Global "World Wide" Flood Here is an article. "Facts & Fictions Regarding Noah's Flood" http://www.orange-street-church.org/text/noah-flood.htm Firstly, The idea that the flood of Noah's day was "global" is NOT Logically Conclusive, since the "face of the whole earth" (Genesis 8:9) is also used of a localized plague (Exo 10:5, 14-15). Second, since the Text specifies "ha Adam" (Gen 6:1-2), the targets of the Nephilim were the decedents of Eth ha Adam of Genesis 2:10-14, 18-19, and NOT the Sixth Day creation. This might limit the geography even further. Third, eretz, rendered "earth", is also rendered "land" "country" "ground". One would be hard-pressed, therefore, to PROVE that the flood was "global". 1. If the flood wasn't the WHOLE EARTH then why did Noah have to take the animals on the Ark? Wasn't there animals some place else? Birds are animals. (Question #5 below) Therefore, this is actually a generalization of the 5th question, giving the illusion of a meaty, 5-point argument, when there are actually only 4 points. 2. Or why build the Ark....why not just tell Noah to move? Where would our "schoolmaster" of the flood of the end times be? How would people know that they can overcome the waters of peoples, nations, and tongues, instead of rupturing out? 3. Why build an Ark over 400 feet long if it was only a local Flood? To live in. Please elaborate why this is a problem. 4. If the Flood was local then did God break his promise not to Flood the world again? Hasn’t the Mesopotamian Valley been flooded many times since Noah? Uh, oh! Genesis 9:11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. God sent a flood to destroy the earth. He hasn't since. But nature does, welcome to it. 5. If the Flood was local, why would birds have been sent on board? These could simply have winged across to a nearby mountain range. You mean, the birds could have gone "someplace else"? (Question 1 above) You already asked that! A bird in the hand is worth two on the mountain. (I thought everybody knew that.) What you are asking Noah to do, essentially, is to go scroounging around looking for animals and doves (e.g. for sacrifice, "seven clean", 7:2) instead of having some on hand. This is efficient in what manner? I missed that part. ======================================================================================== Thanks for the response. Geologic Column: Insufficient sample size. Invalid. I wanted to keep it somewhat short so I just posted one Photo.... and those strata in the picture are Millions of Years apart. Polystrate fossils are found all over the Earth, here's some more.... Derek Ager, Emeritus Professor of Geology, University College of Swansea: 'If one estimates the total thickness of the British Coal Measures as about 1000 m, laid down in about 10 million years, then, assuming a constant rate of sedimentation, it would have taken 100,000 years to bury a tree 10 m high, which is ridiculous. Alternatively, if a 10 m tree were buried in 10 years, that would mean 1000 km in a million years or 10 000 km in 10 million years (i.e. the duration of the coal measures). This is equally ridiculous and we cannot escape the conclusion that sedimentation was at times very rapid indeed and at other times there were long breaks in sedimentation, though it looks both uniform and continuous'. Ager, D.V., The New Catastrophism, Cambridge University Press, p. 49, 1993. The word polystrate is not a standard geological term. Yes, I heard that before. They must not exist then From Genesis 1:3 onward, the primary word used is "asaw", which has a wide variety of applications (to do, make, or APPOINT) and not "bara" (create). Is that conclusive? NO. Is it possible? YES. "Bara" and "Asah" can and are clearly used interchangeably. And what's your point? Here is an article. "Facts & Fictions Regarding Noah's Flood" http://www.orange-street-church.org/text/noah-flood.htm Firstly, The idea that the flood of Noah's day was "global" is NOT Logically Conclusive, since the "face of the whole earth" (Genesis 8:9) is also used of a localized plague (Exo 10:5, 14-15). You sidestepped this one....(Genesis 7:19) "And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered." and these.....See also Genesis: (6:7, 6:13, 6:17, 7:17, 7:18, 7:20, 7:21, 7:22, 7:23, 7:24) Sounds pretty "Logically Conclusive" to me. Second, since the Text specifies "ha Adam" (Gen 6:1-2), the targets of the Nephilim were the decedents of Eth ha Adam of Genesis 2:10-14, 18-19, and NOT the Sixth Day creation. This might limit the geography even further. Third, eretz, rendered "earth", is also rendered "land" "country" "ground". The Targets? My Bible says this....(Genesis 6:7) "And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them." If the Nephilim "the fallen ones" were the sole target, Why didn't GOD mention them?? "eretz" = Land. So? Isn't that where man/beast/creeping thing live? Birds are animals. (Question #5 below) Therefore, this is actually a generalization of the 5th question, giving the illusion of a meaty, 5-point argument, when there are actually only 4 points. Now that was funny. How do you know that was my intent.....Special Mind Powers?? This was my point.....If the Flood was local, why would birds have been sent on board? These could simply have winged across to a nearby mountain range. Please elaborate why this is a problem. (Why the Ark was 400 Ft Long) Surely. If it was a Local Mesopotamian Valley Flood why would he need a Barge that Large? And, are there that many animals in the Mesopotamian Valley? Uh, oh! Genesis 9:11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. God sent a flood to destroy the earth. He hasn't since. But nature does, welcome to it. "Uh Oh" that's what I just said. Firstly, if it was just a Local Flood, GOD would have broken HIS Promise.... the Mesopotamian Valley has been flooded many times since Noah. GOD hasn't but "Nature" has? Are you claiming "nature" has Sentience and Intelligence? Its also a Logical Fallacy "Reification". You mean, the birds could have gone "someplace else"? (Question 1 above) You already asked that! Actually I didn't ask that....now, if Camels could "fly" or wing on over to the nearest mountain range then you would have a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch2021 Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 11 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,396 Content Per Day: 0.91 Reputation: 730 Days Won: 4 Joined: 12/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/26/1963 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 I went and did some reading on polystrate fossils. The word polystrate is not a standard geological term.http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/polystrate/trees.html PART 2 Bristle-cone Pines "Tree Rings" and Ice Cores This is not something that I have studied either. I can not comment.Day Age Theory and Gap Theory I don't know what that other stuff is. I will concentrate on the verse. Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them made = to do or make, not bara or create. http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/polystrate/trees.html If you wish to be taken seriously, please refrain from using Talk Origins as a source. This site is worst than the National Inquirer..... Talk Origins Culture: 'The group is characterized by a long list of in-crowd jokes like the fictitious University of Ediacara,[3] the equally fictitious Evil Atheist Conspiracy[4] which allegedly hides all the evidence supporting Creationism, a monthly election of the Chez Watt-award for "statements that make you go 'say what', or some such.",[5] pun cascades, a strong predisposition to quoting Monty Python and a habit of calling penguins "the best birds".' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk.origins Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them made = to do or make, not bara or create. I spoke to this issue in my previous post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGOSY Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,695 Content Per Day: 0.45 Reputation: 583 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/03/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/11/1968 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thank You for your patience and attention Praise The LORD!!!!!!Thanks for the post. Its very difficult for evolutionists to answer and even face some of the evidence you have presented. Often creationists are seen as unscientific, yet the out of place artifacts/fossils are inexplicable from a mainstream point of view. Evolutionists often refer to "predictions", well the prediction that more and more evidence will favor a rapid geologic process rather than a slow one is coming true in an exponential fashion. More and more evidence favors the creationist scientific position over the mainstream scientific position and its becoming more and more difficult for a truth-seeking evolutionist to deny scientific fact in favor of the unproven theory of evolution. God bless science, its based on evidence and truth, not popularity and pride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGOSY Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,695 Content Per Day: 0.45 Reputation: 583 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/03/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/11/1968 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I went and did some reading on polystrate fossils. The word polystrate is not a standard geological term.I see you are good at semantics, but how do you explain the fossilized trees going through millions of years of geological strata? That was Enoch's point.Maybe there was a round tree-shaped hole, and a later tree dropped into the hole and started growing roots? Any explanation would further the discussion from scientific point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookingForAnswers Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Seeker Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,033 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 67 Days Won: 2 Joined: 12/26/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thank You for your patience and attention Praise The LORD!!!!!! Thanks for the post. Its very difficult for evolutionists to answer and even face some of the evidence you have presented. Often creationists are seen as unscientific, yet the out of place artifacts/fossils are inexplicable from a mainstream point of view. Evolutionists often refer to "predictions", well the prediction that more and more evidence will favor a rapid geologic process rather than a slow one is coming true in an exponential fashion. More and more evidence favors the creationist scientific position over the mainstream scientific position and its becoming more and more difficult for a truth-seeking evolutionist to deny scientific fact in favor of the unproven theory of evolution. God bless science, its based on evidence and truth, not popularity and pride. This thread is not about evolutionists, the E in OEC stands for earth, not evolution and the C stands for creationists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGOSY Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,695 Content Per Day: 0.45 Reputation: 583 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/03/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/11/1968 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thank You for your patience and attention Praise The LORD!!!!!!Thanks for the post. Its very difficult for evolutionists to answer and even face some of the evidence you have presented. Often creationists are seen as unscientific, yet the out of place artifacts/fossils are inexplicable from a mainstream point of view. Evolutionists often refer to "predictions", well the prediction that more and more evidence will favor a rapid geologic process rather than a slow one is coming true in an exponential fashion. More and more evidence favors the creationist scientific position over the mainstream scientific position and its becoming more and more difficult for a truth-seeking evolutionist to deny scientific fact in favor of the unproven theory of evolution. God bless science, its based on evidence and truth, not popularity and pride. This thread is not about evolutionists, the E in OEC stands for earth, not evolution and the C stands for creationiststhanks, I stand corrected. Those tree fossils do contradict the standard OEC model though. as well as evolutionist timeframes.I don't fall under either category because my "recent biology" view puts me in the debate camp of the YEC's most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookingForAnswers Posted February 17, 2014 Group: Seeker Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,033 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 67 Days Won: 2 Joined: 12/26/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted February 17, 2014 I went and did some reading on polystrate fossils. The word polystrate is not a standard geological term. I see you are good at semantics, but how do you explain the fossilized trees going through millions of years of geological strata? That was Enoch's point. Maybe there was a round tree-shaped hole, and a later tree dropped into the hole and started growing roots? Any explanation would further the discussion from scientific point of view. You told me that in a different thread that until all possibilities have been proven wrong that we are just dealing with speculation (or something like that, sorry if I am butchering your words). I will assume you hold that same view for this area. The phenomena of the polystrate fossils has been addressed by those who view the earth as more than 6000 year old. Speaking of the find in Yellowstone...(from Wikipedia) The upright fossil trees of the Gallatin Petrified Forest in the Gallatin Range and the Yellowstone Petrified Forest at Amethyst Mountain and Specimen Ridge in Yellowstone National Park, occur buried within the lahars and other volcanic deposits comprising the Eocene Lamar River Formation as the result of periods of rapid sedimentation associated with explosive volcanism. This type of volcanism generates and deposits large quantities of loose volcanic material as a blanket over the slope of a volcano as happened during the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Both during and for years after a period of volcanism occurs, lahars and normal stream activity wash this loose volcanic material downslope. These processes result in the rapid burial of large areas of the surrounding countryside beneath several meters of sediment as directly observed during the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. As is the case of modern lahar deposits, the sedimentary layers containing upright trees of the Yellowstone petrified forest are discontinuous and very limited in areal extent. Individual layers containing upright trees and individual buried forests occupy only a very small fraction of the total area of Yellowstone National Park One of the problems with using the flood to explain this phenomena rarity of these fossils. If they were the result of the flood then there should be more of them all over the place, in fact one would expect to find multiple trees in the same area. Yet this does not happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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